Podcast Haaretz Weekly, Israel Ambassador Dennis Ross has played an important role in U.S. Middle East policy in recent decades, being the point man in the peace process in both the George W.
By John Pilger* – New Matilda – TRANSCEND Media Service I have known Julian Assange since I first interviewed him in London in 2010. I immediately liked his dry, dark sense of humour, often dispensed with an infectious giggle.
Sachs * – Common DreamsWhen Congress returns in January, President Joe Biden will push the case to deepen American complicity in Israel’s war in Gaza through another US armaments package for Israel. Americans should raise their voice in a resounding no.An arms package…
by Nick Corbishley* – Naked Capitalism Musk is “extremely interested” in Argentina’s vast lithium deposits, according to Milei. So too, apparently, is the US Government and many other US companies.
Project Syndicate editors Among the big issues and trends that will dominate attention in the year ahead are threats to democracy, major wars, and looming economic risks. If there is any cause for hope, it will lie in promising innovations and the possibility that the center may…
By Shalom Lipner*- Foreign Affairs Netanyahu Risks Letting the War in Gaza Jeopardize an Essential Alliance Israelis are still reeling from the devastating effects of the most colossal intelligence and operational failure in their country’s 75-year history. Israel’s long-held…
By Michael Hirsh* For two years, Biden and Zelenskyy have been focused on driving Russia from Ukraine. Now Washington is discussing a move to a more defensive posture.
By Farhana Haque Rahman* – Inter Press Service The year 2023 has brought so much tragedy, with incomprehensible loss of lives, whether from wars or devastating ‘natural’ disasters, while our planet has seen yet more records broken as our climate catastrophe worsens. And so as…
Sachs *- Common DreamsUS foreign policy seems to be utterly irrational. The US gets into one disastrous war after another — Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Ukraine, and Gaza.
By Aurora Weiss* VIENNA | 26 December 2023 (IDN) — More people were killed due to homicide than armed conflict and terrorism combined. It is estimated that there were roughly 458,000 victims of intentional homicide worldwide in 2021, meaning that an average of 52 individuals…
