China’s Latest Move in the Graveyard of Empires

February 10, 2018

The latest plot twist in the endless historical saga of Afghanistan as a graveyard of empires has thrown up an intriguing new chapter. For the past two months, Beijing and Kabul have been discussing t…

The Complicated War in Yemen

February 10, 2018

Opinion

No matter how much some in the United States try to apply to the war in Yemen a Manichean template for seeing the conflict as a simple contest between good guys and bad guys, the complexities of the w…

US Admits ‘Unipolar Moment’ Is Over

February 10, 2018

Opinion

The US Nuclear Posture Review is a seminal document, not just because of the nuclear weapons build up it speaks of – worrying though that is – but because it represents a formal admission by the US th…

The World Is on the Brink of War Once Again as All Hell Breaks Loose in Syria

February 10, 2018

Opinion

The U.S.-led coalition conducted air and artillery strikes against pro-regime forces in Syria on Wednesday, killing over 100 pro-government fighters, CNN reports. According to the coalition’s statemen…

Making America Great Through Exploitation, Servitude and Abuse

February 10, 2018

Opinion

The public denunciation by thousands of women and a few men that they had been victims of sexual abuse by their economic bosses raises fundamental issues about the social relations of American capital…

Europe’s Energy Geopolitics is Getting Dicey

February 10, 2018

Opinion

Europe’s energy geopolitics and the security of EU energy supplies is getting very dicey as in contentious. The latest developments revolve around who will be the major suppliers of natural gas to the…

Living in an Orwellian Tyranny

February 10, 2018

Opinion

Yesterday Nick Timothy, Theresa May's former aide, was accused of using an antisemitic slur in his article on Brexit. He co-authored a Telegraph report titled, George Soros, the man who 'broke the Ba…

Israel’s Worst Kept Secret: An Embarrassing Alliance with Egypt in Sinai

February 10, 2018

Opinion

Last week, the New York Times' Cairo bureau chief, David Kirkpatrick, published a purported expose of a hitherto secret Israeli campaign against Islamist insurgents in the northern Sinai. Since 2011, …