Israel’s assault on Gaza provides breeding ground for Hamas Hamas must have anticipated the sheer scale of Israel’s attack, suggesting it thinks the conflict could last decades
If this is Israel’s 9/11, we should remember what happened next The US achieved nothing in the Middle East, but millions of civilians paid the price – the same will be true now
How will Russia’s war in Ukraine develop as we near winter? Both countries’ latest plans highlight that we are in the era of remote warfare, but deaths continue on the ground
UN secretary general keeps focus on climate as Sunak abandons UK commitments Rishi Sunak’s climate U-turn shows UK’s irrelevance, while António Guterres pushes for real change in New York
When will Western states heed climate crisis warnings like the Derna floods? It may take a Global North disaster worse than the Libyan floods to spur wealthy states to take real action on climate
Will Prigozhin's death make any difference to the war in Ukraine? A lot rests on whether Putin’s brutal consolidation of power works out
Move to renewables is happening, but is it enough to curb climate breakdown? We’re still in with a chance of tackling the climate crisis if the Global North doubles down on renewable energy