In Istanbul, a door was pried open after a soap opera’s worth of chicanery in London, Paris, Berlin and Kiev. Now the question is what Trump can do to address Russia’s concerns.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Diplomatic Chess, Ukraine the Pawn
Category: France
Vijay Prashad: Punishing Haiti’s Liberation
Ever since waging the first successful anti-imperialist revolution in 1804, the Caribbean nation that overthrew slavery has been hit with crippling debt, coups and foreign meddling.
200 Years Ago, France Extorted Haiti
Marlene L. Daut on Haitians’ push for reparations for France’s 19th-century gunboat deal to compensate former enslavers, rather than the other way around.
Burkina Faso’s 37-Year Old Leader Draws US Ire
Ibrahim Traoré took power in a military coup in September 2022 and since then he has been drawing criticism from Western governments, not least the U.S., writes Alan MacLeod.
Who Defeated the Nazis? A Colloquy
Russia destroyed more than 40,000 German tanks from June 1941 to November 1944. By the time the Allies came ashore at Normandy, the Germans had already lost the war, writes Scott Ritter. Larry Wilkerson responds.
Macron’s Palestine Play – Too Little, Too Late
Emmanuel Macron’s announcement of France’s intention to recognize the state of Palestine provoked fury from Benjamin Netanyahu, but is undermined by France’s continued support for Israeli “security,” writes Ramzy Baroud.
Jeffrey Sachs: Birthing a New International Order
The multipolar world will be born when the geopolitical weight of Asia, Africa, and Latin America matches their rising economic weight.
Getting the UN Involved in Ukraine
A legally-acceptable peacekeeping force can only be set up through the auspices of the United Nations Security Council and that would mean both sides of the war agreeing, writes Joe Lauria.
Wanted for War Crimes & Welcome in Europe
On his visit to Hungary Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu was protected from the ICC’s arrest warrant as Hungary said it was withdrawing from the court.
It’s Up to Europe’s Citizens
As Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin speak about ending the Ukraine war on Tuesday, European leaders are talking war and only their citizens can stop them, says Edward Lozansky.