The Bottom Line

Canadian-American social anthropologist Wade Davis says the US empire is showing major signs of decay.

UN special rapporteur says Israel’s mass destruction of homes in Gaza should be considered a crime against humanity.

US’s ‘immoral and inhumane’ policy on Gaza convinced veteran US diplomat Hala Rharrit to leave the State Department.

US political analyst Ian Bremmer says there is no scenario for Ukraine that doesn’t involve partitioning the country.

The first debate between the two main candidates for president has sparked off a debate on Biden’s viability.

Political scientist Nathan Brown says Israel is fighting a different war in Gaza than US officials care to admit.

After months of rejecting a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza, Biden administration wants to see an end to the fighting.

China’s role in the Middle East is growing, but can it be a peacemaker between the Palestinians and Israelis?

Israeli journalist Gideon Levy on the implications of Israel’s strategy for long-term war in Gaza.

Despite talk of two states, historian Yazid Sayigh says the US has no real plans leading to Palestinian independence.