Feb 22, 2024 | Articles, Publications
The International Court of Justice’s verdict Israel is its own worst enemy. The more it kills, the more it destroys whatever is left of its legitimacy as a state, the further away peace and security are from its grasp. The genocide that is happening in Gaza is not...
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...
Jun 12, 2022 | Articles, Publications
Time to move from the defensive to the offensive The Global South should take advantage of the severe crisis of the organization to regain the policy space it needs to successfully adapt to a deglobalizing world economy. (Walden Bello) The World Trade Organization...