US sanctions UN investigator Francesca Albanese for speaking out on Gaza, punishing her for naming those profiting from violence while the world watches in quiet complicity.

As Trump and Netanyahu cosy up in Washington again with fresh talks on Gaza, one thing is certain: there is no Israeli atrocity, however diabolical, that the US will not back. Here I pick at Dorothy Shea’s narrative after yet another US veto blocking moves to put an end to the genocide.

UN-aligned recently partnered with FLED Nicaragua to translate their annual report from Spanish into English, highlighting the grave state of press freedom in the country. The assassination of retired Nicaraguan army officer and outspoken critic of President Daniel Ortega, Roberto Samcam, on June 19 while in exile in Costa Rica, underscores the urgency of the crisis and the critical need to raise international awareness.

Born from wildfire heat, pyrocumulonimbus clouds unleash lightning, fierce winds, and towering smoke plumes. As the climate warms, these explosive storm systems are becoming ever more frequent and deadly.

Despite the “business as usual” attitude of most of the world’s politicians and the people the media like to keep in the spotlight, the genocidaires are hurting. The protests, the immolations, the hunger strikes, the courageous acts of defiance… They are slowly taking their toll.

We, “the people”, need to mobilise; make sure our voices are heard; we need to stand up for every citizen of this planet and the planet itself...

Following a successful AGM, during which Adrian Liberto was confirmed as Chair and Partho Chatterjee as Vice-Chair, UN-aligned highlights some of the priorities for the remainder of 2025

Is Donald Trump to be taken seriously when openly speaking of denuclearization?

From bioenergy to oil recovery, construction materials to clean fuel… here are four ways to utilise carbon dioxide.

Harris’s defeat is no tragedy; it’s a sliver of justice, a rare rebuke from voters who refuse to reward American indifference to suffering abroad.

The shooting in Pennsylvania is the fruit of the toxic tree Trump, and consecutive US administrations, have cultivated. It's time our headlines focus on what actually matters.

From hounding WikiLeaks' Assange to stifling peaceful students protesting genocide, America has abandoned its democratic values along with all notions of decency.

A genocide in Palestine is unfolding right before our eyes, a saga of despair and devastation that many in the West, cocooned in a bubble of comfort and convenience, choose to ignore.

Wealth and media backing notwithstanding, Israel's facade crumbles, losing its grip on legitimacy. Facing isolation, its existence as a recognised state teeters towards an inevitable demise.

Welcome to the February issue of The Gordian Magazine. In this edition, we venture into the depths of a question that has, for centuries, puzzled and provoked: "To be or not to be European alone". As we stand at the crossroads of history, the fabric of our collective identity is being stretched and tested by the forces of nationalism and globalisation, each tugging in its direction.

A UN Peace Corps can transform global indifference into active engagement, leveraging the American Peace Corps model to foster international cooperation and make a tangible impact in the global South.

While accountability for wrongdoing of UNRWA is necessary, collective punishment that exacerbates the suffering of the vulnerable is neither just nor effective.