By Ramesh Jaura* – rjaura.substack.com Why “Benevolent” Authoritarianism Is Gaining Global Appeal. For decades after World War II, liberal democracy seemed like the final chapter in political evolution. Western governments struck a balance—combining elections with social…
By Jack Rasmus* – LA Progressive Is it a Trump tactic to justify further US withdrawal from involvement in the war, once the Europeans reject it, and to let the Europeans have ‘their war’ with Russia in Ukraine? This past week President Trump proposed a 28-point plan to Russia…
By Patrick Bond* – ZNetwork The third weekend in November offered the world two disastrous days for solving polycrisis problems, starting in the Brazilian Amazon city of Belém at the United Nations climate summit (‘COP30’) on November 22, just as South African President Cyril…
By Olivia Rosane* – Common Dreams “COP30 provides a stark reminder that the answers to the climate crisis do not lie inside the climate talks—they lie with the people and movements leading the way toward a just, equitable, fossil-free future,” one campaigner said. The United…
Coughlin* – Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF) There are continuities and discontinuities in the spectacle of American power. Iraq and Venezuela share an obvious trait: they are oil-rich states whose resource nationalism puts them at odds with U.S. geopolitical ambitions.
By Kristian Laubjerg* – Meer With the war in Ukraine, the Western world has embarked on the largest arms build-up ever seen. Liberal militarized states must rely on secrecy and must even deceive their own populations when the country’s interests require it.1 Background Since the…
By Medea Benjamin* and Nicolas J S Davies* – Counter Currents On November 17th, 2025, the UN Security Council passed a resolution to endorse President Trump’s plan for Gaza, including a transitional government headed by Trump himself and an International Stabilization Force…
By Jodie Ginsberg* – The Guardian Jamal Khashoggi was dismembered in a Saudi consulate. The president says ‘things happen’. “Things happen.” Just two words.
Ford* – Responsible Statecraft By its absence, Washington cedes ground to China and Russia, which are eager to make inroads in the Global South. On November 22, South Africa will welcome heads of state and their advisors from the Group of 20 (G20) countries to Johannesburg for…
By Alon Ben Meir* – https://alonben-meir.com/ The call by many heads of state to end human rights violations often rings hollow as the violators in so many countries continue to commit such crimes with impunity. When will the international community wake up to the scourge…
