by Conn Hallinan | Jul 28, 2015 | Democracy & Governance, Energy, Redev, War & Peace
If you want a sleepless night — or month — just listen to what Western security officials are saying these days about a possible confrontation with Russia. “If you want to talk about a nation that could pose an existential threat to the United States,”...
by John Feffer | Mar 11, 2015 | Democracy & Governance, Energy, Labor, Trade, & Finance, Redev, War & Peace
We were nearing the end of dinner when the eminent personage leaned in my direction and began yelling at me. Up to that point, the argument among the five of us at the end of the long table at the restaurant had been heated but at a conversational volume. The fact...
by Russ Wellen | Dec 9, 2014 | Redev, War & Peace
Most people think that, since the end of the Cold War, chances that a nuclear war will break out are slim to none. Though some nervousness has surfaced since the Ukraine crisis, it’s true that, barring an accident, the United States and Russia are unlikely to attack...
by Conn Hallinan | Nov 13, 2014 | Energy, Labor, Trade, & Finance, Redev, War & Peace
This article is a joint publication of Foreign Policy In Focus and TheNation.com. One hundred and sixty-eight years ago this past July, two British warships—HMS Erebus and HMS Terror—sailed north into Baffin Bay, bound on a mission to navigate the fabled Northwest...
by Conn Hallinan | Oct 6, 2014 | Energy, Labor, Trade, & Finance, Redev, War & Peace
At the very moment that the Americans and their allies are trying to squeeze Russia and Iran with a combination of economic sanctions and political isolation, alternative poles of power are emerging that soon may present a serious challenge to the U.S.-dominated world...