Conflicts

Trump’s Act of War
Trump’s Act of War
This is from the same playbook that destroyed Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and perpetrated coups across Asia, Africa and Latin America, write Medea Benjamin and Michelle Ellner.
04.01.2026
Peace President? Yeah, Right.
Peace President? Yeah, Right.
On December 17, surrounded by festive holiday decorations, US president Donald Trump delivered an upbeat — one might even say manic — address to the nation, preempting — and enraging fans of — network TV shows such as Survivor, The Floor, and Christmas in Nashville.
29.12.2025
End the Wars & Restart the Factories
End the Wars & Restart the Factories
While industrialisation remains a top priority for Global South countries, debt-driven austerity, corporate dominance, wars and sanctions keep many poorer nations locked into dependency and underdevelopment.
26.12.2025
Two Centuries of Russophobia & Rejection of Peace
Two Centuries of Russophobia & Rejection of Peace
While other powers are presumed to have legitimate security interests that must be balanced and accommodated, Russia’s interests are presumed illegitimate. Russophobia functions less as a sentiment than as a systemic distortion — one that repeatedly undermines Europe’s own security.
25.12.2025
A War No American Needs: Confrontation with Venezuela Brings Neither Security nor Benefit
A War No American Needs: Confrontation with Venezuela Brings Neither Security nor Benefit
The United States finds itself at a moment when the gap between power and prudence has rarely been more visible.
22.12.2025
After the First 70,669 Deaths
After the First 70,669 Deaths
I take the 15 victims at Bondi Beach and divide them by the 71,000 deaths in Gaza as of this writing. I get a fraction of 0.0002143.
22.12.2025
Rebranding Genocide
Rebranding Genocide
Israel’s extensive and blatant flouting of international agreements and law presage a world where the law is whatever the most militarily advanced countries say it is.
19.12.2025
War With China Lurks Beneath US-Australia Talks
War With China Lurks Beneath US-Australia Talks
Nuclear-powered submarines and critical-mineral investments under AUKUS tie Australia ever closer to U.S. conflict with China, writes Julia Norman.
17.12.2025
The Death of Ukraine’s Dream of NATO Membership
The Death of Ukraine’s Dream of NATO Membership
Ukraine’s dream of NATO membership is dead. It died, surprisingly, not on the battlefields of Ukraine nor at the negotiating table with Russia.
15.12.2025
The Siren Song of War
The Siren Song of War
In October of 2002, I shocked many in my Congressional District and beyond by voting against giving President George W. Bush authorization to use military force in Iraq.
12.12.2025
Marco Rubio, Forever-War Maker
Marco Rubio, Forever-War Maker
The U.S. secretary of state has consistently undercut Trump’s professed goals of diplomacy, negotiated settlements and “America First” priorities, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies.
11.12.2025
‘Kill Them All’
‘Kill Them All’
As we learn more about the events on Sept. 2, 2025, in international waters 1,500 miles from the United States, the behavior of the United States military becomes more legally troubling than at first blush.
11.12.2025
Venezuela and the Most Blatant Coup in History
Venezuela and the Most Blatant Coup in History
There was a time, not long ago, when the U.S. had the social etiquette to conduct its coups clandestinely.
10.12.2025
NATO Is a Menace, Not a Benefit, to America
NATO Is a Menace, Not a Benefit, to America
Since its creation in 1949, NATO has been the keystone of U.S. foreign policy in Europe. Indeed, the alliance has been the most important feature of Washington’s overall strategy of global primacy.
09.12.2025
Pearl Harbor and the Engineers of War
Pearl Harbor and the Engineers of War
How FDR lied us into World War II
08.12.2025
Trump Ukraine Plan AOA (Alive on Arrival)
Trump Ukraine Plan AOA (Alive on Arrival)
Yury Ushakov, Putin’s man on Ukraine, said there’s no firm plan for Ukraine yet and some American ideas are acceptable to Russia, some not. But the plan is not dead.
05.12.2025
Gaza Reveals How Britain Is Run
Gaza Reveals How Britain Is Run
The horror of Israel’s genocide exposes the illusion that the U.K. is a democracy. A mass movement is needed to address ten major issues, write Mark Curtis and Laura Pidcock.
02.12.2025
Trump Is the Destroyer of Peace
Trump Is the Destroyer of Peace
Initiating a war is a despicable thing to do regardless of the pretext.
02.12.2025
What Defeat Looks Like
What Defeat Looks Like
As in Potsdam at the end of the Second World War, the only path forward now is working out the terms of Ukraine’s defeat. And there is still time to save lives, writes Stefan Moore.
01.12.2025
Ukraine Peace Talks
Ukraine Peace Talks
Concessions or Done Deals?
01.12.2025
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On Neo-Nazi Influence in Ukraine
On Neo-Nazi Influence in Ukraine
The "Disappearing" War Chat
The "Disappearing" War Chat
The Terrible Cost of Kursk
The Terrible Cost of Kursk
Middle East crisis to intensify if THAAD deployed in Israel
Middle East crisis to intensify if THAAD deployed in Israel
After Two Years, Neocons Desperate for More War in Ukraine
After Two Years, Neocons Desperate for More War in Ukraine
Bravado on the Nuclear Brink
Bravado on the Nuclear Brink
Mahmoud Abbas & Risk of Civil War
Mahmoud Abbas & Risk of Civil War
Pentagon Admits It Doesn’t Know Who It Killed in Syria Drone Strike
Pentagon Admits It Doesn’t Know Who It Killed in Syria Drone Strike
Guns from the Darknet
Guns from the Darknet
Nuclear Renaissance
Nuclear Renaissance
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