With the rapid growth of metadata and political and corporate surveillance in America during the last two decades, anthropologists Roberto J. González and David H. Price—long-time contributors to CounterPunch—have been studying the impacts and implications of these developments. Both Price and González recently published books that critically examine surveillance in …

More than one-third of the U.S. population was born after 1970, and thus has no personal memories of the Cold War, particularly the Berlin crises or the Cuban missile crisis. Since we are in the early stages of a new Cold War, it’s a good time to review the tensions …

Abandonner l’Ukraine L’élite américaine commence à se rendre compte qu’elle a totalement sous-estimé la Russie, à tous les égards. Par exemple, le 25 mars 2014, l’arrogant Obama a qualifié avec mépris la Russie de « puissance régionale, menaçant les autres par faiblesse » (sic !). (Il est clair qu’il parlait des États-Unis). …

Le début de l’opération militaire spéciale (OMS) russe démarrée le 24 février 2022 marque la contre-offensive de la Russie face au monde atlantiste sous égide US. Celle-ci est destinée à faire refluer loin de ses frontières, les actifs militaires de l’occident, conformément à l’acte fondateur Russie-OTAN de 1997 et dans …

The dependency theory of development was first come up with a Latin American economist Raul Prebisch, and was centered around the development of third world or underdeveloped countries. It was proposed in the 1950’s and 1960’s, when the underdeveloped state of the global south started being given attention to. This …

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves round the world. As our look ahead to 2023 shows, several other crises loom as well. Will he or won’t he? This time last year, that was the question. Russian President Vladimir Putin had massed almost two hundred thousand troops on Ukraine’s borders. …

Libya’s opposing factions agreed to reach a constitutional base for a political road map on Thursday following years of being entrenched in a deadly war. The meeting was hosted and facilitated by Egyptian parliament Speaker Hanafy El-Gebaly. Egypt has been engaged in the Libyan file, mediating talks in a bid …

The 2020 US airstrike that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad continues to be a sore point between the US and Iraqi governments. Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council again brought up an arrest warrant for former US President Donald Trump on Thursday in connection to the 2020 assassination of the …

As the Turkish president eyes a meeting with his Syrian counterpart, the Turkish defense chief warns Ankara-backed armed groups against “provocations” amid ongoing Syrian protests against the Damascus-Ankara thaw. As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan eyes a meeting with his Syrian counterpart, the Turkish defense chief on Friday warned the …

The Treasury Department announced designations on six executives and board members with Qods Aviation Industries. The United States issued new sanctions Friday over the supply of drones used in Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure across Ukraine. The Treasury Department announced designations on six executives and board members at Qods Aviation …