The dangerous blind spot driving Israel’s Lebanon policy Avi Shilon|Yesterday | 19:53

The dangerous blind spot driving Israel’s Lebanon policy Avi Shilon argues that both international boycotts of Israel and Israel’s own policies suffer from political blindness; He contends that further strikes on Hezbollah will not bring surrender, praises Trump for curbing escalation with Iran and calls for diplomacy over continued conflict Avi Shilon|Yesterday | 19:53 https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/bkm6bwvwge

No adult in the room: the strategic vacuum behind the Iran war Opinion: Adv. Avi Kalo|Yesterday | 06:04

No adult in the room: the strategic vacuum behind the Iran war Opinion: lack of coherent strategy across Iran, Washington, Jerusalem and the international arena is allowing Tehran to exploit the chaos, strengthen its deterrence narrative and push the war toward a more dangerous outcome Adv. Avi Kalo|Yesterday | 06:04 https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/rkt3ocizme

Saudi Arabia, Syria and Erdogan's new Ottoman trade empire Analysis: Amine Ayoub|05:32

Saudi Arabia, Syria and Erdogan's new Ottoman trade empire Analysis: As Riyadh signs a landmark rail corridor deal with Ankara and Turkish banks prepare to open across Syria, Israel's enemies are not the only ones reshaping the Middle East Amine Ayoub Amine Ayoub|05:32 https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/skwm1e0011ml

Trump threatens to seize Iran’s oil island as Gulf clashes intensify ynet|09:59

Trump threatens to seize Iran’s oil island as Gulf clashes intensify After two nights of US and Iran trading blows, US president says America will hit Iran 'very hard' and take Kharg Island 'at some point in the not too distant future,' as CENTCOM reports strikes on air defense and communications sites ynet|09:59 https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hkubjn00bmx

Socialism Is Slow to Mature By Vijay Prashad Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Socialism Is Slow to Mature By Vijay Prashad While the capitalist system rewards short-term cycles, building a dignified future is a slow task that requires disciplined organisation and an enduring struggle to bring forth the social forces of a new world. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/05/socialism-is-slow-to-mature/ In 1921, a few years into the Soviet experiment, V. I. Lenin published an essay with the revealing title ‘New Times and Old Mistakes in a New Guise’. The essay opened a line of inquiry that would remain with Lenin until the end of his life three years later. What captivated him was the issue of how to build socialism in a country ravaged by war, with minimal capital at its disposal, a largely peasant society with high rates of illiteracy (around 70%), and no public administration capable of running a socialist-oriented state. In the essay, Lenin reflected: Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

The Moral, Practical, Necessary Invigoration of Nuclear Sanity By Jonathan Granoff Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

The Moral, Practical, Necessary Invigoration of Nuclear Sanity By Jonathan Granoff https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/the-moral-practical-necessary-invigoration-of-nuclear-sanity/ NEW YORK, Jun 10 2026 (IPS) - Martin Luther King Jr. , when he received the Nobel Peace Prize, reminded us of “The fact that most of the time human beings put the truth about the nature and risks of the nuclear war out of their minds because it is too painful and therefore not ‘acceptable’, does not alter the nature and risks of such war. The device of ‘rejection’ may temporarily cover up anxiety, but it does not bestow peace of mind and emotional security.” I have devoted many decades of my life to not ignoring the risk of nuclear annihilation and since 1995 have attended every Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to learn and hopefully contributed to a saner safer world. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Violence, Climate Shocks, and Hunger Push The Sahel To The Brink of Collapse By Oritro Karim Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Violence, Climate Shocks, and Hunger Push The Sahel To The Brink of Collapse By Oritro Karim https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/violence-climate-shocks-and-hunger-push-the-sahel-to-the-brink-of-collapse/ UNITED NATIONS, Jun 10 2026 (IPS) - Over the past few years, the humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Sahel region has expanded considerably, largely driven by a surge of violence—particularly in the Central Sahel. Although the crisis has been described by the United Nations (UN) as having “largely faded from the headlines” since its wake in 2012, millions of people across the region are in dire need of humanitarian assistance as civilian displacement, climate shocks, and widespread hunger rapidly spill across borders. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.