By John Feffer* – Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF) Trump thinks of himself as an unstoppable force. But Putin is an unmovable object who won’t be bullied because he is the ultimate bully.
Whitney* – CounterPunch The Trump administration on June 30 released its “National Security Presidential Memorandum 5” on U.S. plans for Cuba. Criticism from Cuba’s government and international commentators welled up, as if entirely new forms of anti-Cuba aggression were in…
By Zaheer Ally* – Africa Is a Country As far-right politics gain traction across the globe, some South Africans are embracing Trumpism not out of policy conviction but out of a deeper, more troubling identification. My recent writings on South Africa have focused on…
By Robert Reich* – The Guardian Working with the Trump administration, the data company could be used to target the president’s opponents. Draw a circle around all the assets in the US now devoted to artificial intelligence.
By Medea Benjamin* – CounterPunch The Israeli government has just put forward one of the most brazenly genocidal schemes in modern memory—and unless we act immediately, the world will once again let it happen. As reported in Haaretz, Israeli Defense Minister Israel…
By Naomi Myint Breuer* – Inter Press Service (IPS) Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly developing and leaving its mark across the globe. Yet the implementation of AI risks widening the gap between the Global North and South.
Scheffer* – Council on Foreign Relations This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the killing of thousands of Bosnian Muslims, the first genocide in Europe since the Holocaust. Yet alongside global commemorations, denial persists.
By Tom Harper* – The Conversation As the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan Buddhists, there’s already tension over how the next spiritual leader will be selected. Controversially, the Chinese government has suggested it…
By Chris Hedges* – SheerPost When the history of the genocide in Gaza is written, one of the most courageous and outspoken champions for justice and the adherence to international law will be Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur, who the Trump administration…
