Novara FM: Revenge of the Real
Benjamin Bratton on solving the climate crisis with planetary-scale politics.
Tag: geopolitics
Opinion: The TikTok Saga Shows How the Internet and Technology Are Political
by Aaron Bastani
The TikTok and Huawei stories distill how China’s rise is not solely economic and political, argues Aaron Bastani. For the first time in 250 years, an Asian power is vying for long-term technological leadership with the West.
Live: Rojava: Trump Betrays the Kurds
As Trump gives the green light for a Turkish invasion of Rojava, we ask David Graeber what hope there is left for Syrian Kurds. Plus, the latest on Extinction Rebellion’s Autumn Uprising with Aaron Bastani.
AIPAC is Not the Reason for US-Israeli Ties
by David Wearing
Since Ilhan Omar drew attention to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on social media last Sunday, there’s been much discussion of the significance of the 'Israel lobby’ in US politics. David Wearing argues we’d do better to situate our analysis of US-Israeli relations within a broader account of imperial US power.
Novara FM: Russia Without Putin?
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Tony Wood to discuss his new book 'Russia Without Putin'.