Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad!

How the U.S. Destabilized the Horn of Africa

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, October 2, 2024 In 2018, the leaders of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia signed a regional cooperation agreement that raised great hope in the Horn, but now, six years, later, it lies in tatters. The Horn of Africa and its key waterways are the geostrategic interface between Europe, Africa, and Asia. They have[…]

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The United Arab Emirates is Destroying the Biodiversity of a Yemeni Archipelago.

by Mouna Hashem and Martha Mundy, Published on Counterpunch, December 1, 2023 Environmental destruction entails two intertwined processes: climate change and the destruction of biodiversity, which mutually reinforce each other. Both are human-caused. Climate change is not the lead driver of biodiversity loss; it is human overexploitation of natural resources and habitat destruction. Protecting biodiversity protects against climate change. Nowhere is the[…]

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