Imperialism & War > United States
Nato paralysis and US decline
17 Jun 2011
No candidate to replace the USA exists or looks likely to arise, writes James Turley
US and Israel yearning to unleash mayhem
17 Jan 2019
Yassamine Mather examines what lies behind Israeli air strikes against Iranian targets in Syria
Trump’s game of chicken
10 Jan 2019
The president’s showdown with Congress has a ruthless logic, argues Paul Demarty
Illusions in ‘human rights’
13 Dec 2018
Some are still taken in, writes Yassamine Mather, despite US double standards
Rewriting the constitution
15 Nov 2018
As Trump gears up for 2020, Paul Demarty asks why America needs a president at all
With the grain of the times
11 Oct 2018
Yet more scandals - but Trump stands firm. Paul Demarty urges a more radical reckoning with American politics
Europe and the Trump Doctrine
26 Jul 2018
If Donald Trump is such a disastrous president, why is America not suffering, wonders Paul Demarty?
Revenge of the global hegemon
19 Jul 2018
Donald Trump’s attacks on his Nato and European ‘foes’ give us a lesson in global realities, writes Eddie Ford
Complicity in torture
12 Jul 2018
The details of ‘extraordinary rendition’ are finally out in the open. Yassamine Mather looks at the UK’s responsibility for ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’
US ramps up the pressure
28 Jun 2018
Principled left says no to regime change from above. Yassamine Mather gives them critical support
Space policy directive 2
31 May 2018
Donald Trump has signed a presidential directive designed to boost US space commerce and fend off any challenge from China. Jack Conrad says the left would be well advised not to welcome the latest promises of getting back to the moon and going on to Mars
Allies fall out
24 May 2018
US threats are alarming EU leaders, who fear more instability in the Middle East, writes Yassamine Mather
Playing Tehran’s game
10 May 2018
Those who believe Trump’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal will damage the Islamic Republic are badly mistaken, writes Yassamine Mather
Trump, the peacemaker?
03 May 2018
Eddie Ford is sceptical about the recent love-fest between the Korean leaders
Anger from below
26 Apr 2018
Iranians are expecting the worst from both Trump and their own regime, writes Yassamine Mather
Doubts, law and grand strategy
19 Apr 2018
Yassamine Mather argues that behind the cruise missile strikes in Syria lies the plan to bring about regime change in Iran