⁦The Economist⁩ was right: this is the era of “deglobalisation”: Small, well-built Chinese EV poses big threat to US auto industry | AP News apnews.com/article/china-…

The war in Gaza and its aftermath suggests there seems little point in pretending that human rights is any longer a viable or enforceable universal norm. What replaces it? theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

Any claims that Reuters reported that Malaysia is the first country in Southeast Asia to be listed by the United States as a state sponsor of terror are false. Reuters did not report this.

Picture that was displayed at the on the Israeli side at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between Jordan and Israel. Seems impossible to imagine today.

Let’s not forget: The United Nations gave birth to the State of Israel.

UN General Assembly determines that the State of Palestine is qualified and should be admitted as a member to the United Nations.

UNGA further recommends that the Security Council reconsider the matter.

un.org/en/ga/

Gorgeous sunset near Bahrain Fort, the site of the ancient trading centre of Dilmun. A reminder of this region’s enduring centrality.

“Blood and Silk” number one best seller at Pochentong airport in Phnom Penh.

Documentary Screening and Discussion “Dirty Vote”

📌SEAJunction, 4th floor, BACC
🗓️29 May 2024
🕰️5:30-8 PM
seajunction.org/event/document…

#documentary #screening #dirtyote #indonesia

US at last exerts some pressure on Israel. nytimes.com/2024/05/07/us/…

Eerie silence ⁦Columbia University⁩ reminds me that the last time I was in a barricaded campus was martial law in the #Philippines .

Europe tramples on freedom of expression and individual rights as Gaza war surgeon feels ‘criminalised’ after being denied entry to France | France | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/article/…

Some would say that US moves to ban TikTok and Israel’s banning of ⁦Al Jazeera English⁩ are part of the same strategy to shore up Israel’s failing PR effort. So is Germany’s ban on visiting Palestinian doctors to Europe. Another hallowed norm destroyed.
nytimes.com/live/2024/05/0…

It is reported that the US has withheld a massive ammunition shipment to Israel. axios.com/top/2024/05/05

How freedom dies - when no one listens: We Columbia University students urge you to listen to our voices | Columbia College Student Council | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The loss of daily coverage of Israel for an international audience means that we will lose sight of the growing internal strife that threatens to tear the country apart.

“The Israeli government’s decision to shut down the local operations of wseem is an assault on freedom of the press. Rather than trying to silence reporting on its atrocities in Gaza, the Israeli government should stop committing them “ - says ⁦Omar Shakir⁩ Human Rights Watch

“The only democracy” in the Middle East shuts down a major international to shut down Al Jazeera's local operations reuters.com/world/middle-e…

Washington will be most effective when it approaches Asia’s swing states as they are: complicated and autonomous countries, not pieces on a chessboard maneuvered by Beijing and Washington.
The Myth of the Asian Swing State | Foreign Affairs foreignaffairs.com/asia/myth-asia…

It is pitiful and frankly ridiculous to weigh in on the moral equivalence of repression in China when the US has aided and abetted the killing of 35K Palestinians in Gaza —and US police are cracking down on peaceful protests against that. Force for good?