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.
War
Geopolitics
Ali Mamouri – What now after Israel-Iran ceasefire?
The Israel-Iran war has proved inconclusive: Iran’s nuclear capacity is unlikely to be “completely eradicated”, as Trump claims. Ali Mamouri is a Research fellow at Deakin University. Cross-posted from The Conversation After 12 days of […]
Geopolitics
Farah N. Jan – India-Pakistan ceasefire shouldn’t disguise the fact that de-escalation is becoming harder
The flare-up was a bad omen for the future of peace in South Asia. Farah N. Jan is a political scientist and Senior Lecturer teaching in the International Relations Program at the University of Pennsylvania. […]
Geopolitics
John P. Ruehl – What Happens When Russian and Ukrainian Soldiers Come Home?
Another effect of war is that, for those soldiers who survive, the scars run deep. John P. Ruehl is an Australian-American journalist living in Washington, D.C. He is a contributing editor to Strategic Policy and […]
Climate Crisis
Aaron Kirshenbaum, Melissa Garriga – More Environmental Groups Must Join the Call for a Militarism-Free Future
The connection between militarism and environmental destruction is clear and evident, yet many climate action organisations seem reluctant to talk about it. Aaron Kirshenbaum is CODEPINK’s War is Not Green campaigner and East Coast regional […]
EU politics
Molly O’Neal – German leaders have miscalculated popular will for war spending
Polling suggests the German public has not been won over to the establishment’s war fever. Molly O’Neal is a university lecturer and research scholar, with a long diplomatic career focused on Central Europe, Russia and […]
EU politics
Pascal Lottaz – Europe’s Walk of The Dammed: War Hysteria Today, War Euphoria Tomorrow
‘The continent is racing in Seven-Mile-Boots toward its next calamity. The Trump-Abandonment shock is stoking a war fever not seen in a century.’ In Pascal Lottaz’ Substack. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Akhil Bhardwaj – How the risk of AI weapons could spiral out of control
There’s a consensus that AI weapons are extremely dangerous, but the Pentagon and big tech are pressing ahead anyway. Dr. Akhil Bhardwaj is an Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) of Strategy and Organisation at the University […]
Geopolitics
Vuk Bačanović – Never Again 1992
As the US empire changes form under Trump, what will the consequences be in its Balkans’ hinterland? Vuk Bačanović edits the Montenegro-based political magazine, Žurnal. Cross-posted from Counterpunch One distant April in 1992, the Sarajevo […]
EU politics
Politico – EU leaders fear Commission power grab on defense after Trump’s exit
We should all fear Ursula Von Der Leyen being able to decide on matters of war and peace on behalf of Europe. Read the article HERE.