Libya’s state institutions were fatally damaged by the NATO bombardment in 2011, catapulting the country into an ongoing civil war. Then, on 10 September 2023, Storm Daniel picked up off the Mediterranean coast, dragged itself…
While the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) refers to itself as a ‘defensive alliance’, this portrayal does not align with its expansionist and destructive track record. Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has…
The war in Ukraine has been accompanied by a strengthening of the US’s grip and influence on Europe. An important supply of Russian gas was replaced by US shale gas. European Union programmes originally designed…
A new mood of defiance in the Global South has generated bewilderment in the capitals of the Triad (the United States, Europe, and Japan), where officials are struggling to understand why governments in the Global…
This year’s G7 meeting revealed the unity and differences that exist between the United States and its allies, Europe and Japan. To understand this tripartite alliance and the current world order, we must recover Samir…
The new US foreign policy strategy for Africa featured 10 mentions of China and Russia combined but did not once mention the term ‘sovereignty’. Meanwhile, at its annual summit NATO named Africa as part of…
In our collaboration with the Peace and Justice Project, Globetrotter, and the Morning Star, we explore the realities of war and the possibilities of nonalignment and peace.
Europe is wracked by instability as the war in Ukraine has exacerbated the region’s fragile energy situation and heads of government have been forced to resign in Italy, Bulgaria, Estonia, and the United Kingdom. Meanwhile,…