Category Archives: Geopolitics

For political articles that deal with the interactions between various states and other international relations.

The Bern Manifesto: Why I am Voting for Bernie Sanders

Posted on 27/01/2016 by Jerome Nikolai Warren

“A spectre is haunting America – the spectre of Bernie Sanders. All the powers of the political establishment have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre: David Brock and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Forbes magazine and the Wall Street Journal, … Continue reading →

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Commentary and Discussion to the Syriza Victory in the Greek Referendum

Posted on 06/07/2015 by Jerome Nikolai Warren

The imminent victory of Syriza over the concerted efforts of European politicians and Greek media moguls — the former cutting off the country’s financial sources as punishment for it voting incorrectly, in the language of Wolfgang Schäuble, the latter spreading … Continue reading →

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Trotsky and TTIP: how secret diplomacy serves elite interests

Posted on 09/06/2015 by yeksmesh

“Secret diplomacy shall not be tolerated for a single moment during the negotiations. Our flyers and our radio service will keep all the nations informed of every proposition we make, and of the answers they elicit from Germany. We shall … Continue reading →

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America’s Palestinians: Lessons from The American Indian Experience for Israel-Palestine

Posted on 29/03/2015 by Jerome Nikolai Warren

Israel is often and repeatedly compared with South Africa, and a quick search on the Internet and in newspapers of the debate on the Occupied Territories, on UN Security Council resolutions condemning and calling and end to the occupation, and … Continue reading →

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Disrupting Democracy

Posted on 05/03/2014 by Gavin Mendel-Gleason

In that last few years there have been numerous mass demonstrations which lead to changes of government, including in Egypt and the Ukraine. During this period the United States has been a major player in attempting to destabilise democratically elected … Continue reading →

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Review – Bourdieu’s Secret Admirer in the Caucasus: A World-System Biography – Georgi M. Derluguian

Posted on 20/07/2013 by yeksmesh

The title of this book by itself could already warrant a read, yet there is much more to find in this book, its interesting title aside. The work mainly deals with the question of the Soviet Union and particularly its … Continue reading →

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The rise of money

Posted on 17/07/2012 by James O'Brien

Joseph Chamberlain is nowadays a half-remembered – by aficionados of British imperial history and resentful Irish nationalists – politician from the 19th century. Mostly he is remembered for siring two sons who followed him into politics and even then he … Continue reading →

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Disciplining Iran

Posted on 14/07/2012 by James O'Brien

This piece looks at the situation in Iran from the point of view of an American security analyst using a terse style to simplify the presentation down to the core choices. It is hoped that what it loses in nuance … Continue reading →

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