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Ceasefire but not a grand bargain between the United States and Iran

Vijay Prashad — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:46:48 +0000

Born of exhaustion rather than peace, the new U.S.–Iran Memorandum of Understanding marks a pivotal shift in West Asian politics. Despite unleashing overwhelming military force to cripple Tehran, Washington and Tel Aviv failed to trigger regime change. Battered but standing, a surviving Iran has parleyed its geographic leverage into a provisional truce, proving that destruction cannot dictate political submission.

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The Big Thursday Briefing: The constitution of code: A Geosociotechnopolitical perspective on digital constitutionalism in Africa

Dr Blessing Vava — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:41:59 +0000

Why sovereignty, artificial intelligence, and digital governance must become constitutional questions.

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Zanu Pf’s elitist, populist factionalism as a national burden for Zimbabwe #CAB3

Takura Zhangazha — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:36:06 +0000

Zimbabwe’s Parliament witnessed a highly choreographed performance as Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi tabled Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3. Packed with baffling aviation metaphors masking term-limit extensions and judicial overhauls, the reading exposed a deeply entrenched elitist factionalism. Zimbabweans are left shouldering a heavy national burden: an oligarchic power play designed for perpetuity.

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The Big Thursday Read: CAB3, succession politics and the future of Zimbabwe’s democracy

Dr Blessing Vava — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:33:35 +0000

Dr. Blessing Vava examines how Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 has become a focal point for debates over presidential term limits, succession politics, constitutionalism and democratic accountability in Zimbabwe.

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The Systemic Rupture Why the Old Global Software is Crashing — and How Utu Builds the New World

Mzalendo Mutemi wa Kiama — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:10:11 +0000

We have now moved beyond the Shock Doctrine. The empire is not executing a crisis. It is being executed by one. The question now is not how the old-world ends — but what we build in the ruins.

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