
Tag: United States


Feature: The Taliban’s War on Opium Could Have Disastrous Effects
Niko Vorobyov

Analysis: Don’t Ignore Biden’s Shadow War
Oliver Eagleton
With Joe Biden looking set to double down on America’s drone programme, Oliver Eagleton argues that the return to traditional warfare in Europe must not eclipse evolving modes of conflict elsewhere.

Long Read: In Ukraine, Rival Worldviews Have Led to Unnecessary War
Oliver Eagleton
To understand why Russia launched its reckless operation in Ukraine - and why the US provoked it - we must look at their wider geopolitical visions, argues Oliver Eagleton.

Opinion: Cop26 Is Little More Than a Cop-out
Ell Folan

Opinion: After Afghanistan, We Need a New Kind of Foreign Policy
Aaron Bastani

Novara Live: Extreme Floods and Fires Show Climate Change Out of Control

Analysis: The Ceasefire in Gaza Shows Us Exactly Where the Power Lies in US-Israeli Relations
David Wearing
Last Friday, following an intervention from Joe Biden, a ceasefire came into effect in Gaza. David Wearing argues this not only shows how Israel is subject to the power of its imperial patron, but how Washington is vulnerable to pressure from the pro-Palestinian left.

Novara Live: Derek Chauvin Found Guilty of Murdering George Floyd

Novara Live: Biden Announces Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Analysis: Police Brutality: How Protesters Resist State Violence Around the World
Charlotte England

Opinion: The Biden Administration Just Broke International Law. Why Doesn’t Anyone Care?
Aaron Bastani

Novara Live: The Start of the Biden Era

Novara Live: After the Insurrection
Was this week’s storming of the Capitol a genuine insurrection or just a comedy coup, and how does our answer inform how the left should respond? Plus, How long will it be until Britain bends the Covid curve? And global health expert Yara Asi on Palestinians under occupation being left out of Israel’s vaccination efforts. […]

Downstream: Does the US Want Julian Assange Dead? Interview With Yanis Varoufakis
On Monday a British judge ruled that Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States on charges of espionage and computer hacking. Yet despite that verdict the judgment arguably represented a blow to freedom of the press – with the judge accepting the substance of the case made by the US state department. […]

Opinion: We’ll Always Have Paris?
Adrienne Buller
Joe Biden’s victory marks the end of four years of US climate denial and isolationism. But rather than celebrating a return to the glossy theatrics of diplomacy, we need to make ever stronger demands for climate justice on a global scale, argues Adrienne Buller.

Long Read: America is a Gerontocracy – and Until That Changes, Its Problems Will Only Get Worse
Aaron Bastani

Downstream: Make America Normal Again. Interview With Adam Tooze
Joe Biden is President-elect of the United States. But what might his Presidency mean for working class Americans, US foreign policy and perceived national decline? Does his victory represent a return to political ‘normality’ after 4 years of the Trump White House? And what might Trump’s legacy be within the Republican Party? Joining Aaron Bastani […]