Afghanistan: The amorphous American empire is alive and well
Hamid Dabashi 27 September 2021 The permanent crisis of the neoliberal economy demands a far more versatile empire than one that gets bogged down in any single country US President […]
Noam Chomsky: Average People Still Have the Power to Stop Wars
AN INTERVIEW WITH NOAM CHOMSKY Noam Chomsky talks to Jacobin about why the US withdrawal from Afghanistan won’t change US imperialism, the many war crimes of George W. Bush, and why he […]
Why Biden should beware delaying a decision on Syria
DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIBSeptember 25, 2021 22:13105 Short Url https://arab.news/c2n26 In his first address to the UN since he became US president, Joe Biden proudly said that for the first time in […]
Triangle-based contractor hires mostly refugees
HUMAN INTEREST BY EVAN SERY DURHAM PUBLISHED 9:11 AM ET SEP. 24, 2021 DURHAM, N.C. — Afghan refugees are welcome in the Bull City. That’s the message Durham city leaders are driving home, and for one Triangle-based painting company, they’re an especially welcome sight. What You Need to Know Triangle-based painting company hires […]
Islamophobia has penetrated politics in West, Erdoğan says
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY SEP 20, 2021 8:11 AM GMT+3President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at the conference organized by the Turkish American National Steering Committee (TASC) in New York City, […]
Ruminations about the fall of Kabul
By Friedrich Kratochwil Ruminations about the fall of Kabul International September 14, 2021 The hasty retreat of the U.S. from Afghanistan and the re-establishment of Taliban rule in Kabul are […]
Why Swiss researchers are boycotting the UN Food System Summit
Foreign affairs This week the UN is hosting a summit on how to feed a growing world population under the pressure of climate change. Two Swiss agricultural researchers explain why […]
Crisis deepens in the international system and United Nations
BY MUHITTIN ATAMAN COLUMNS SEP 22, 2021 12:05 AM GMT+3Flags of various countries are seen outside the building of the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. (Shutterstock Photo) We are living in an age […]
Raisi tells UN: Nuclear talks useful only if they lead to lifting all oppressive sanctions on Iran
‘Knowledge that is beneficial to humanity cannot be sanctioned’ Politics September 21, 2021 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – In his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday […]
China senior diplomat says economic sanctions on Afghanistan must end
This content was published on September 23, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the various unilateral sanctions or restrictions on Afghanistan should be […]
Erdoğan urges US to take more responsibility for Afghan migrants
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY SEP 22, 2021 4:53 PM GMT+3Afghan migrants hide from security forces after crossing illegally into Turkey from Iran, near Tatvan in Bitlis province, Turkey, Aug. 23, 2021. (REUTERS […]
Military aid for Israel removed from US bill to fund government
Some House Democrats objected to a provision in a stopgap spending bill to provide the additional funding so Israel can replenish its “Iron Dome” missile-defense system. (Shutterstock) Short Url https://arab.news/mghxh […]
Biden in UN call for independent Palestine
The world faced a “decisive decade,” Biden said, in which leaders must work together to combat a raging coronavirus pandemic, global climate change and cyber threats. (AP) Short Url https://arab.news/4drn8 […]
Why is Biden Prosecuting Assange for Telling the Truth about Afghanistan? | Opinion
OPINION DANIEL ELLSBERG, ALICE WALKER AND NOAM CHOMSKY , ASSANGE DEFENSEON 9/10/21 AT 1:10 PM EDT As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, in the midst of a wrenching reassessment […]
US missteps embolden enemies and unnerve allies
BARIA ALAMUDDIN September 19, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/2fenj Joe Biden was supposed to be the anti-Trump on the world stage — restoring the trust of allies, enhancing multilateralism, and calming […]
How the US neocons’ dreams turned to dust
YASAR YAKIS September 19, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/b2ej4 In a public statement in October, 2007, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Wesley Clark revealed details that shed light on […]
The Second Afghan War & US Retreat from Central Asia
CONOMONITOR The Second Afghan War & US Retreat from Central Asia JACK RASMUS SEP 14, 202 Today, September 11, 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the Afghan war. But which […]
Concerns of proxy wars
Concerns of proxy wars Muhammad Amir Rana Published September 19, 2021 dawn.com THE Afghan Taliban’s retaking of Kabul may be the climax of a 20-year-long war in Afghanistan but it is difficult to […]
Afghan killed by drone praised by co-workers in US aid group
The Pentagon says it is further investigating the strike, but it has no way to do so on the ground in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover, severely limiting its ability […]
Wrong to blame Afghans for Taliban takeover of Kabul
Wrong to blame Afghans for Taliban takeover of Kabul Americans completely failed to appreciate the culture and complexity of Afghanistan Published: September 16, 2021 Sajjad Ashraf, Special to Gulf News ALSO […]