Geopolitics

Israeli and Palestinian activists and scholars promote the idea of a different future, one in which it is possible to live together in harmony and repair the wrongs of the past, from the final episode of the podcast Remembering and Returning, in Hebrew, published by the Israeli NGO Zochrot.

Democracy proclaims liberty as its core value, yet the rule of the majority and the pursuit of equality can threaten individual freedom.

Liberal constitutional systems attempt to resolve this paradox by limiting power so that freedom can be preserved.

As the UN enters 2026, it is confronted with a structural failure in its financing model. This is not simply a technical gap or a temporary cash shortage, but the result of a deeper breakdown in the political assumptions that underpin its financial system.

The UN’s financial crisis is not a problem of affordability but of political will. The question is no longer whether the UN can manage scarcity, but whether member states are willing to govern the consequences of non-payment before the system contracts and collapses.