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
Telephone diplomacy riles Israeli hawks and Iranian conservatives
03 Oct 2013
Immediate results from the thaw in US-Iran relations will be few and far between, warns Yassamine Mather
Iran: Edging towards a settlement
26 Sep 2013
US sanctions appear to have produced results for imperialism, writes Yassamine Mather
US decline: The shock and awe that wasn’t
26 Sep 2013
Jim Creegan analyses the secular decline of the United States as the world hegemon and the failure of Barack Obamas Syria gambit
Imperialism: More than Syria in its sights
19 Sep 2013
There has been a dramatic change in the politics of the Middle East, writes Yassamine Mather
Manning conviction: A sick parody of justice
08 Aug 2013
The conviction of Bradley Manning shows the need to abolish state secrecy, argues Paul Demarty
Iran: No let-up on sanctions
01 Aug 2013
How long after the inauguration of the new president before disillusionment sets in? Yassamine Mather discusses the limitations of Hassan Rowhani
Snowden and the state: David and Goliath in high tech
11 Jul 2013
People like Edward Snowden may normally function as software in a hard drive, writes Jim Creegan, but for the state they have one drawback: they can think
Militarisation of cyberspace gathers speed
13 Jun 2013
Tensions between China and the US over cyber-security are a reminder of the hidden dangers of the information age, writes Paul Demarty
Syria: Toxic weapons and revolutionary illusions
02 May 2013
Even if it is true that Assad is employing chemical weapons, writes Peter Manson, Obama does not want to act in a way that would trigger the total breakdown of the Syrian state
North Korea stand-off: Obama raises the stakes
04 Apr 2013
US provocation in the Korean peninsula has the potential to destabilise the entire region, argues Eddie Ford
Iran: Corruption, repression, fightback
07 Feb 2013
Yassamine Mather reports on the chaos that is the Islamic Republic
Middle East: Israel annexes more land
06 Dec 2012
A UN vote giving increased recognition to Palestine has produced an Israeli show of contempt, writesTony Greenstein
Iran coup: Tudeh’s inglorious role
06 Dec 2012
Torab Saleth reviews: Ervand Abrahamian, 'The coup: 1953, the CIA and the roots of modern US-Iranian relations', New Press, 2013, pp304, £16.84
Gaza: Masters of the Goebbels lie
22 Nov 2012
The mainstream narrative of Israel, Palestine and the middle east is a Big Lie, writes Tony Greenstein
US elections: Mugged by reality
15 Nov 2012
The US presidential election of 2012 is less interesting for the victory of Barack Obama than for the debacle of the Republican Party, writes Jim Creegan