By Jeffrey D. Sachs* We are entering the end stage of the 30-year US neocon debacle in Ukraine. The neocon plan to surround Russia in the Black Sea region by NATO has failed. Decisions now by the US and Russia will matter enormously for peace, security, and…
by Conor Gallagher – Naked Capitalism US neocon efforts to stir up trouble in the Caucasus via Armenia will likely only force other countries in the region closer together and isolate Armenia. Neocon think tanks in Washington like the RAND Corporation and Middle East Media…
By Newsroom – Modern Diplomacy Here’s something the European mind can’t fully comprehend: “Come November 2024, Donald Trump may be headed back into the White House,” states POLITICO. It’s a nightmare scenario for Europeans who bore the brunt of the former U.S. president’s…
By Justin Podur* – Globetrotter / Independent Media Institute Two interesting things happened at the BRICS summit in South Africa in August. Several new members were invited to join BRICS in 2024: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
Editorial – The Guardian Ethnic Armenians are pouring out of the enclave. But the US and Europe must press Azerbaijan to respect the rights of those who remain The self-declared republic of Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist on New Year’s Day 2024, its ethnic Armenian…
By Nils Adler* – Al Jazeera Politicians from across the political spectrum engage in anti-migrant language ahead of October 15 polls. Warsaw, Poland – Dressed in a sharp suit, Rafal Pankowski, the amicable head of Never Again, a renowned Polish anti-racism organisation…
By Seymour Hersh* – Modern Diplomacy The Biden administration has acknowledged neither its responsibility for the pipeline bombing nor the purpose of the sabotage I do not know much about covert CIA operations—no outsider can—but I do understand that the essential component…
By Tarik Cyril Amar* – Newsweek In the modern world, things connect. But often not the way we expect.
By Paul Taylor* – The Guardian From Orbán in Hungary to Fico in Slovakia, populists are looking to a Trump win to boost their power in the EU When Donald Trump lost the White House in 2020, Europe’s strongmen, populists and climate change deniers lost a powerful ally…
Francine Mestrum* – MEER Taking the opportunity of the upcoming UN summit meetings ‘We need to put the world back on track’! The objective of the SDG-summit to be held at the UN General Assembly Meeting in September in New York is very clear.
