Is the IDF Ready for All-Out War?
By Yaakov Lappin January 10, 2019 BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,060, January 10, 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Israeli military’s state of readiness has dramatically improved, but it has a […]
Mission Accomplished? Donald Trump Wants to End America’s Endless Wars, but Military Says Victory Is an Illusion
By James LaPorta On 1/10/19 President Donald Trump wants to bring Americans home again. Seventeen years after the 9/11 attacks, U.S. troops are currently engaged in seven countries under outdated […]
Only by documenting the horrors of sexual violence in conflict zones can we hold perpetrators to account
Professionals working on the ground in Syria to help survivors and bring their cases to light deserve all of our admiration Tariq Ahmad The Independent Voices This week, […]
Hamas photos of Israeli force spark censor warning
By Agencies – Nov 23,2018 -JORDAN TIMES GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Hamas published photos on Thursday of six men and two women who it said were involved in a botched […]
Nursing the mental scars of war: How UK aid is preventing a lost generation of children
‘I want others to follow our lead in helping to rebuild the shattered lives of children and heal the mental scars of war so they can look forward to their […]
US Has Killed Half Million and Spent $6 Trillion on War Since 9/11 – Report
По admin – 18.11.2018 0 1 In the aftermath of the deadly 9/11 terrorist attacks, the US has spent over $5.9 trillion on wars abroad that have resulted in […]
Istanbul conference calls for tribunal to judge Yemen ‘crimes’
By AFP – Nov 11,2018 -JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — An Istanbul conference under the aegis of Nobel laureate Tawakkol Karman on Friday called for concrete measures to end the war […]
Why world powers are unlikely to start another great war
by Andrew Hammond The US mid-term elections occupied many of the political headlines last week, but another landmark event awaited Donald Trump as he headed to Europe at the weekend. […]
Washington Republican under fire for setting out ‘Biblical Basis for War’
State representative Matt Shea has made national headlines – a look at his far-right links draws a line to the Trump White House Jason Wilson in Portland, Oregon @jason_a_w […]
Iranian oil – 40 years of revolution, war, sanctions and bans
Nov 2, 2018 – 17:48 FILE PHOTO: A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Persian […]
History books will be harsh on us for ignoring Yemen
Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk Letters The Independent Voices A woman carries her son Imran Faraj, 8 years old, who is suffering from malnutrition in Yemen ( Abdul Jabbar […]
How the murder of Jamal Khashoggi finally put the spotlight on UK arms sales and the war in Yemen
Last week, something rather unusual happened: a member of the British military establishment admitted total complicity in the devastation that is engulfing Yemen Anna Stavrianakis @StavrianakisA The Independent Voices The […]
Ethiopia creates Peace Ministry
Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s prime minister created a new Ministry of Peace and handed half the posts in his cabinet to women in a sweeping cabinet reshuffle […]
Trump undoing his own plan by emboldening Israel
Oct 09,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF East Jerusalem Palestinians are facing a vicious onslaught as Israel begins to implement a series of measures aimed primarily at limiting […]
The Forgotten War: A Visit to the Killing Fields of Yemen
The forgotten war in Yemen has entered its fourth year and peace is nowhere in sight. With the healthcare system in shambles and bombs falling every day, it is the […]
Don’t be blinded by Syria – Putin’s recent foreign policy moves show he’s more interested in peace than war
Russian foreign policy craves respect, and seeks to demonstrate that it can hold its own alongside the biggest and the best – including the military sphere Mary Dejevsky Voronezh, Russia @IndyVoices The […]
World Day of Peace
Let us become channels of peace 2018-09-20 Tomorrow is the United Nations World Day of Peace and we all need to be channels of peace though the big powers like […]
Retaliation for Potential Syrian Chemical Attack – Germany Faces New Pressure to Take Military Role
Under pressure from the United States, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her defense minister have signaled an increased willingness to take military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in case […]
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince must restore dignity to his country — by ending Yemen’s cruel war
Yemeni children take part in a mass funeral in the northern Yemeni city of Saada, Yemen, on Aug. 13. (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images) By Jamal Khashoggi September 11 at 3:27 PM Saudi […]
PEACE POLICY: Syrian civil society meets in Geneva to discuss peace
By Kathrin Ammann THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 A Syrian girl walks past a hospital in Jarablus, northern Syria, in May. The three red […]
