The US military campaign against Iran has depleted American weapons stockpiles and exposed the limits of military force in achieving political objectives, significantly eroding US leadership credibility with allies and reducing its capacity to project power globally.
Italian journalist Roberto Savio proposes an ironic “Alternative Nobel Prize” for Donald Trump to highlight how his policies have inadvertently strengthened global commitment to democracy, renewable energy, international law, and European strategic independence—turning unintended consequences into a powerful message about values under threat.
Western allies have overlooked Nazi symbolism and extremist ideology embedded in Ukrainian military units like Azov to support the war effort, creating a propaganda problem that strengthens Russian narratives while violating Ukraine’s own anti-Nazi laws.
Trump’s presidency transforms corruption from hidden misconduct into celebrated public spectacle, functioning as a fascist governing principle that normalizes greed, lawlessness, and authoritarianism while eroding democratic institutions and civic accountability.
BRICS faced its first major geopolitical test over the Iran war, with internal divisions between Iran and the UAE preventing a joint communiqué at New Delhi’s Foreign Ministers meeting. The expanded bloc’s heterogeneous membership revealed inherent limits to consensus on contentious security issues.
Economist Jeffrey Sachs fordert Kanzler Merz auf, sofortige Friedensgespräche mit Putins Russland zu führen, da Europa in einen offenen Krieg abgleitet. Sachs wirft Deutschland vor, seine einzigartige diplomatische Macht nicht zu nutzen und stattdessen Eskalation zu beschleunigen.
Bogota’s new metro system, built entirely by Chinese companies, exemplifies China’s growing infrastructure dominance in Latin America through electric transport and clean technology projects. As regional countries prioritize economic benefits and reject Cold War divisions, the U.S. should compete rather than coerce China’s involvement in the region.
By Joshua Scheer* – ScheerPost Pope Leo XIV is warning that artificial intelligence, if left in the hands of profit-hungry corporations and unaccountable tech oligarchs, could unleash a “social calamity” by replacing human work. And now even the markets are beginning to price in…
By Nicolas J S Davies* – CounterPunch On May 24, Iran rejected President Trump’s latest fake peace deal, confirming that he had misrepresented what Iran had agreed to and that the two sides are still very far apart, on nuclear enrichment, on control of the Strait of Hormuz, on…
By Stasa Salacanin* – The Cradle Built for rapid victories, Tel Aviv now wagers its future on endless mobilization, wider buffer zones, and the impossible promise of absolute safety. Israel’s evolving doctrine of “permanent security” rests on a profound strategic paradox.
