Is the US empire in the middle of a long decline?
Iran war has put the US in a situation where ‘it’s not in control but can’t walk away’, argues economist Richard Wolff.
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Former French Ambassador to the US Gerard Araud argues that Europe is right to avoid the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Democratic US Senator Chris Van Hollen argues that US-Israel war on Iran ‘is making America and our allies less safe’.
‘We already are in a scenario where the US has lost control of this war,’ argues political scientist Vali Nasr.
Jim O’Neill, the economist who coined the term ‘BRIC’ 25 years ago, argues that the group is losing its relevance.
As Trumpism forces both major US parties to wonder what they stand for, experts weigh in on November election prospects.
The Quincy Institute’s Trita Parsi says ‘the changing goal posts’ of Iran-US talks leave little room for success.
Why are Gazans living in misery, with daily Israeli bombings, as the US promises ‘peace, stability and opportunity’?
Former Trump official Christian Whiton argues it is about time to press ‘reset’ on US relations with the world.
Oil industry expert Daniel Yergin argues that the US is desperate to have supply chains independent of China.
Risk analyst Ian Bremmer argues that the US is undoing the global system that it built over decades.
