International mobilisation for Women's Defence Units in Rojava Since the 29 January agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian Transitional Government, physical violence has shifted to the political arena, a space where women have been prevented from participating for most of recorded history. Although for over a decade, women in North and East Syria have worked to build a system that would include them in all aspects of public life, their achievements are

Dear readers, "The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.” This quote from Antonio Gramsci in 1929 could have been written today, as it so accurately describes the situation we are currently facing. Everything points to the fact that the so-called world order, based on international law, is a thing of the past. In March, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov acknowledged this himself: “Honestly, I don’t even understand how one ca