Nicolas J.S. Davies

1 day ago | scheerpost.com | Medea Benjamin |Nicolas J.S. Davies

By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies / Common DreamsAfter 20 months of horror in Gaza, political rhetoric in Western countries is finally starting to shift—but will words translate into action? And what exactly can other countries do when the United States still shields Israel from efforts to enforce international law, as it did at the UN Security Council on June 5th?

Feb 6, 2025 | znetwork.org | Medea Benjamin |Nicolas J.S. Davies

This year’s Doomsday Clock Statement landed like a damp squib in a Trump-swamped corporate news cycle on January 28th. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists only moved the hands of the Clock forward by one second, from 90 seconds up to 89 seconds to midnight, which must have come as a relief to the few members of the public who heard about it.

Jan 13, 2025 | znetwork.org | Medea Benjamin |Nicolas J.S. Davies

President-elect Trump said on January 9th that he is planning a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine. He said “Putin wants to meet,” because “we have to get that war over with.” So what are the chances that a new administration in Washington can break the deadlock and finally bring peace to Ukraine? During both of his election campaigns, Trump said he wanted to end the wars the U.S. was involved in.

Dec 30, 2024 | citywatchla.com | Medea Benjamin |Nicolas J.S. Davies

GUEST WORDS - With President Jimmy Carter’s passing and Donald Trump about to return to the White House, it’s a good time to recall a phone conversation that Carter had with Trump during his first term. Carter’s advice would serve Trump well if he really wants to fulfill his campaign promise to Put America First–something he failed to do in his first term. In April 2019, Jimmy Carter told his church congregation in Georgia that President Trump had called him for advice about China.

Dec 4, 2024 | znetwork.org | Medea Benjamin |Nicolas J.S. Davies

On November 26th, Israel and Lebanon signed an agreement for a 60-day truce, during which Israel and Hezbollah are both supposed to withdraw from the area of Lebanon south of the Litani River. The agreement is based on the terms of UN Security Council resolution 1701, which ended the previous Israeli assault on Lebanon in 2006.