FIFA Delivers a Masterclass in Making Enemies of Everyone at Once
June 25, 2026 | Iranian players and Iranian fans are both facing challenging restrictions.
Articles by Chinua Akukwe
Lebanon’s Failure to Disassociate
June 22, 2026 | The small country’s attempt to remain neutral in the region’s struggles is undercut by its fragmented politics.
The World Cup Has Always Welcomed the World. Not This Time.
June 15, 2026 | The Trump administration has made it difficult for fans and others to participate in this year's games.
Trump Is Using the Wrong Talking Points on Iran
June 9, 2026 | The U.S. president wants to repeat the Venezuela scenario. But it's not that easy.
Manufacturing Consent for War against Cubans
May 29, 2026 | Because Cuba is not complying rapidly enough to Washington's demands, the Trump administration has escalated its threats, military preparations, and legal actions.
Washington Is Making Hezbollah’s Case
May 21, 2026 | No deeply embedded armed actor has ever been sustainably disarmed by coercion alone.
Where Legal Challenges Are Helping Deportees
May 20, 2026 | In at least two cases, the Trump administration has complied with judicial decisions to return a deportee.
War, Arrogance, and the Unraveling of U.S. Power
May 15, 2026 | U.S. unraveling will not be imposed from abroad. It will come from within.
Three Good Reasons To Liquidate Our Empire (And Ten Steps to Take to Do It)
August 22, 2013 | We are like the British at the end of World War II: desperately trying to shore up an empire that we never needed and can no longer afford, using methods that often resemble those of failed empires of the past.
Land ‘investment’ deals in Africa: Say ‘no way!’
July 12, 2011 | Land investments - the purchase or lease of vast tracts of land from mostly poor, developing countries by wealthier food-insecure nations and private investors for the production and export of food and agrofuel crops - have become a very fast-paced international phenomenon.