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Countries and the Morphological Future

I just got a 3D printer, and now I need to understand the Z-axis. After years of working with 2D printing, I am now exploring this new possibility and trying to take advantage of this “third dimension” in printing. It’s a…

President Trump Gives All Americans a Chance to Ignore Rule of Law

A lot of my liberal friends don’t recognize the unprecedented advantage President Trump is affording all Americans. By his imaginative executive order to ignore court decisions, he permits all of us to do the same, releasing us from the ethical…

The US Government’s Reportedly Shifting Rhetoric Towards Russia-Ukraine Is Significant

The US could move its nascent “New Détente” with Russia further along by either forcing the G7 and UNGA Resolution sponsors to change their language about “Russian aggression” or refusing to attach its name to their respective documents on the…

The Arab States Must Stop Trump and Netanyahu in their Tracks

Regardless of how geostrategically important the relationship is between the Arab states and the US, the former must demonstrate unanimous resolve to oppose Trump’s and Netanyahu’s disastrous plans to take over Gaza and exile the Indigenous Palestinians. Given Egypt’s desire…

New Sheriff Astride the Globe: Trump’s Sovereigntist Imperialism

Days after November’s Trump/MAGA election victory, a senior Russian diplomat asked how great a historical transformation it signaled. Was it the equivalent of the Civil War, or the Depression era New Deal? Soon it was clear. Jamille Bouie wrote in…

Leonard Peltier is free

At last Leonard Peltier is free and at home. This is one of the first photos to arrive where he is with his family and friends from the committee that always defended him and called for his release. Peltier was…

Trump Administration Inherits SOUTHCOM’s Expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean

During her tenure as Commander of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) from October 2021 to her retirement in November 2024, General Laura J. Richardson oversaw a significant expansion of U.S. military presence and strategic alliances in Latin America and the…

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Takes Stand on Gulf of Mexico Naming Controversy and U.S. Gun Trafficking

In a week marked by diplomatic tension and legal challenges, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has addressed two pressing issues involving the United States: the controversial renaming of the Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps and the ongoing crisis of U.S.-sourced…

Another Blackrock? Nearly 100 U.S. mercenaries are in Gaza right now.

96 American special forces are patrolling a checkpoint in the middle of Gaza, as Palestinians return to their homes in the north. If the history of American mercenaries tells us anything, then this could be deadly. By Nuvpreet Kalra Armed…

What to do pro-peace – and with Eutopia thinking

Neutrality Studies The “West“ is losing its power. Neither discursively nor physically are the traditional Anglo-European powers able to assert themselves on the world stage as they used to. At the same time, these powers have also lost their peace…

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