Stories about War & Conflict from September, 2024
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley lays global issues bare in a stunning speech at the UN
The climate crisis. Neocolonialism. Reparations. Inequity. War. Justice. Peace. Was there anything Prime Minister Mia Mottley didn't cover in her address to the United Nations' General Assembly?
How social media is fueling geopolitical tensions in the Horn of Africa
"TikTok, in particular, has emerged as a stage where complex geopolitical tensions are reduced, dramatized, and frequently distorted."
What is behind the Kremlin’s increasingly anti-immigration line?
Anti-immigration rhetoric is meant to introduce into the official nationalism the idea that “Russian civilization” must be protected not only from the West but also from the south.
Israel's deadliest day in Lebanon kills 500, sparks war crimes outcry
Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon left hundreds dead and thousands displaced
Mass pager attack in Lebanon raises concerns over cyber warfare and terrorism
The detonation of pagers across Lebanon signals a dangerous new era in cyber warfare and a serious escalation that could trigger a regional war.
Armenia's path out of Russia's orbit
A series of decisions taken by the government of Armenia in recent years signals the country moving further out of Russia's orbit of influence.
‘Crisis and revival of the Tatar national movement’: An interview with opposition media editor
Tatar publicist and editor-in-chief of the magazine Poistine, Ruslan Aysin is facing criminal charges in Russia for “rehabilitating Nazism.” This is retaliation for his opposition to the invasion of Ukraine.
Covering Ukraine from Kyiv: Interview with Ukrainian-American journalist Peter Zalmayev
Amidst widespread “Ukraine-fatigue,” how can people tell its story in a compelling way? Global Voices spoke to Kyiv-based Ukrainian-American journalist Zalmayev before he embarks on a tour of Africa.
Line of conflict shifts from the Donbas in Ukraine to Mali in the Sahel
Owing to the actors involved and the leading figures’ objectives, the July 27 attack in Tinzaouaten was a vivid reproduction of the Donbas in the Sahel.
