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Michael Roberts – Iran and the US: a ceasefire that lasts?

June 23, 2026 Ben Wray 0

There are no guarantees that an Iran-US deal will ever come to fruition, either way the economic damage to the global economy is real and lasting. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of […]

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Amin Saikal – If the peace deal sticks, then let’s be clear: Iran won

June 15, 2026 Ben Wray 0

The Islamic Republic of Iran did not just survive the existential threat of a US-Israeli imposed regime change, it has come out of this war in a significantly strengthened position. Amin Saikal is emeritus professor […]

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David Hearst – Iran has won the war. Trump and Netanyahu now face a reckoning

May 26, 2026 Ben Wray 0

The idea of Trump and Netanyahu was to destroy Iran as a force within the region, thereby forcing all countries in the Middle East to submit to their colonial plans. That clearly hasn’t happened. David […]

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Trita Parsi – Iran to Israel: You hit Lebanon, and we’ll hit the UAE

May 26, 2026 Ben Wray 0

Tit-for-tat strikes between Iran and the US don’t seem to have scuppered a possible deal yet, but long term the threat Israel poses to Lebanon may make any lasting peace impossible. Trita Parsi is the […]

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David Hearst – The Israeli-Emirati axis must be stopped

May 5, 2026 Ben Wray 0

By pulling out of OPEC, the UAE is doubling down on its confrontation with Saudi Arabia, and locking-in Israel as its security guarantor. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is […]

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Mohammad Eslami, Dr. Zeynab Malakouti – The Persian Gulf is blowing up. These 3 obstacles explain why.

May 5, 2026 Ben Wray 0

The US is not going to win the Iran war, that much is clear. Their best hope now is to find an agreement with Iran which is not a complete humiliation for the Trump administration. […]

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Andrew Hammond – Israel’s policy of endless war is fuelled by the crisis of Zionism

April 28, 2026 Ben Wray 0

Permanent war on its neighbours may appear to be a projection of strength, but Israel is fraying. Andrew Hammond currently teaches Turkish history at the Australian National University. He is the author of Popular Culture […]

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AP – Israel hits Iranian petrochemical plant in massive gas field as Trump deadline approaches

April 6, 2026 Ben Wray 0

Israel is desperate for even more escalation, they want to turn the Gulf into a massive inferno. Read the article HERE.

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DropSite – Israel assassinates three journalists in Lebanon; Iranian universities and energy sites targeted; Cuban oil embargo broken

March 30, 2026 Ben Wray 0

A useful round-up of today’s foreign policy news. Read the article HERE.

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DropSite News – Suspicious market bets on the Iran war; Knesset advances bill to execute Palestinians accused of “terrorism”; Trump sends 15-point proposal to Iran

March 25, 2026 Ben Wray 0

A useful round-up of the latest foreign policy developments, especially in the Middle East. Read the article HERE.

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

June 11, 2026 0

Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

May 8, 2026 0

Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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