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During Israel’s war in Lebanon, attacks stretched from the country’s south to far north, hitting fighters, civilians, journalists, and others. Among the groups that Israel targeted were Lebanese rescuers, often volunteers who signed up to help civilians, reports [ [link removed] ] Hanna Davis.
Meanwhile, the far right continues its march in much of the world. Germany is no exception, and with elections approaching, Marc Martorell Junyent writes in a new dispatch [ [link removed] ], the ultra-right Alternative für Deutschland is looking to seize discontent to propel itself ahead in the polls.
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“Lebanon’s Rescue Workers Grapple with Their Losses [ [link removed] ]” by Hanna Davis (Feb. 10)
Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed at least 201 medics, destroying 67 rescue centers, 177 ambulances, and 50 fire trucks. Now, Lebanon’s rescue workers are counting their losses and asking how they can protect themselves.
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“Germany’s Insecurities Are Pushing Voters to the Right [ [link removed] ]” by Marc Martorell Junyent (Feb. 11)
Germans have diverse concerns ahead of the elections. Even so, migration and security — often a conflation of domestic and military security, that is — occupy a great deal of attention in the debate leading up to the vote.
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“A Secret War Inside the Pentagon Could Divide the Trump Universe [ [link removed] ]” by Michael Klare (Feb. 12)
For decades, a handful of giant firms have garnered the lion’s share of Pentagon arms contracts. But now an assortment of new firms, born in Silicon Valley or incorporating its disruptive ethos, have begun to challenge the older ones for access to lucrative Pentagon awards.
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“American Restraint Might Not Look Like What You’d Expect [ [link removed] ]” by Adults in a Room (Feb. 12)
Since the Iraq War and the War on Terror, there has been growing support for a restrained US foreign policy. Restraint is a big tent composed of realists, conservatives, and progressives. With Trump back in office, experts debate what it might look like moving forward.
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“Legal Moves, New Lobbyist Point to Northrop Grumman’s Influence in Utah [ [link removed] ]” by Taylor Barnes (Feb. 13)
Keith Grover, a Republican state senator in Utah, recently introduced a bill to modify a portion of the state’s public records law that deals with commercial and non-individual financial information in curious ways. The circumstances described in the bill closely resemble the situation Inkstick Media’s legal team in Utah faced last year.
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“Deep Dive: How Has the Gaza War Divided Holocaust Scholars? [ [link removed] ]” by Inkstick (Feb. 14)
How is the ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine impacting the interior world of academia? For one, it’s driving a wedge between Holocaust scholars, according to a new article in the Journal of Genocide Research, and that rift has been deepening since Oct. 7, 2023.
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