ONE YEAR AFTER 7 OCTOBER, THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE ABYSS

Authors

  • MARIANO AGUIRRE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26619/1647-7251.15.2.01

Abstract

Twelve months after Hamas killed 1200 citizens in Israel and kidnapped 240 others,
Israel's offensive in Gaza continues with nearly 42,000 fatalities (not counting those
buried in the rubble). In the name of the right to self-defence, Israel has systematically
violated international humanitarian law by subjecting 2.3 million Palestinians to harsh
attacks, continuous displacement, destruction of all social and economic infrastructure,
restricting access to humanitarian aid, food, water, medical care and medicines. High
numbers of humanitarian workers and journalists have also been victims by the Israeli
army.

Author Biography

MARIANO AGUIRRE

Mariano Aguirre is an independent analyst on international politics and associate fellow of the international security programme in Chatham House (London). He has been senior advisor on peacebuilding at the Office of the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Colombia (2017-19); director of the Norwegian Centre for Conflict Resolution (NOREF), in Oslo (2009-2016), program officer on peace and security with the Ford Foundation (New York), among other positions. He holds an MPhil in Peace and Conflict Studies from Trinity College, Dublin. Aguirre is professor of postgraduate studies at the Human Rights Institute at the Deusto University in Bilbao, University Castilla-La Mancha, and the School of Culture of Peace-Autonomous University of Barcelona. As a journalist and analyst he has written on issues ranging from neo-imperialism in fragile states, humanitarian intervention, exclusion and violence in the Global South, with particular interest on Latin America and the Middle East. His last book is Guerra Fría 2.0. Claves para Entender la Nueva Política Internacional (Icaria, Barcelona, 2023) (Portuguese edition published by Observare. Universidades Autónoma de Lisboa, 2023). In 2014 he received the Observare Award by the Universidad Autónoma de Lisboa for his professional career devoted to peace, security and human rights.

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Published

2024-11-27

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2024): Novembro 2024-Abril 2025

Section

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