Given the fact that there are nearly three-quarter of a million Israeli settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, EU sanctions on a handful of them looks like little more than political damage control. [...]
The United States cannot compete with China in the global goods market and this is the key to its decline, but it Uncle Sam will not be on his knees any time soon. Michael Roberts [...]
A wide-ranging interview exploring US imperialism and the emerging multipolar world. Michael Hudson’s Killing the Host, The Collapse of Antiquity and The Destiny of Civilization are published by CounterPunch Books. Ali Alizadeh is an Iranian-British YouTuber and political commentator. Cross-posted [...]
Iran is getting ready for an even more aggressive second round of attacks from the US, and is prepared to fight back even more fiercely than the first time. Trita Parsi is the co-founder and [...]
The fact that Trump went to Beijing and made no threats relating to tariffs or anything else shows that he has to treat China as a peer competitor, not a supplicant. Chris Bambery is an [...]
Keir Starmer has failed on every front and is on his way out, whether the next Prime Minister can stop Farage getting the top job will depend on whether he or she really changes direction. [...]
The US/Israel/Iran-linked energy crisis has shifted from a commodity shock to structural geopolitics, with Asia at the epicenter due to its dependence on imported oil and LNG. Global reverberations can no longer be avoided. Dan [...]
Armed, funded and openly endorsed by Israel’s far-right government, settlers are terrorising Palestinians with impunity Peter Oborne’s new book, Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza, was recently published by Or Books. Cross-posted from [...]
Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, [...]
