'The Israeli government appears to want to goad Iran into a military response to divert attention from the slaughter and famine in Gaza and to trap the U.S. into joining the fight,' writes Daniel Larison via Responsible Statecraft. responsiblestatecraft.org/biden-netanyah…

One of many great details in Marc Martorell Junyent’s piece for Democracy in Exile on the EU’s anti-migrant agenda (including its rotten deal with Egypt): disgraced former head of Frontex Fabrice Leggeri is running for European Parliament with Le Pen’s National Rally: dawnmena.org/the-dangerous-…

“For xenophobic politicians pushing for a race to the bottom, one refugee on European soil will always be one too many.” Marc Martorell Junyent on the dangerous myths behind the EU’s push to contain migration, including its recent deal with Egypt. Democracy in Exile dawnmena.org/the-dangerous-…

Great chronicle of Argentina more than 100 days into Milei's presidency. Via Jacobin.
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'The EU cannot credibly push back against Tehran’s support for its regional allies if it itself is seen as unable or unwilling to restrain Israel', writes Eldar Mamedov via Responsible Statecraft. responsiblestatecraft.org/europe-iran-sy…

'The EU finds extremely difficult – if not impossible altogether – to articulate its rhetorical confrontation with Iran into policies that actually help pursue its composite set of interests with regard to Tehran,' writes Riccardo Alcaro via Istituto Affari Internazionali - IAI. iai.it/en/rhetorical-…

'The Struggle for Iran' helps debunk some of the most common myths about the US-UK coup that deposed Mossadegh in 1953. Painter and Gregory Brew are particularly strong in covering the economic dimension of the conflict. I review the book for Informed Comment. juancole.com/2024/04/origin…

'Höcke hat wenig zu verlieren, aber durchaus etwas zu gewinnen', sagt Johannes Hillje über das Höcke/Voigt Duell. handelsblatt.com/politik/deutsc…

The Gaza war 'has bolstered the Houthis’ confidence and audacity to the point that they have publicly declared that Abdelmalek al Houthi must be the head of state, with absolute authority, in any future political system,' says maysaa shujaa ميساء شجاع الدين. Sana’a Center sanaacenter.org/the-yemen-revi…

'Despite the rhetoric of leaders like Macron and Weber, who still devote inflammatory words against the threat of the far right, they are the ones who normalized it.' Their neoliberal perspective 'binds them together', writes Francesca De Benedetti via Jacobin. jacobin.com/2024/04/europe…

For Iran, 'the next step is the legitimation of Houthi power. This is why Tehran supports a political process between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, as the outcome would inevitably be the further consolidation of Houthi rule.' @thomasjunea via Sana’a Center sanaacenter.org/the-yemen-revi…

Iran has for almost two years provided drones to Russia for its war against Ukraine. Still, what happens in the Middle East should be differentiated from the Ukraine War, and this US decision goes against this. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

To justify the introduction of a card for asylum seekers in Germany, which will limit their freedom as they will have little/no cash, this columnist says one can pay with credit card almost everywhere in Germany. Which is untrue, and more so in rural areas.sueddeutsche.de/meinung/bezahl…

'What once served as a relationship meant to check a perceived (and overblown) pro-Soviet tilt among early Arab nationalists has now become a strategic millstone around the neck of any rational definition of American interest.' @chrisdmott via Responsible Statecraft
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'The United States needs to move away from time-worn notions of who is an ally and who is an adversary and to pay attention to who is an aggressor and who is not,' argues Paul R. Pillar via Responsible Statecraft. responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-israel-wa…

In Germany, von der Leyen is more positively seen by Green voters (59% of them approve her job) than by voters of her own CDU party (only 49% approve), regardless of the Commission President shelving the European Green Deal ahead of the June election. tagesschau.de/inland/deutsch…

'Ich finde noch immer, dass die breite Diskussion darüber, wie sich die DDR in die deutsche Geschichte einordnet, wünschenswert war und ist – und das sehen viele Menschen offenbar genauso,' schriebt Katja Hoyer, Autorin von 'Diesseits der Mauer'. berliner-zeitung.de/kultur-vergnue…

Biden promises to build a pier in Gaza as not enough aid is getting in, then finally forces Netanyahu to comit to a new crossing that has not been opened yet. Now the pier might be built but NGOs won't risk delivering aid in North Gaza after the WCK attack.washingtonpost.com/national-secur…