Will the war turn into a stalemate or the crushing defeat of an imperial power?
Changing My Mind on Ukraine
Bosnia did not get the support it needed 25 years ago to defend itself. Today it is barely a state, and that’s the fate that Ukraine needs to avoid.
The Marshal and the Queen: A Tale of Two Funerals
Religious devotion to the ruler of any country is a mistake.
The End of US
One year after the January 6 insurrection, is the United States on the verge of break-up?
How to Displace the Great Replacement
The far right’s war on culture is capturing the hearts and minds of mass shooters and populist politicians.
The Former Yugoslavia: Nationalist Passions v. Political Interests
Cross-posted from JohnFeffer.com. John is currently traveling in Eastern Europe and observing its transformations since 1989. The disintegration of Yugoslavia was a triumph of nationalist passions over political interests. If the latter had prevailed, the process...
High Times in Yugoslavia
Meanwhile, Yugloslovia promoted a third path between communism and capitalism: worker self-management and a limited private sector.
Bands Like Laibach a Powerful Amplifier of Former Yugoslav Social Discontent
Rock music substituted for the absence of political and social criticism.
Strategic Dialogue: Yugoslavia
As part of our strategic dialogue on Yugoslavia, Ed Herman and John Feffer contributed two viewpoints on the atrocities committed in that region 10 years ago. Here are their responses.