Mar 5, 2023 | Articles, Debates, Publications
As the US dramatically expands its military presence, colonialist history is repeating itself When the news broke in early February that Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had struck a deal to allow the United States to dramatically expand its military presence...
Nov 23, 2022 | Articles, Publications
The future of Taiwan and China Though the war in Ukraine is the leading geopolitical trouble spot today, the Taiwan Straits and the South China Sea are a close second. The last few weeks have made this crystal clear. The United States issued its National Security...
Oct 19, 2022 | Articles, Book Reviews, Publications
John Ikenberry’s ‘A World Safe for Democracy: Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order’ In the evolution of liberal democracy since the late eighteenth century, its values and institutions been entangled with capitalism, empire, hegemony,...
Oct 19, 2022 | Articles, Book Reviews, Publications
A detailed look at Barbara Walter and Paul Mason’s latest works Having tangled with fascists in the streets and studied them, progressive journalist Paul Mason, author of How to Stop Fascism, thinks he has a thing or two to say about them. To him, the January 6...
Sep 19, 2022 | Articles, Publications
Naïve idealist, epic bungler, or tragic hero Mikhail Gorbachev once shared the global spotlight with Ronald Reagan. His passing away on August 30 reminded people of their different fates: while Reagan remains an icon of the American right, Gorbachev’s death elicited...
