Gaza and the rise of global south diplomacy

One year after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks against Israel, the scale of the suffering of Palestinians and Israelis is staggering and the West, led by the United States, appears powerless to halt the spreading war.

Western governments, in a minority within international institutions such as the United Nations and increasingly out of step with the global public which has expressed widespread horror at the destruction, are under increasing pressure to act more decisively.