Britain’s former home secretary attended “starlight chats” and “after-dinner cocktails” in off-the-record conferences involving high-level U.S. military and intelligence figures, report Mark Curtis and Matt Kennard.
David Swanson, from World BEYOND War, presents a new collection of maps, on subjects ranging from wars and weapons to money and law.
While many Americans were anxiously awaiting their $1,200 relief payments, the Department of Defense was expediting contract payments to the arms industry, writes Mandy Smithberger.
Critics said the new data, coming in the middle of the pandemic, highlighted the need to prioritize real human needs, Jessica Corbett reports.
On Season 2, Episode 7 of CN Live! our panel analyzed the pandemic’s impact on geopolitics with Patrick Lawrence, Gareth Porter and Ambassador Tony Kevin.
The conflict between the Navy high command, a captain and his threatened crew could underscore a new meaning of national security after the pandemic runs its course, says Gareth Porter.
Ten years ago today WikiLeaks ‘Collateral Murder’ video was published, depicting a horrific scene on a Baghdad street in 2007. Here is a talk by the one U.S. soldier who sought to save young victims of an American massacre.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said 70 nations now back his call for a global ceasefire to combat Covid-19, including nine countries in conflict.
Ben Norton reports on comments by Lula da Silva that have been ignored by English-language media.
In the new diplomatic landscape, which can as yet only be dimly seen, old verities going back to 1945 will be rediscovered, writes Tony Kevin.