United States

Farooq Sulehria — Pakistan may seek to play the role of peacemaker globally but regionally it acts as a warmonger.

Carlos Alzugaray Treto — Cuba must find the road toward its own reforms. Otherwise, Cubans run the risk of an unacceptable setback that we do not deserve after so much sacrifice.

Eric Toussaint — Trump’s policy follows the classic logic of great-power rivalry: curb the Moscow-China rapprochement, keep the US at the centre of the diplomatic arena, and make Europe bear the cost of the war in Ukraine.

John Clarke — Epstein’s network was real and horrific, but the forces shaping war, empire, and capitalism run far deeper.

Luis Fernando Marquez discusses recent developments in Venezuela, the people’s reactions and challenges for the left.

Michael Pröbsting — The present war against Iran stands in glaring contradiction to the actual strategy of the White House, the so-called “Donroe Doctrine”. Why?

Henry A. Giroux — The United States is not merely awash in brutalizing and murderous acts of state-sanctioned violence. It is being restructured by them.

Eric Blanc looks at how independent mass action — not posturing, purity, or Democratic deference — can help end wars.

Adam Hanieh discusses how understanding oil’s place in world capitalism is key to grasping geopolitical dynamics, reviving vital climate struggles, and challenging the structural interests underpinning the system.

Eric Toussaint — As the United States launches a new war against Iran it is important to analyse, from a historical perspective, US foreign policy.

Franck Gaudichaud — The attack against Venezuela in early January are part of the new US strategy within the broader reorganization of the world and of inter-imperialist power relations.

Kevin B Anderson — Iranian people face attacks from both US imperialism/Israel and a brutally oppressive regime amid their struggle for democracy and social justice.