Donal Trump believes that U.S. economic and military might are all he needs to become a benign dictator and achieve unilateral control over America’s allies – what will the effects of this policy be? CHRIS HEDGES Karl Marx in his essay “The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte,” said that history repeats itself, “the first time […]
Trump’s Board of Peace is an intricate play to maintain hegemony in the face of China’s rise, sparking talk of “a new world order” — but is the rules-based international order really worth saving? CHRIS HEDGES Jan 28, 2026 As U.S. hegemony continues to dwindle, Donald Trump and his international allies are making […]
The top five biggest military spenders last year—the U.S., China, Russia, India, and Saudi Arabia—accounted for 61% of global military outlays. JAKE JOHNSON Apr 22, 2024 New research published Monday shows that global military spending increased in 2023 for the ninth consecutive year, surging to $2.4 trillion as Russia’s assault on Ukraine and Israel’s war […]
Russia has been deservedly suspended from the UNHRC. But, was this the result of ethical judgement by the international community? Why did this community as well as international media turn a blind eye to the many instances of human rights violations and war crimes by the US and its allies in the two Gulf Wars, […]
Nearly 40 years after the Cold War, Europe is once again tense and divided. While the United States and the European Union has sided with Ukraine, China has been overtly and covertly backing Russia. A lot of commentators are tempted to speak about the spectres of World War III. While we might debate about the […]