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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Trumpism in Europe's mainstreamEuropean elites criticise Trump yet echo his extremist agenda. As well as hypocritical, this is perilous to democracy.
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Published in: HomeTrump’s folly with Iran means Europe must show what it stands forA collapse of the Iran nuclear agreement could spark catastrophic, global conflict. Time for Europeans to close the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHow to make America great again? Bully Mexico.As President Trump concludes his first week in the White House with extremely protectionist policies, there will be...
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Published in: HomeHow the Democrats left the door wide open for Donald TrumpThe Democrats ditched the working class in favour of a professional elite leaving Trump – a master of 'resentment...
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Published in: openSecurityIran nuclear deal: keeping hope of peace aliveConservatives in the US, Israel and Iran itself are all opposed to the outline nuclear accord. So it looks like progress.
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Published in: openSecurityUniversal rights, double standardsWhat is the difference between the human-rights shortfalls of Venezuela and Mexico? Objectively, not much, but...
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Published in: openSecurityObama's human-rights lacuna in struggle against ‘extremism’The US president went on the front foot against fundamentalist violence in the Middle East at a summit in...
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Published in: openSecurity“Frankly, I don’t think we know who we killed”A drone strike in Somalia highlights how the US is increasingly pursuing a strategy of remote-control warfare.
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Published in: openSecurityThe two big holes in the strategy against ISThe US-led campaign against Islamic State isn’t working. It won’t unless it addresses Shia sectarianism in Iraq and...
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Published in: openSecurityBlowback: the failure of remote-control warfareIt all seemed so convenient: remote-control warfare would minimise military casualties while rendering the civilian...
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Published in: openSecurityObama, Netanyahu, Iran, Congress and the Republican PartyAn intense political battle is going on over Iran on Capitol Hill. Insular Republicans underestimate at their peril...
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Published in: openSecurityWhy the fight against Islamic State is not the success we're told it isIs John Kerry right to be so gung-ho about military successes against Islamic State? Not really—as the fundamental...
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Published in: openSecurityAfter the torture report—rebalancing the scales of justiceIn the voluminous responses to the long-awaited US Senate committee report on torture by the CIA, the essence of...
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Published in: openSecurityTurkey, Kobane and the Kurdish questionThe US wants Turkey to join the military effort against Islamic State at Kurdish-dominated Kobane, across the Syrian...
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Published in: openSecurityIS: is Jordan next?Islamic State has already taken over significant areas of Iraq and Syria. Jordan abuts both—and could be the next target.
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Published in: openSecuritySecret prisons, disappearances and tortureIn a ruling described by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as “landmark”, the European Court of Human...
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Published in: openSecurityDroning onLittle is clear about the US renewal of drone strikes in Pakistan—except that they won’t be the last.
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Published in: HomeAmerica's chimerical pivot
The United States's shift towards Asia is being tested by global economic realities, say Ernesto Gallo & Giovanni Biava.
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Published in: openSecurityRethinking the origins of 9/11As 2013 came to an end ‘9/11’ continued to cast a violent shadow in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet the US response...
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Published in: HomeWashington and Caracas: hegemony vs maturity
Venezuela's presidential election presents the United States with a historic choice, says Juan Gabriel Tokatlian.
