Today, that means preventing the threat of climate change and eradicating nuclear weapons. But we cannot afford efforts to address one challenge that end up aggravating the other. Attempting to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions through nuclear energy, thereby fueling the dangers of the ultimate global incendiary – nuclear war – could be the most tragic of all miscalculations.
Category: Global Issues
Lost amid the national and international fanfare accompanying the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States is attention to the person who is slated to be the next major foreign policy architect and…
Washington is opposed to any government whose leaders cannot be purchased to perform as Washington’s puppets. This is why George W. Bush’s regime invaded Afghanistan, why Washington overthrew Saddam Hussein, and why Washington wants to overthrow Libya, Syria, and Iran.
BALTIMORE, June 20 – Mayors from around the world met in Baltimore this week to set public policy for the billions of people living in big cities, depending on municipal services to stay safe. While…
This is Part 2 of “Pakistan in Pieces.” Part 1: Imperial Eye on Pakistan The AfPak War Theatre: Establishing the New Strategy As Senator Obama became the President-elect Obama, his foreign policy strategy on…
Alan Hart argues that rather than attack President Obama for his failure in the Middle East, supporters of justice for the Palestinians should “target … America’s pork-barrel system of politics which puts what passes for…
By Peter Dale Scott: As Peter Dale Scott’s article substantiates, history is repeating itself in Libya. The only difference is the enormity of the fabrications, which appear to escalate and reach new levels of outrageousness…
By Thierry Meyssan: An international team of investigators from Voltaire Network is currently in Libya where it visited the bombing sites. With the support of the Libyan authorities, and not withstanding the war conditions, they…
By Danny Schechter: South Africa’s heroic defeat of white supremacy made the country and its leader, Nelson Mandela, icons across the world. However, the nation’s neoliberal economic policies have left many South Africans struggling in…
Pakistan has stopped the United States from using an air base in the southwest of the country to launch drone strikes against militant groups, the defense minister was quoted as saying, as ties remain strained…