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Pax Americana has hollowed out our sense of duty The year I was born, one of the most famous New Wave songs of all time was released: Elvis Costello’s “Oliver’s Army”. It was written after Costello visited Northern Ireland during the Troubles. There, he described seeing “mere boys walking around …

We are always at the tip of the American spear “The tradition of all dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the brains of the living,” Karl Marx observed. When it comes to British military adventurism in the Middle East, that certainly rings true. The recent history of British interventions …

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have threatened a “strong and effective response” after the US carried out another strike in the country, ratcheting up tensions as Washington vows to protect shipping from attacks by the group. The latest strike, which the US said hit a radar site, came a day after dozens …

Amidst the smoldering wreckage of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane, it appeared that Wagner Group would suffer without its senior leadership, putting its African projects in jeopardy. Yet, Russia is stepping up in Africa after the demise of Prigozhin. What will it mean for West Africa, a region plagued by ethnic violence …

It was a few months into Russia’s war on Ukraine when reaching out to the global south became a topic of discussion in the West. Having been shocked by the invasion, Europe speedily heaped new sanctions on Russia, bussed millions of Ukrainian refugees to safety, and scrambled to send arms …

En Allemagne, l’industrie enregistre une baisse record sur les trois dernières années. Le moral des milieux d’affaires quant à la situation actuelle dans le pays est au plus bas depuis août 2020. Selon l’office allemand de la statistique, l’industrie du pays a connu une chute de presque 5% en glissement …

Sometimes it is even more clear than usual, the priorities of US capitalism: near 24,000 civilian lives lost is acceptable, a 20% drop in Red Sea traffic is not. Assuring Israel’s survival as a US base in the Middle East is essential, minimizing the risk of wider war in the …

Russia has pioneered a model of disinformation to gain political influence in Africa that is now being replicated by other actors across the continent. Disinformation is the intentional dissemination of false information with the intent of advancing a political objective. Africa has been the increasingly frequent target of such campaigns. …

Mr.President, We thank Khaled Khiari for the briefing. However, in the context of an obvious armed aggression against a sovereign country, we would have liked to see the UN Secretary-General as a briefer today. The main task of the United Nations, as enshrined in its Charter, is to prevent threats …

Russia is unwilling to spark World War III over the Houthis, lacks the logistical ability to clandestinely support them even if it wanted to, and pragmatically prioritizes ties with the wealthy Gulf Kingdoms over that impoverished Yemeni rebel group. Anyone who claims otherwise is maliciously setting others up for inevitable …