Geopolitics
Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi – Culmination
Excellent analysis of the dynamics at play in the Israel-Iran war. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
Geopolitics
David Vine – Welcome to Iraq War 2.0
The comparison with Iraq is inescapable. David Vine is a political anthropologist and the author of a trilogy of books about war and peace, including “The United States of War: A Global History of America’s […]
Geopolitics
Sami Al-Arian – Why Netanyahu is frantically trying to pull the US into Israel’s war on Iran
This is a perilous moment: the stakes for the world are very high. Sami Al-Arian is the Director of the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) at Istanbul Zaim University. Originally from Palestine, he […]
Finance
Ben Wray – “Gigification”: The Future of Work?
An exploration of the consequences of the gig economy for autonomy and freedom at work. Ben Wray is a freelance journalist and researcher based in the Basque Country, Spain. He is co-author of ‘Scotland after […]
Geopolitics
Anatol Lieven – Europe’s risky war on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
The EU is playing with fire over Russian oil tankers, with potentially catastrophic consequences. Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He was formerly a professor at […]
Geopolitics
Politico – ‘Donald is right’ and China is the problem, EU chief says
Ursula Von Der Leyen will be remembered by historians as a key player in Europe’s decline. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Centre for Media Monitoring – BBC on Gaza-Israel: One story, double standards
Important report meticulously detailing the BBC’s pro-Israel coverage of the Gaza genocide. Read the report HERE.
Geopolitics
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Sybil Fares – Stop Netanyahu before he gets us all killed
Netanyahu’s war on Iran has been long in the making. Jeffrey D. Sachs is a University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed The Earth Institute from […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – By allowing Israel to bomb Iran, Trump is pushing Tehran to go nuclear
Trump may have made a catastrophic error in giving Netanyahu the green light to attack Iran. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on the region […]
Geopolitics
Vijay Prashad – The illegal attack on Iran
Some very useful background to Israel’s decision to launch a war against Iran. Vijay Prashad’s most recent book (with Noam Chomsky) is The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and the Fragility of US Power (New Press, August […]