Category: Thinking Politically

In Plaza Bolívar, photos of the girls killed in Iran by U.S. drones are arranged in a circle beneath the monument to the Liberator. On stage, speeches by activists and artists alternate. At the tables of the Cuba-Venezuela Association, medicines are being collected to send to Havana. Women and men hold flags of Iran, Palestine,…

Greenland has suddenly become a geopolitical flashpoint—but the real issue goes far beyond resources or personalities. Dr Niels Hahn argues that the United States’ long-term strategy is to prevent Europe from developing independent military power through the EU’s defence cooperation, PESCO. Control over Greenland, a key Arctic strategic zone, could allow Washington to keep European…

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has emerged as a rare dissenting voice in a Europe widely seen as aligned with Washington. From recognizing the State of Palestine and condemning Israel’s assault on Gaza to opposing the US-Israel war on Iran, Madrid has invoked international law and diplomacy over military escalation. Spain even barred the use…

Hindutva is not Hinduism—it is a political project reshaping India’s democracy, economy, and social fabric. As the RSS intensifies “ghar wapsi” and the Modi regime deepens neoliberal policies, a powerful fusion of majoritarian nationalism and corporate capitalism is unfolding. This article exposes how cultural identity is being weaponised to mask rising inequality, eroding labour rights,…

Britain’s hidden role in recent US military operations—from Iran to Venezuela—reveals how intelligence networks, colonial bases, and surveillance infrastructure underpin modern imperial warfare. From RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, British territory and logistics have quietly enabled surveillance, refuelling, and covert operations. The article also examines tanker seizures, legal controversies…

The US Department of Justice has reportedly launched multiple drug trafficking investigations into Colombian President Gustavo Petro—a leftist and staunch critic of President Donald Trump—just over two months after dropping a key yet fictitious allegation against Venezuela’s kidnapped leader. “Three people with knowledge of the matter” told The New York Times on Friday that the…

Iran is pursuing a multi-layered strategy—military, economic, political, and diplomatic—to raise the cost of war and prevent regime change.

What is the historical interest of the US in destroying Cuba’s revolutionary process in the wake of the geopolitical changes that the Trump administration is trying to force?

Donald Trump, in all his hubris and idiocy, and in response to Israel’s Bibi Netanyahu, launched an illegal and unconstitutional war on Iran beginning on February 28, 2026.  It was not provoked by Iran, and it clearly was not well planned for by the United States or Israel. Trump, who has suffered from delusions of…

The media cycle has moved on, but the family of Wali ‘Grillz’ Bey is still waiting for answers after his murder by Newark Police.