Tag: politics

• The “TikTok intifada”

  May 23, 2021

  Usually Palestinians and their allies struggle to have their narrative break through online. Not anymore. Israel unquestionably has the military advantage in its ongoing conflict with Hamas. But in the… more ›

• Cobalt angst will turn carmakers into mine owners

  May 23, 2021

  Henry Ford left little to chance. To ensure raw materials reached his slick new production lines, the U.S. automobile pioneer owned everything from coal mines in West Virginia to rubber… more ›

• Long Slide Looms for World Population, With Sweeping Ramifications

  May 23, 2021

  Fewer babies’ cries. More abandoned homes. Toward the middle of this century, as deaths start to exceed births, changes will come that are hard to fathom. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/22/world/global-population-shrinking.html more ›

• The Rise of Private Spies

  May 16, 2021

  There’s nothing new about private investigators and operatives; as early as the nineteenth century, mill and mine owners paid the Pinkerton National Detective Agency to infiltrate and disrupt labor union movements. But… more ›

• William Davies, The Politics of Recognition in the Age of Social Media, NLR 128, March–April 2021

  May 16, 2021

  In the decade after the fall of the Berlin Wall, critical theorists paid renewed attention to what Charles Taylor famously called ‘the politics of recognition’. https://newleftreview.org/issues/ii128/articles/william-davies-the-politics-of-recognition-in-the-age-of-social-media more ›

• ‘A dirty business’: how one drug is turning Syria into a narco-state

  May 7, 2021

  In the summer of 2015 a businessman in the Syrian province of Latakia was approached by a powerful security chief, seeking a favour. The official wanted the merchant, an importer… more ›

• Terrorist Group Steps Into Venezuela as Lawlessness Grows

  April 26, 2021

  With Venezuela in shambles, criminals and insurgents run large stretches of the nation’s territory. We traveled through one of the regions under their control. GUARERO, Venezuela — They bring drinking… more ›

• Chinese and Indian Approaches towards the Upcoming Asian Order

  April 25, 2021

  Abstract: China is a near-peer competitor to the US and desires to become a superpower, but will settle for global multipolarity at the moment. However, an Asian order dominated by… more ›

• The Arms Merchant in the Sights of Russia’s Elite Assassination Squad

  April 24, 2021

  Russian spies have twice tried to poison Emilian Gebrev. Now, revelations in the Czech Republic show they also destroyed shipments of his military supplies. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/world/europe/arms-merchant-russia-assassination-squad.html more ›

• With a New Museum, African Workers Take Control of Their Destiny

  April 18, 2021

  A Dutch artist worked with former plantation employees to create a “white cube” that they hope will one day display works returned from European museums. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/arts/design/white-cube-renzo-martens.html more ›