EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck: A bipolar order?
Another must read from Wolfgang Streeck on the perils of American hegemony in Europe, in New Left Review’s Sidecar. Read the article HERE.
War
Corruption
Pavan Kulkarni, Prasanth Radhakrishnan: After Years of Attacking Protesters, Sudan’s Army and Paramilitary RSF Turn on Each Other
Useful background on the role of the ‘international community’ in legitimising Sudan’s military junta, which is now at war with itself Pavan Kulkarni and Prasanth Radhakrishnan are journalists with Peoples Dispatch and Newsclick. This article […]
Media
John Pilger – The Coming War: Speak Up, Now
Those who want to stop the US-led march to war with China must raise their voices. Cross-posted from Counterpunch In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another […]
Economics
Alice Kinghorn-Gray, Ben Wray – Are we heading to war with China? W/ Ho-Fung Hong
In the last year, simmering tensions between the west and China have threatened to erupt. The standoff over Taiwan, and the struggle for control of the South China Sea, are only one flashpoint. Alice Konghorn-Gray […]
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Hilal Khashan: Why Sudan matters
The country’s descent into full-scale war would have implications far beyond its borders. Hilal Khashan is a Professor of political science at the American University of Beirut. He is a respected author and analyst of […]
EU politics
John P. Ruehl: How the war in Ukraine is shaking up the global arms industry
Arms exports are surging, with German and French weapons producers among those to be profiting from war John P. Ruehl is an Australian-American journalist living in Washington, D.C. He is a contributing editor to Strategic […]
EU politics
Jacobin: How Russia’s war broke the backbone of the European left
Interesting interview with author of new book ‘This war does not end in Ukraine’. Read the article HERE.
National Politics
Lily Hamourtziadou: Iraq 20 years on: death came from the skies on March 19 2003 – and the killing continues to this day
The bombs began to rain down on Iraqis in the “shock and awe” campaign – and the killing never stopped Lily Hamourtziadou is a senior lecturer in Security Studies, Birmingham City University. Cross-posted from The […]
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Helen Lackner: There’s Still No End in Sight to Yemen’s Catastrophic War
The brutal war that no one in the West wants to talk about, because it’s western allies dishing out the brutality. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Noam Chomsky and David Harvey discuss capitalism and war
Gregory Magarshak is joined by two giants of anti-capitalism. Listen HERE.