As the world’s failure to stop massacre after massacre in Gaza shows the deep failure of the U.N.-centered international system, Vijay Prashad turns attention to the conflict looming over Northeast Asia.
After Gaza, Conflict in Asia
Category: China
Craig Murray: The Chances of a Regional War
As countries with influence over Israel actively encourage the slaughter, Murray considers what will happen internationally and what is happening in Western societies.
WATCH: UN Security Council Talks as Gazans Die; Israel Calls for SG’s Head
Foreign ministers spoke at the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday as the humanitarian catastrophe continues to mount in Gaza. Israel called on the U.N. secretary-general to resign after he called for Israel to obey the laws of war.
US Declares ‘War’
Michael Brenner subjects the audaciously aggressive U.S. strategic posture to the kind of examination that he finds remarkably absent, even at the highest levels of government.
US Faces Strategic Defeat in Geopolitical War in Gaza
Israel will have to vacate its occupied territories and make space for a state of Palestine, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar. This crushing defeat for the U.S. will mark the end of its global dominance.
Mansour: Israel’s ‘License to Kill’
At the U.N., Palestine’s ambassador questioned the stance by some countries on Israel’s “right to defend,” saying it is a wrong understanding of history that only starts when Israelis are hurt, Peoples Dispatch reports.
The Many Lessons of Ukraine War
Combatting Russia to the last Ukrainian was always an odious strategy, writes Chas W. Freeman in this expansive overview.
The NYT, Mass Raids & 2 Indian Journalists Arrested
The crackdown this week came in the wake of a New York Times report in August associating NewsClick and other outlets with Chinese propaganda, Zoe Alexandra reports for Peoples Dispatch, a targeted publication.
Pentagon Techno-Fantasies
The quest for decisive U.S. military superiority over Beijing and the ability to win a war against a nuclear-armed power should be considered a fool’s errand, writes William D. Hartung. But it isn’t.
IMPEACHMENT: Innuendo and Evidence
Consortium News‘ Patrick Lawrence will be daily covering the U.S. House inquiry into the impeachment of President Joe Biden. This is his first report.