by Walden Bello | Nov 20, 2023 | War & Peace
The dramatic events of the last six weeks have left the U.S. position in the Middle East a total wreck, with Washington coming across as a dog being wagged by its tail, the state of Israel, which is carrying out the genocidal elimination of the Palestinian people in...
by William D. Hartung | Nov 13, 2023 | War & Peace
The New York Times headline said it all: “Middle East War Adds to Surge in International Arms Sales.” The conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine, and beyond may be causing immense and unconscionable human suffering, but they are also boosting the bottom lines of the world’s arms...
by Stephen Zunes | Oct 31, 2023 | War & Peace
In what seems like a throwback to U.S. policy in Central America in the 1980s, the United States is supporting a repressive rightwing government that is engaged in the large-scale killing of civilians. The current administration is making the same kind of...
by Boaventura Monjane | Sep 7, 2023 | Democracy & Governance
The decline of democratic aspirations in Niger and the Sahel more broadly is closely linked to the long-standing influence of the exploitative Françafrique system. Geopolitical interests and disputes between the “West” and Russia further complicate matters, leading to...
by Khury Petersen-Smith | Aug 25, 2023 | Human Rights, War & Peace
President Joe Biden’s administration has taken a cruel weapon—the cluster bomb—off the shelf and sent it to Ukraine to be used in the war against Russia. Prior to being transferred to Ukraine, cluster bombs made in the United States were used by Saudi Arabia as...
