By Joe Lauria* – Consortium News After a history of U.S. bullying and humiliation — from a broken promise not to expand NATO to deceit over Minsk — it can’t be assumed Moscow is bluffing when it warns of nuclear war. In his momentous speech at American University in…
Catherine Gegout* – The Conversation The EU has stood in solidarity with Israel since the start of the war with Hamas, and has been consistent in saying the country has the right to defend itself. But the EU has always said that this has to be done in line with international…
By Shalom Lipner* – Foreign Affairs Why Netanyahu’s Ambition to Remake the Middle East Is Unlikely to Succeed Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election could not have come at a better time for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. More than 13 months since…
By Karl Mathiesen – Politico This year’s U.n. climate change summit wore its contradictions and failings on its sleeve, prompting existential anxiety. As the red-eye flight from London made its final descent into Baku, the sunrise lit up the eastern sky, turning the Caspian Sea…
By Tamara Pearson* – CounterPunch The wealthy, imperialist countries of the Global North are committing a long list of crimes against people in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. From bombing, to environmental destruction, through to media erasure, the powerful…
By Baher Kamal* – Inter Press Service (IPS) Did you know that hundreds of millions of children around the world are currently suffering from physical, sexual, and psychological violence, including child labour, child marriage, female genital mutilation, gender-based violence…
Sachs* – Common Dreams Ultimately, this is the story of how the Israel lobby undermined America, wrecked the Middle East, and set a series of international crimes against humanity in motion. It’s official now. America’s closest ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
By Thalif Deen* – InDepthNews UNITED NATIONS — The US veto on a Security Council (UNSC) resolution—demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza—was highly predictable. The resolution, which was vetoed November 20, also called for the release of all…
Sachs* America is a country of undoubted vast strengths – technological, economic, and cultural – yet its government is profoundly failing its own citizens and the world. Trump’s victory is very easy to understand. It was a vote against the status quo. Whether…
By Stephen Byren* IDN- InDepthNews Joe Biden has got Donald Trump out of a bind. In his Presidential campaign Trump claimed he could quickly bring an end to the Ukraine war and force a negotiation between Kiev and Moscow.
