Geopolitics
Chris Bambery – The Wildfire of Imperialism
On the United States and the importance of military, economic and financial power in assessing geopolitical primacy. In ‘Counterfire’. Read the article HERE.
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David Hearst – The chaos Israel is sowing across the Middle East could come back to haunt it
The Palestinian issue had stopped being the defining issue in the Middle East, but Israel’s rampage has brought it front and centre again. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is […]
Climate Crisis
Tarique Niazi – How the Climate Crisis Is Shaping Geopolitics
As climate-related disasters intensify, the impacts on neighbouring states grow too. Tarique Niazi teaches environmental sociology at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire. Cross-posted from Common Dreams Bangladesh was still reeling from political turmoil, […]
Geopolitics
Marco Carnelos – The US, not China, is threatening the rules-based world order
As American and Chinese top foreign policy officials meet in Beijing, it’s worth taking a sober look at who the real threat is to international law and peace Marco Carnelos is a former Italian diplomat. […]
Geopolitics
Mahir Ali – Ukraine, Russia and the West
There are no clean hands in the Ukraine war. Mahir Ali has worked as a journalist in Pakistan, the UAE and Australia across four decades. Cross-posted from Pearls & Irritations It would be fairly uncontroversial […]
Geopolitics
A Strategic Blunder Wrapped in a Moral Disaster: Interview with Stephen M. Walt
‘Stephen M. Walt is the Robert and Renee Belfer professor of international affairs and faculty chair of the Belfer Center’s International Security Program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School. He previously taught at Princeton University and […]
Geopolitics
Victoria Brittain – Pain, loss, fear, panic, anger: Gaza’s Palestinians are suffering psychological torment
First detailed report on the mental health impact of the war in Gaza is predictably horrifying. Victoria Brittain worked at The Guardian for many years and has lived and worked in Washington, Saigon, Algiers, Nairobi, […]
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – NATO leaders gather for 75th anniversary summit. Here’s what to know.
What you won’t hear from the NATO summit in Washington is the words ‘peace’ or ‘negotiate’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Satyajit Das – The economic costs of modern war
Western economies are now well set-up for sustaining wars over the long-term. Satyajit Das is a former banker and author of numerous works. His latest book, published in May, is on ecotourism and man’s relationship […]
EU politics
Lily Lynch – The EU’s American Queen
Some much needed critique of Ursula Von Der Leyen’s centralisation of geopolitical power in Europe. In ‘UnHerd’. Read the article HERE.