Russia, Ukraine & the Law of War: Crime of Aggression
Scott Ritter, in part one of a two-part series, lays out international law regarding the crime of aggression and how it relates to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Some Likely Long-term Effects of the War in Ukraine
Game-changers of the Ukraine war could be the freezing of Russia's central bank assets, China and India's rapprochement, the cementation of the EU's vassalage, and more.
Ukraine: War and the Challenge of Human Rights in the U.S. and Beyond
The U.S. justifies wars of aggression in the name of human rights. The term has no meaning domestically either, as the people's needs are subordinated to those of the ruling…
Hedges: The Lie of American Innocence
Our hypocrisy on war crimes makes a rules-based world, one that abides by international law, impossible.
Hedges: Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death
The doctrine of permanent war dominated our lives during the Cold War and dominates our lives now.
The Geopolitics of the Ukraine War
If geology explains the earth’s eruptions, geopolitics is the tool we need to grasp the deeper meaning of the devastating war in Ukraine and the events that led to this…
Chris Hedges: Worthy and Unworthy Victims
Dividing the world into worthy and unworthy victims is a tactic used to justify our crimes and demonize our enemies. Conflicts will not be solved until all nations abide by…
Another Casualty of the Ukraine Conflict: The Truth
The Ukraine conflict has engendered a dangerous frenzy in the West. Does it say more about us than it does about Russia or Ukraine?
On Humiliation and the Ukraine War
Russia’s actions in the Ukraine are, to a great extent, the culmination of the numerous humiliations that the West, under American instigation, has inflicted on Russia’s rulers and the country…
Ralph Nader: Everyone Loses in the Conflict Over Ukraine
The U.S. and Russia are toying with a dangerous recipe for an out-of-control escalation, much like the lead-up to World War I.
Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Exit From the Ukraine Crisis That’s Hiding in Plain Sight
The crisis over Ukraine grows simultaneously more dangerous and more absurd. There is, however, a glimmer of hope.