Category: American Empire

Niger Rejects Rules-Based Order

France and the U.S. have been blindsided by popular support for Niger’s coup, as the trend towards multipolarity emboldens Africans to confront neo-colonial exploitation, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar.

US Urged Ouster of Khan, Cable Shows

The Intercept has published a document from a source in the Pakistani military that shows a U.S. diplomat targeting Pakistan’s ousted prime minister for “taking such an aggressively neutral position” on the Ukraine war. 

78 Years From Hiroshima

Atomic cloud over Hiroshima, Aug. 6, 1945; taken from "Enola Gay" flying over Matsuyama, Shikoku. (Wikimedia)

The film Oppenheimer has reignited discussion of the political and moral circumstances surrounding the U.S. atomic attack 78 years ago today on Hiroshima. Here are 10 articles CN ran on the 75th anniversary exploring the debate over the bomb.