The Latin American Reflection Roundtable We have learned about the proposal by 24 senators of the Democratic Party conveyed in a public letter addressed to President Joseph Biden requesting the closure of the prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, established in 2002…
By Lambert Strether* of Corrente – Naked Capitalism Our political class does not believe that Barack Obama is a candidate for rehabilitation (“revered by liberals, moderates and even some Republicans“) despite recently pivoting to a consensus that his response to the Great…
Deutsche Welle (DW) * Iran and Saudi Arabia have held “positive” talks — the first since diplomatic ties were cut four years ago, the Financial Times reports. The regional rivals have been engaged in a proxy war in Yemen. Senior Saudi and Iranian officials have held direct talks…
Paul* NEW YORK, Apr 12 2021 (IPS) – Commentators talk about a “new Cold War” between the United States and China. They sometimes conclude that the geopolitical rivalry between these two major powers has ruined the effectiveness of the UN Security Council through hostile vetoes…
By Vijay Prashad* – Globetrotter, Independent Media Institute On March 11, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on Twitter that his government has “approved the Strategy for Deoccupation & Reintegration of Crimea.” What he referred to is a new…
Friedman * – The New York Times We’ve stopped following our formula for success. Sometimes a comedian cuts through foreign policy issues better than any diplomat.
