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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Geopolitics
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies – Biden’s Destructive Israel Policy Has Led Us to the Brink of War on Iran
A disastrous war between the US plus Israel and Iran is now looking highly likely. Medea Benjamin is co-founder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK: Women for Peace. Nicolas J. S. Davies is an independent journalist and […]
Geopolitics
Juan Cole – Biden’s bear hug of Netanyahu
US foreign policy in the Middle East is in complete disarray, with the region turning into a raging bonfire. Juan Cole teaches Middle Eastern and South Asian history at the University of Michigan. His newest […]
Geopolitics
Jeffrey Sachs – A New International Order under the UN Charter
With the decline of Western hegemony, visions of a new multilateral system appear more realistic. Jeffrey D. Sachs is a University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he […]
Geopolitics
Richard D. Wolff – The Decline of the U.S. Empire: Where Is It Taking Us All?
Could American decline lead to the end of empires? Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a visiting professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – How state Islamophobia could come back to bite the West
Since supposedly centre-left governments in the US and the UK accommodate the anti-Muslim agenda, we shouldn’t be surprised that many citizens follow their example. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He […]
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
Thomas Palley – Ukraine’s Hiroshima moment is drawing closer
What if Russia nuked Ukraine using the same logic as when the United States nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Thomas Palley is an American economist who has served as the chief economist for the United States-China […]
Finance
Julia Conley – US Court Rules Google a Monopoly in ‘Biggest Antitrust Case of the 21st Century’
A significant verdict, but will it really bring Google to heel? In ‘Common Dreams’. Read the article HERE.