By Mark Blyth* – The Guardian Finance ministers finally seem willing to crack down on avoidance. But the rich may just slip through the loopholes Back in the 1980s there was a New York hotelier named Leona Helmsley. What made… Continue Reading
By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! Amy Goodman interviews Jeffrey Sachs and Fatima Hassan, Part two Context and interview to Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and president of the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions… Continue Reading
By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! Amy Goodman interviews Jeffrey Sachs and Fatima Hassan, Part One Context and interview to Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and president of the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions… Continue Reading
By Rafael Behr* – The Guardian The US risks being superseded by China as the prime global power within decades. For Washington, the idea is appalling Joe Biden crosses the Atlantic this week on a tide of goodwill. After four… Continue Reading
By ReliefWeb* Download document (PDF | 785.39 KB) Summary The recent violent end of the ceasefire in Western Sahara means the EU and the UN should pay renewed attention to resolving the longstanding conflict between the native Sahrawis and Morocco.… Continue Reading
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures Russia and the European Union held a conference last week, during which Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a speech: “The situation remains rather alarming. Our common European continent is experiencing an unprecedented… Continue Reading
By Maryam Jamshidi* – Boston Review The country has manipulated rules of engagement to serve its colonialist project in Palestine. Legal scholars must face this fact head on In an article published last winter in the Harvard International Law Journal, legal scholar… Continue Reading
By David M. Herszenhorn* – POLITICO European leaders are thrilled to have Joe Biden and a return to the friendly American exceptionalism they know so well. With Joe Biden preparing for his first trip abroad as president, European leaders are… Continue Reading
By Sebastian Strangio* – The Diplomat Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the U.S. will “continue to promote accountability for those responsible for the coup.” The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have all imposed additional sanctions on Myanmar’s… Continue Reading
By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, May 14 2021 (IPS) – The UN Security Council (UNSC), the most powerful political body at the United Nations, has largely remained silent or ineffective in resolving one of the longstanding military conflicts in the… Continue Reading
By Barbara Crossette* NEW YORK, May 12 2021 (IPS) – It was all over in one crucial week. Barring an unforeseen hitch, António Guterres is the clear winner of a second, five-year term as secretary-general of… Continue Reading
By Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad (*) – Independent Media Institute The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001 was criminal. It was criminal because of the immense force used to demolish Afghanistan’s physical infrastructure and to break open its… Continue Reading
By Michael Hirson, Tsveta Petrova, and Rickard Nyman (*) – The Diplomat Observers of China’s economy need to become more sophisticated in their understanding Beijing’s evolving and competing policy priorities as growth targets fall out of favor When senior Biden… Continue Reading
Deutsche Welle (DW) * The Burmese military regime has routinely arrested journalists and banned independent media. But reporters continue to work underground — under pressure from the ruling junta, but also from the opposition. Myanmar’s military government, which overthrew the… Continue Reading
By Al Jazeera* Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has struck a conciliatory tone towards the kingdom’s arch-nemesis, Iran, saying he sought “good” relations after reports the rivals held secret talks recently in Baghdad. The two countries, locked in a fierce struggle… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
By Sonali Kolhatkar* – Independent Media Institute While Americans hailed the announcement that the U.S. would withdraw troops from Afghanistan after nearly two decades of war, President Biden left out the most important details about the war and how it… Continue Reading
Jan Mortier* – Civitatis Forum The European Commission is proposing to create a Digital Green Certificate to “facilitate safe free movement inside the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic.” The Commission has undemocratic powers to publish a Regulation, which is a law by decree,… Continue Reading
By Mujib Mashal, Salman Masood and Zia ur-Rehman (*) – The New York Times Pakistan’s military stayed allied to both the Americans and Taliban. But now the country may face intensified extremism at home as a result of a perceived… Continue Reading
By Matthew Karnitschnig* – POLITICO. A mustachioed Turk, two gilded high-back chairs and a plush sofa. Turns out that’s all it takes to conjure Europe’s ever-elusive cohesion. Turkish president put EU’s fragile psyche on the couch. Turkish leader Recep Tayyip… Continue Reading
