Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – Has Trump confirmed Iran’s claim that protesters were US-armed?
Trump has given the game away. Read the article HERE.
Iran
Geopolitics
Chris Bambery – The US has scuppered multiple opportunities to do a deal with Iran
Important context to understand the long history of US diplomatic missed opportunities which helped bring us to this disastrous point. Chris Bambery is an author, political activist and commentator. His books include A People’s History of Scotland and The […]
Geopolitics
TRT World – After Spain, US gets another ‘no’ as Italy denies American aircraft permission to use its base
Are European countries belatedly growing a spine? Read the article HERE.
Finance
Michael Hudson, Ben Norton – The oil shock that could break the global financial system
It’s difficult to overestimate the extent to which this war is re-making the world order. Michael Hudson’s Killing the Host, The Collapse of Antiquity and The Destiny of Civilization are published by CounterPunch Books. Ben Norton is editor of the […]
Geopolitics
Michael Roberts – All roads lead to stagflation
Whether Trump decides to retreat or doubles down on the Iran war, the global economy is heading for the double-headed python of stagflation. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific […]
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – The UK doesn’t want to join Trump’s war, and it’s navy is in no position to fight anyway
Keir Starmer is determined to turn a blind eye to Trump’s demands to join the war. Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served as the […]
Geopolitics
PBS – Spain closes airspace to U.S. planes involved in Iran war
Another significant step away from US hegemony, still many more steps to go mind you. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
DropSite – Israel assassinates three journalists in Lebanon; Iranian universities and energy sites targeted; Cuban oil embargo broken
A useful round-up of today’s foreign policy news. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – Tehran’s’tollbooth’: How Iran picks who to let through Strait of Hormuz
An entirely rational approach to the Strait of Hormuz in the context of war. Read the article HERE.
Finance
Michael Hudson, Richard D. Wolff, Nima Alkhorshid – Multipolar Oil Markets Are Now a Reality
Is the Iran war the starting gun on a multipolar world? Cross-posted from Michael Hudson’s blog NIMA ALKHORSHID: Hi, everybody. Today is Thursday, March 19, 2026, and our dear friends, Richard Wolf and Michael Hudson, are […]