Imperialism & War > United States
Nato paralysis and US decline
17 Jun 2011
No candidate to replace the USA exists or looks likely to arise, writes James Turley
Hacking in a fragile world
01 Oct 2026
As the FBI has found to its cost, from state actors to trivial script-kiddies, hackers are on the attack. The networked world is more vulnerable than ever. But why? asks Paul Demarty
Threats, walkouts and secret talks
01 Oct 2026
Trump set the tone. From the podium of an organisation supposedly founded to prevent war between states, he mused about the “annihilation” of Iran. Yassamine Mather looks at the theatre that is the UN general assembly
Notes on space
01 Oct 2026
US airforce secretary Troy Meink has confirmed what we long knew: America has deployed ‘space control weapons’ in low Earth orbit. While details remain unclear, the dangers are all too evident. Jack Conrad argues that space display, space science and space war have a symbiotic relationship
Notes on the war
10 Sep 2026
Trump’s second peace plan has had the same success as his first. Jack Conrad warns that not only is the war set to continue, things will probably get ever more painful. But what about the possibility of revolution?
Upping the sanctions war
27 Aug 2026
Having predictably failed to overthrow the Tehran regime through air power, the US has turned to threatening Iran’s trading partners, the most important being China, of course. Not surprisingly, says Yassamine Mather, there is no sign of a deal happening in the immediate future
World order in disorder
06 Aug 2026
Has Iran won its war with America? Has China’s century arrived? What about Russia and the war in Ukraine? Yassamine Mather interviewed Mike Macnair for the leftwing Iranian online channel, Jonbesh TV
From independence to empire
09 Jul 2026
The history of the United States can be divided into four distinct stages. Michael Roberts takes a panoramic look at what is now a descaling hegemon. China is its main rival
More than a matter of words
02 Jul 2026
Negotiations are happening, but their significance is much disputed and there are those, not least inside Iran, who want no agreement. Then there is Lebanon and the danger of civil war. Yassamine Mather reports
Negotiations proceed in Geneva
25 Jun 2026
There is little enthusiasm for the interim agreement. In Iran, hardliners wanted to keep on fighting and have, as a result, suffered from a government crackdown. But, in Israel, there is fear that Trump is putting his personal political interests first. Yassamine Mather looks at the new rhetoric coming from Washington
Art of the memorandum
18 Jun 2026
The interim agreement extends the ceasefire, opens the Strait of Hormuz and, perhaps, ends the four months of conflict between the two countries. With both sides claiming victory, Yassamine Mather gives her take on the diplomacy to come
T-traps and Punic wars
28 May 2026
Michael Roberts delves into the history of the ancient world to find a suitable analogy for the rivalry between the US and China. It is not, he says, Athens and Sparta, but Rome and Carthage
Notes on the war
28 May 2026
All of a sudden, it is Russia which is said to be on the back foot militarily, its economy facing ruin and its supply of manpower reaching exhaustion point. In reality, argues Jack Conrad, the stalemate continues
Brazen cruelty and shared principles
28 May 2026
Global protests over the treatment of Gaza aid flotilla activists will bring some comfort to the Palestinian masses, but the stench of hypocrisy from the bourgeois establishment is hard to stomach, says Carla Roberts
People want to believe
28 May 2026
Though it is quite obviously a distraction tactic, the release of Nasa and war department files on UFOs has been a big hit with the public. Paul Demarty looks at the modern obsession with ‘alien visitors’
Ceasefire on life support
14 May 2026
With Donald Trump in Beijing, hopes of an Iran deal rose. But not by much. Yassamine Mather does not believe that China will come to the rescue of the US. There is, therefore, the danger of another outbreak of hostilities. Meanwhile many poor countries stand on the brink of economic collapse