Carne Ross Podcast

The UK and others are making a big deal about the possibility that they might recognise the state of Palestine. They claim this might pressurize Israel to stop the slaughter in Gaza and accept a two state solution. Do these claims add up?

There is genocide in Gaza. Our governments claim to condemn it, but in fact enable it. Complicity is a grave crime under the Genocide Convention. Carne Ross, a former British diplomat with extensive experience of the Middle East and UN, explains.

The week in review looks at Russia's increase in drone attacks in Ukraine, how the West still orientalizes Syria, the vexed issue of complicity in genocide and the PKK symbolically giving up their 40-year armed struggle

There are three genocides in progress right now. 'Never again!' rings ever more hollow in the face of international indifference and complicity. But what can we learn from history and the present to prevent genocide in future?

The global system of rules is in collapse. Who's to blame? More violence, more war, more state abuse...collapse endangers all of us

The words 'terrorist' and 'terrorism' are bandied around all the time. But states use them to suppress discussion of the root causes of violence, particularly when states and their leaders themselves are implicated.

The tools of authoritarianism are today awesomely, horribly powerful. But it is not only repressive states that use them - it is also so-called 'democracies'.

Pyotr or Peter Kropotkin was one of the foundational thinkers of anarchism, giving us for instance the concept of 'mutual aid'. Professor Ruth Kinna has authored multiple books about Kropotkin and anarchism in general. We discussed Kropotkin's life, ideas and relevance today. I found it fascinating. Kropotkin is my hero!

Daniel Levy is a British-Israeli Middle East analyst and former Israeli government peace negotiator who worked on the Oslo 2 Accord.

He spoke to Carne in mid-October 2024.

What he has to say will surprise you.