Harrison Stetler* – The Nation As extremist ideas enter the mainstream, “clash of civilizations” rhetoric is crowding out more nuanced approaches to the very real problem of terrorism “The combined forces of the state will not be able to overcome the Islamist hydra,”…
By Audrey Wilson – Foreign Policy Chile Move Jeopardizes U.n. Climate Summit President Sebastián Piñera’s decision to back out of hosting the U.n. COP25 summit may aggravate tensions with protesters in Santiago Grappling with mass protests, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera…
By Patrick Kingsley* and Benjamin Novak- The New York Times FELCSUT, Hungary — The Pancho Arena stands about 20 yards from the country home of Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister. The professional soccer stadium has a heated pitch, a museum, a spotless medical clinic…
ZeroHedge – Authored by Patrick Buchanan * (via Buchanan.org) Imperial Capital But America-First Nation “Let someone else fight over this long blood-stained sand,” said President Donald Trump in an impassioned defense of his decision to cut ties to the Syrian Kurds, withdraw and…
By Stuart Schrader* – Boston Review During the Cold War, the “police apparatus” was held up as a prime example of Soviet repression. Yet in its efforts to fight subversives, the United States ended up with its own carceral state. Imagine an empire with a massive…
By Fernando Ayala* – Wall Street International The Yugoslav civil war, 1991-2001: 150,000 dead in Europe The future does not belong to globalists, but to patriots …. We are the most powerful power in the world, but I hope I will never have to use that power. (Donald Trump…
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* As its very name suggests, Ecuador is geographically located in the middle of the world. And now, from all appearances, neoliberalism has decided to carry out its end-ofthe-world maneuvers in this country.
By Vicki Robin* – Other News After waging war comes building peace, right? Not in US politics.
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures For several years, there has been a significant shift underway in U.S. strategy toward the Middle East, where Washington has consistently sought to avoid combat. The United States is now compelled to seek accommodation with Turkey, a…
By LILI BAYER – POLITICO Liberal beats incumbent backed by Hungary’s ruling party. BUDAPEST — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suffered his biggest political setback in a decade on Sunday, when an opposition candidate became mayor of Budapest by defeating an…
