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2 months ago | newpol.org | Gilbert Achcar |London. He |Shannon Ikebe

Gilbert Achcar has been a major left commentator on international affairs for many years. He grew up in Lebanon and has lived and taught in Paris, Berlin, and London. He is just retiring as professor of Development Studies and International Relations at SOAS, University of London.

Oct 2, 2024 | newpol.org | Gilbert Achcar |London. He

Last week, we wondered “whether the sudden escalation in what we called the ‘Israeli strategy of intimidation’ is paving the way for a full-scale aggression against Lebanon that would include indiscriminate heavy bombing of all areas where Hezbollah is present, including the densely populated southern suburb of Beirut”.

Sep 28, 2024 | madinamerica.com | James Davies |London. He

In recent months, a long-standing debate in the field of mental health has resurfaced, generating volatile discussions on social media and in the press. This debate revolves around the critique of over-medicalisation and whether this critique truly serves the public good. Traditionally, this critique has been used by left-wing activists and scholars to advocate for more de-pathologised, humane and psychosocially informed mental health care.

Jun 15, 2024 | newpol.org | Gilbert Achcar |Phil Gasper |London. He

Thus, after eight months of genocide by means of intensive bombing of densely populated Palestinian areas, which has so far claimed the lives of nearly fifty thousand people, between those dead who have been counted and those who are still under forty million tons of rubble resulting from the destruction of no less than 300,000 housing units according to UN estimates, not to mention public buildings, after all this deadly and destructive ferocity by the “Jewish State” compared to which the...

Jun 6, 2024 | blind-magazine.com | London. He

This year marked a fresh era for Madrid’s annual PHotoESPAÑA. With new director María Santoyo at the helm, the festival is eager to tackle three main challenges: expanding artistic practices, connecting with new audiences, and nurturing debates around the future of photography. These aims resonate with its theme, ‘Perpetuum Mobile’. Motion and dynamism – of photography as a medium, and the artists behind the lens – ties a vast program of 84 exhibitions and 293 artists together.