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 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
Oxycontin is the opium of the masses
19 Apr 2018
James Linney looks at the American opioid crisis and the cynical role played by big pharma
Strange road to Albania
12 Apr 2018
Yassamine Mather looks at the Mojahedin-e Khalq cult backed by Trump’s national security advisor
Trump, trade and the tech war
12 Apr 2018
With globalisation and growth on pause for a decade, Trump’s trade wars aim to keep the biggest US hi-tech and intellectual property companies on top, argues Michael Roberts
Triple alliance piles on pressure
05 Apr 2018
The threat of war could easily become the reality of war, warns Yassamine Mather
Attack on Iran could strengthen regime
29 Mar 2018
Trump’s appointment of John Bolton can only mean more confrontation with Iran, writes Yassamine Mather
Trump’s reality show
15 Mar 2018
North Korea’s nuclear strategy appears to have been vindicated, writes Eddie Ford
Negotiating with guns
08 Mar 2018
Donald Trump’s tariffs are about politics, not economic renaissance, argues Paul Demarty
Arms and the man
01 Mar 2018
The question of gun control is not as straightforward as it may appear, writes Mike Macnair