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David Hearst – Iran’s battle for survival is the Arab world’s fight too

February 2, 2026 Ben Wray 0

Netanyahu is pushing Trump to bring down Ayatollah Khamenei to accelerate Israel’s divide and rule policy in the Middle East: Arab states would be foolish to play along. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of […]

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Robert Skidelsky – Much ado about a Chinese ‘mega-embassy’ in London

February 2, 2026 Ben Wray 0

The more Britain is subordinated to the US, the more it’s paranoia grows about ‘the threat’ of Russia and China Robert Skidelsky is a British political economist and historian, author, and crossbench life peer in […]

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Rob Lucas – Stranglehold?

February 2, 2026 Ben Wray 0

On Cuba, which is currently being isolated to death by Trump. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.

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Ian Proud – Trump has his eyes on the prize of arctic shipping routes

February 2, 2026 Ben Wray 0

Trump doesn’t just want Greenland for the minerals and the glory of territorial expansion, there’s also geo-economic reasons. Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served […]

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Pablo Castaño – Spain Shows Another Immigration Policy Is Possible

February 2, 2026 Ben Wray 0

Spain’s regularisation of undocumented migrants, introduced on the back of a major grassroots campaign, is an important victory for equal rights and against racism. In ‘Jacobin’. Read the article HERE.

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Al Jazeera – ‘Mother of all deals’: How India-EU trade deal creates $27 trillion market

January 27, 2026 Ben Wray 0

An in-depth analysis, but questions remain when it comes to what this means for standards and the EU’s climate goals. Read the article HERE.

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Michael Parenti (1933-2026) – 1918 

January 27, 2026 Ben Wray 0

The American marxist intellectual Michael Parenti died last week. This is thought to be his last essay. It was first published on U.S. Memorial Day, May 28, 2018. Cross-posted from ScheerPost Looking back at the […]

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Walden Bello – Imagining the end of capitalism

January 27, 2026 Ben Wray 0

Are we currently living through capitalism’s death pangs, and will what replace it be even worse? Walden Bello, a columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus,  is the author or co-author of 19 books, the latest of […]

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Wenjing Wang – Why China is playing it cool amid Trump’s chaos

January 27, 2026 Ben Wray 0

China’s strategic patience remains consistent despite being confronted by the wildness of a Trump-led United States. Wenjing Wang is a research intern with the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Wenjing […]

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NPR – NATO chief wishes ‘good luck’ to those who think Europe can defend itself without U.S. help

January 27, 2026 Ben Wray 0

NATO should be disbanded and Mark Rutte sent to Washington to take up new employment as Trump’s butler. Read the article HERE.

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Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine by Avi Shlaim

January 15, 2026 0

Book Review by Hossam el-Hamalawy Avi Shlaim’s Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine is a book written in the midst of catastrophe, not after its dust has settled.  It is a work shaped […]

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After Nations – The Making and Unmaking of a World Order by Rana Dasgupta

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Reviewed by Branko Milanovic´ This new splendid and beautifully-written book by Rana Dasgupta has as its title After Nations: The Making and Unmaking of a World Order. The idea, briefly sketched in the introduction and […]

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