In SIPRI’s latest tracking, the U.S. remains dominant, China is in distant second, Russia has semiconductor and sanctions problems, Israeli sales are boosted by the Washington-mediated Abraham Accords and a Taiwanese company enters the top 100 for the first time.
The agreement is not a step toward normalization, says As`ad AbuKhalil. Lebanon is split.
During his visit, the U.S. president ignored the exclusion of the Palestinian people from Israel’s “democracy,” writes Marjorie Cohn.
Vijay Prashad scans a world full of political prisoners and conveys a message from one of them in Casa Blanca.
Nadya Tannous identifies opportunities for challenging Israel’s bedrock claim on U.S. regional priorities.
Western media never critically examined the so-called Abraham Accords, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.