by Michael Klare | Apr 13, 2022 | War & Peace
In Western military circles, it’s common to refer to the “balance of forces” — the lineup of tanks, planes, ships, missiles, and battle formations on the opposing sides of any conflict. If one has twice as many combat assets as its opponent and the leadership...
by David Ost | Mar 31, 2022 | War & Peace
It is tough for leftists to be on the same side as the mainstream. We can easily feel at those times that we’re missing something, that we’re letting down the struggle, that by ganging up even on an admittedly bad actor we’re helping strengthen the nemesis at home,...
by Khury Petersen-Smith | Mar 29, 2022 | Human Rights, War & Peace
The people of Ukraine are fleeing, suffering, and resisting in the face of an appalling and brutal Russian invasion. The invasion is posing a challenge for progressives and people on the left—particularly for those of us located in the U.S. As we work to stand with...
by John Feffer | Mar 23, 2022 | War & Peace
Vladimir Putin has a very clear strategy for ending his war in Ukraine. He intends to wipe the country off the map. Initially, he’d hoped to do so by seizing Kyiv, replacing the government, and absorbing as much of Ukrainian territory into Russia as he thought...
by Abdoulie Njai, Micaela Torres, Margareta Matache | Mar 15, 2022 | Human Rights
In the weeks since Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated the invasion of Ukraine, Brown and Black people fleeing Ukraine continue to experience racism and violence, including in neighboring EU countries. Romanian police officers aggressively removed Ukrainian...
