The new space race

As space becomes an increasingly vital arena for war, William J Astore tracks its increased militarization.

Economy; Sent to space; Space and genocide; Toxic emissions.

Researcher Peter Howson reports on how the global scramble for new space launch sites is harming people – from Indonesia to the Sámi homelands of Scandinavia.

Tycoons like Musk may want us to believe it’s ok for them to trash the planet in service to dreams of space, but there’s no Planet B, astronomer Lucian Walkowicz writes.

In northern Norway the fight is on to save Sámi culture, and a precious ecosystem, from copper mining. Dominik Sipinski reports.

From Sri Lanka to France, a spirit of revolt has echoed across the world in recent years. The Peoples’ Want, a global committee of organizers and revolutionaries, examine what makes an uprising successful and argue that the only answer is a new politics of unity based in internationalism.

Sovereignty as a shroud, by Rosebell Kagumire.

The cost of a cow, by Tarushi Aswani.

Bad bets, by Leonardo Sakamoto.

Obituary of the co-founder of New Internationalist.

South Africa’s post-apartheid promise is fading as Black migrants become scapegoats for the country’s deepening inequality. By Obiora Ikoku.

Aid cuts are leaving eastern Congo dangerously exposed as a new Ebola outbreak spreads amid conflict and collapsing health defences. By Amy Hall.

Conservation breakthrough; Wee growth; Overdue.

The world's youngest prime minister of Nepal.

As displacement redraws Beirut’s faultlines, sectarian mistrust is deepening – but new solidarities are taking root. By Paul Hefel-James.

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Mariam Barghouti explores how the Israeli occupation is transforming the landscapes and soundscapes of the West Bank, and the silence left in its wake.

Highlighting the work of artists and photographers from the Majority World.

Trust, by Marc Roberts.

Science, by P J Polyp.

Eurovision, by Kate Evans.

Has Trump doomed fossil fuels? Words by Danny Chivers.

Struggling with an ethical dilemma? New Internationalist’s Agony Uncle can help you find answers in our troubled political times.

Mexico In Transformation; Transcription; Song for a Hard-Hit People; The Roof Beneath Their Feet.

Effi o Blaenau; Ish.

Assikel; Flame Folclòre.

Highlights from the 2026 Toronto Festival.