Geopolitics
National Security Strategy of the US: 2025
A remarkable document that evidences that we truly are in a post-liberal, multi-polar era. Read the article HERE.
Imperialism
Finance
Michael Roberts – Historical Materialism 2025: imperialism and war
The global south (excluding China) is falling further behind the global north due to trade and finance between the two being organised along imperialist lines. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London […]
Geopolitics
Roger Harris – Narco-State Myth Used to Attack Venezuela
The US is erroneously blaming Venezuela for its country’s drug problem. Roger Harris is on the board of the Task Force on the Americas, a 32-year-old anti-imperialist human rights organization. Cross-posted from Counterpunch A big Cadillac limo […]
Geopolitics
Neofascism, Imperialism, War, and Revolution in the Middle East – Interview w/ Gilbert Achar
Interesting perspectives on where the world is today and where it’s going. In ‘International Viewpoint’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Boris Kagarlitsky – From US hegemony to a ‘war of all against all’
A profound analysis of global imperialism with Trump at the helm, all the more remarkable because it was written in prison without internet access. Boris Kagarlitsky is a historian and sociologist who lives in Moscow. […]
Geopolitics
Michael Hudson – Why America is at war with Iran
By breaking up a country which is seeking to break-free of the dollar, the US imperial policy is aimed at striking a blow against Chinese influence in West Asia. Michael Hudson’s new book, The Destiny of […]
Climate Crisis
Patrick Bond – Climate sanctions against fossil-addicted capitalists
A critical global south perspective on the western approach to ‘climate action’. In ‘International Viewpoint’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Ben Wray – Faced with American aggression, Europe is like a rabbit in the headlights
European elites – brought up to believe the transatlantic relationship was all that mattered – are completely unprepared for American aggression towards Europe. Ben Wray is a freelance journalist and researcher based in the Basque […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – IIPPE 2024: Imperialism, China and BRICS+
Is China sub-imperialist? Can the global south catch-up in development terms as long as it remains capitalist? Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts blog The […]
Geopolitics
Mehmet Ozkan – How Turkey is gaining a foothold in West Africa
Turkey is moving into the Sahel region, while the United States and France are being forced out. Mehmet Ozkan is Professor of international relations at Turkish National Defence University in Istanbul. Cross-posted from Middle East […]