By Andrei Grachev* His legacy after 30 years of the disintegration of the USSR Two books were published practically simultaneously in Great Britain and France to commemorate the forthcoming 30th anniversary of the breakup of the Soviet Union. They had almost… Continue Reading
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan (*) – Democracy Now! “I’ve personally received more doses of a Covid-19 vaccine than 130 countries,” Dr. Craig Spencer writes, about the two vaccine shots he recently got as an emergency room doctor. In… Continue Reading
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies (*) The February meeting of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Defense Ministers, the first since President Biden took power, revealed an antiquated, 75-year-old alliance that, despite its military failures in Afghanistan and… Continue Reading
By Jedediah Britton-Purdy, Amy Kapczynski, David Singh Grewal (*) – Boston Review If we are to emerge from this era of crisis, we need legal thinking that operates on fundamentally different presumptions. We live in an era of intersecting crises—some… Continue Reading
By Christina Zhao* – Newsweek Senators from both sides of the political aisle have signaled that former President Donald Trump‘s upcoming impeachment trial could be the shortest in U.S. history, with some expressing hope that the trial could conclude in under… Continue Reading
By Albena Azmanova and Marshall Auerback (*) – Independent Media Institute While the majority of Americans deplored the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, it was troubling to see a YouGov poll indicating that one in five voters approved of… Continue Reading
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures Just about every U.S. president promises a new era of U.S. foreign policy. George W. Bush promised to abolish nation building as a goal. Barack Obama promised to make the world, and particularly the… Continue Reading
Tom McCarthy* – The Guardian Each US president has charted a unique course after leaving the White House, taking up vocations from philanthropy to human rights to oil painting. Donald Trump’s post-presidency appears likely to be taken up by meetings… Continue Reading
By Gabby Orr, Meridith McGraw and Daniel Lippman (*) – Politico The former president has all but vanished from public view while his former team navigates an unforgiving job market Four days into his post-presidency life, Donald Trump has insulated… Continue Reading
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan(*) – Democracy Now!! President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris leapt into action after taking the oath of office on Wednesday. Biden signed 17 executive orders, dismantling many of Donald Trump’s signature policies.… Continue Reading
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures U.S. foreign policy comes in phases. From the end of World War II to 1972, its goal was to confront the Soviet Union and affiliated communist governments. Things changed a little in the early… Continue Reading
By George Wachira* – Business Daily, Nairobi –Expectations may be high, but the new president is unlikely to have much time at his disposal to address the wider world issues, many of which have evolved through acts of omission or… Continue Reading
By Martin Kettle* – The Guardian There was never a yardstick by which to judge the policy – so the issue will never be entirely settled It is two weeks since Britain finally cut its ties with the European Union.… Continue Reading
By Nomi Prins* -TomDispatch.com / The Nation The US government’s lopsided response to Covid-19 has only worsened astronomical levels of inequality. Sometimes things make sense only when seen through a magnifying lens. As it happens, I’m thinking about reality, the… Continue Reading
By Roberto Savio* People, planet and prosperity Italy has been given, for 2021, the Chairmanship of the Group of 20, which gather the 20 most important countries of the world. They represent, on paper, 60% of the world population, and… Continue Reading
By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! Police Stand Down as Trump Mob Storms Capitol to Disrupt Election Vote The U.S. Congress has certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, hours after a violent, right-wing mob incited by President Trump interrupted proceedings and… Continue Reading
By Roberto Savio* It will be quite different from the one with the Soviet Union While the Coronavirus has rightly taken much of our attention, a fundamental geopolitical realignment has been taking shape in the world, and it will become… Continue Reading
Editorial There’s no sign that ministers will use the twin shocks of the pandemic and Brexit to fix a broken system that is failing too many people When the UK entered the coronavirus age in March, state resources and collective… Continue Reading
By Débora Leão and Suraj K. Sazawal (*) São Paulo/ Washington DC, Dec 15 2020 (IPS) – Few images better illustrate the recent decline in civil liberties in the United States than that of peaceful protesters near the White House… Continue Reading
By John Harris* – The Guardian Margaret Thatcher helped turn the Tory right into a force for instability – and now we are all living with the consequences What a strange, head-spinning moment this is. The news is awash with… Continue Reading
