Opinion

No way out but war

Chris Hedges: THE United States, as the near unanimous vote to provide nearly $40 billion in aid to Ukraine illustrates, is trapped in the death spiral of unchecked militarism. No

Interim Lanka govt for reform, not consolidation

Jehan Perera: THE government’s intention to appoint a full complement of ministers and state ministers, and the jostling for positions amongst them, seems to suggest an attitude of business as

Problem of renewed credibility of NATO

Paul Rogers: SO FAR, the greatest of Vladimir Putin’s many failures in the Ukraine war is his aim of seriously weakening the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Far from creating greater

Ukraine and anti-war dilemma

Nan Levinson: I HAVE been watching America at war for many years now and, after 9/11, began spending time with American veterans who came to disdain and actively oppose the

Sacrificing lives for profit in warming planet

THE World Meteorological Organisation recently dropped a bombshell announcement that should have garnered news headlines in the major global and US media, but did not. New WMO research concludes that

Nordic NATO expansion or NATO implosion?

Peter Koenig: ON MAY 16, 2022, Finland and Sweden decided to become members of NATO. Not only is this totally against the 1991 US/NATO promise to then Russian president Gorbachev,

New iron curtain

The Ukraine crisis proves to be Europe’s crucible and Europe proves a profound disappointment, writes Patrick Lawrence WE HAVE read a great deal about a new cold war since the United

Israeli execution of Al Jazeera reporter

Chris Hedges: SHIREEN Abu Akleh, the Al Jazeera reporter with more than two decades of experience covering armed conflicts, knew the protocol. She and other reporters remained last Wednesday in