The Great Oil Swindle
Reports of peak oil’s death have been greatly exaggerated.
Key Facts from “The Dual Mandate: Immigration Enforcement and Human Trafficking”
Between 14,500 and 17,500 persons are trafficked into the country each year and that approximately 50,000 trafficked individuals may be present at any given time.
On Brink of Admission to EU, Some Croatians Still Euro-skeptic
Daniel Bucan is not your usual run-of-the-mill Euroskeptic. He’s a former diplomat whose last posting was in Strasbourg, at the Council of Europe.
What’s in Store for 2013
Ignatio Ramonet makes predictions of the major upcoming elections, risks, and dangers of 2013 in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia.
Is Hagel’s Appointment of Any Actual Use to the Anti-War Left?
It may be a launching pad to push much farther to end our wars, close military bases, and cut Pentagon funding.
The MONUSCO Contradiction
Giving UN peacekeeping troops wider authority to use force in the Congo won’t solve the country’s instability.
“So Many People Died”: The American System of Suffering, 1965-2014
Nick Turse’s new book uses personal portraits to reveal an often ignored commonality of U.S. wars.
Whither Serbia’s Future When Its Citizens Elect “The Undertaker” President?
Many of the same people from the Milosevic era have been returned to power.
Don’t Call China’s Liaoning a “Starter” Aircraft Carrier
Its capabilities are limited, but so is its mission.
Time to End the Korean War
A former missionary reflects on the possibility for peace on the Korean peninsula.
Major Test for Israel Lobby As Obama Leans to Hagel for Pentagon
The powerful Israel lobby faces a dilemma over President Obama’s likely appointment of former Sen. Chuck Hagel to head the Pentagon.
A Focal Points Roundtable: Is the Taliban Losing?
Does conventional thinking that Afghanistan will revert to the Taliban upon U.S. and NATO withdrawal need to be reexamined?
Bulgarians Wear Their Pessimism as a Badge
In 2009, Bulgarian pessimism was worse than that of Iraqis and Afghans.
Kerry’s Cuba Sanity
John Kerry may have bungled the lessons of Vietnam on Iraq, but when it comes to Cuba, he’s gotten the message.
Mali: After the Intervention
A coherent, well-orchestrated plan for disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of rebel forces and extremists must accompany any intervention in Mali.