Unknown soldiers: America’s secret, privatized army
While many American policy makers believe that their country is ‘exceptional’ and thus shouldn’t have to follow long established laws, other governments see the precedents they set and act accordingly.
Different battles, same struggle: The US war on China, Venezuela, and the international left
We must remember that these are not separate crises, but different fronts of the same struggle. And to resist one is to resist them all.
Syria’s Aleppo falling: Moscow is a player in the region again
Russia’s success in shaping the outcome of the Syrian struggle has made Moscow a player in the region again for the first time since the fall of the old Soviet Union.
How could the U.S. help to bring peace to Ukraine?
Policy decisions by the United States will have a critical impact on whether there will soon be peace in Ukraine, or only a much longer and bloodier war.
Girding for confrontation
Right now, a Sino-American war sounds like the plotline of some half-baked dystopian novel. But could it become reality in the future?
Terrorism: The Product of American Military Policy
The War on Terror is not a war unto itself; it is just one facet of the larger agenda of perpetual war that this government, filled with bloodthirsty war hawks, has conducted for far too long.
What was the point of Soleimani’s assassination?
The Trump regime had no authority to assassinate a senior Iranian general. Nor did it have a reason to do so, except to reap revenge upon his past acts.
U.S. and UK ban laptops on Middle East flights
No electronic device larger than a smartphone is allowed on flights from these countries.
Respond to Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine with diplomacy, not war
Urgent diplomacy and humanitarian aid—and Russia’s own antiwar movement—could stop the suffering.
Biden must choose between a ceasefire in Gaza and a regional war
The genocide in Gaza and the stark choice facing President Biden and U.S. decision-makers.