By Hilal Khashan* – Geopolitical Futures Their relationship was never as strong as it appeared Relations between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates appear strong on the surface. Both countries worked closely to defeat the Arab uprisings and topple the Muslim…
By Natasha Lindstaedt* – The Conversation Afghanistan is falling apart. With US and Nato troops leaving the country earlier than planned, experts are warning that the Taliban could take control of the country within six months. Currently the insurgents control the strategically…
By Ben Cohen* – The Toronto Star Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, 53, was assassinated at his private home Wednesday in a “highly co-ordinated attack by a highly trained and heavily armed group,” according to interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph. The assailants remain…
Riccardo Petrella* – Agora of the Earth’s Inhabitants ATTAC-Europe’s appeal to the G20-Finance deserves attention. Here are two reflections. The first is of a general tactical nature.
By Nesrine Malik* – The Guardian Barring entry to the EU for travellers given India-produced AstraZeneca will separate families and harm trade If you are in the UK and have received the AstraZeneca jab, you may have been checking your batch number in the past few days to see if…
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures The United States is withdrawing air defense capabilities from several Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan, with most of the withdrawals being from Saudi Arabia. According to the report, the…
By Nahal Toosi* – POLITICO In a summit of self-interest, the U.S. president tried to make Putin understand that it’s in Russia’s interest to play nice with the United States. More than once on Wednesday, as President Joe Biden described his meeting with Vladimir Putin, he tried…
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. Davies (*) – CODEPINK The world has been treated to successive spectacles of national leaders gathering at a G7 Summit in Cornwall and a NATO Summit in Brussels.
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.
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 Network.
