GUEST ESSAY - THE GENEVA OBSERVER

GUEST ESSAY

An Appeal on Inclusive Education for Stateless Children

Ottoline Spearman | Education is one of the most powerful tools to transform societies. Yet millions of stateless children worldwide face multiple barriers in accessing this core human right.

The Two-State, Two-Economy Solution

RAJA KHALIDI | The creation of an independent Palestinian state requires a viable Palestinian economy. Yet that condition is impossible to meet amid the archipelago of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, the eco-demographic strangulation of East Jerusalem, and now the destruction of Gaza.

Spain’s general election matters not just for the country’s future but also for the future of Europe.

Spain’s general election matters not just for the country’s future but also for the future of Europe.

Gordon Brown | Spain’s general election could pave the way for the formation of its first far-right government since the death of Franco. The alliance between the conservative Popular Party and the hyper-nationalist Vox will embolden extremist nativist movements throughout Europe.

A Humanitarian Call for Arms

There is little doubt that Russian President Vladimir Putin will continue to sacrifice Russian troops and commit atrocities against Ukrainians for the chance to secure even minor symbolic victories. So, the war will drag on – unless Ukraine is given the means to accelerate its conclusion.

Tearing Down Big Tech's Walls

Tearing Down Big Tech's Walls

Margrethe Vestager | For decades, tech platforms were left mostly free to do as they wished, and the harm caused by this approach has become obvious. Fortunately, the European Union has been pushing back on behalf of democratic and humanistic values.

No Impunity for Insurrectionists

No Impunity for Insurrectionists

Susan Stokes | When aspiring dictators are not held accountable for attempting to overthrow democratic governments, they tend to return, emboldened.

Putting Putin and Company in the Dock

Putting Putin and Company in the Dock

Gordon Brown | "Putin’s crime of aggression can and must be tried sooner rather than later."

Fifa's World Cup follies

Fifa's World Cup follies

ian Buruma | FIFA subscribes to the fantasy of a world without politics, where conflict is confined to the playing fields, but the choice to hold this year’s tournament in Qatar, a tiny oil-rich sheikdom with no footballing history, is itself political.

Protecting civilians against mines and other explosive ordnance in Ukraine: Geneva’s role

Stefano Toscano | The recent liberation of Kherson came as a stark reminder of the danger posed by landmines, cluster munitions, and other explosive ordnance (EO) littered across Ukraine.

In defense of non-alignment

In defense of non-alignment

By Ngaire Woods* As the US and China divide the world into allies and enemies, many smaller countries are resisting pressure to take sides. It is wiser to navigate rising economic nationalism without unconditionally adopting the foreign-policy preferences of superpowers. Critics of geopolitical non-alignment have long characterized it as a

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