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Photo of Hiroshima in the aftermath of the US atom bomb attack.

Khaled Diab March 19, 2022October 6, 2023 0 Comments afghanistan, america, beauty pageant, civil war, conflict, conventional weapons, disarmament, environment, eu, european union, george w bush, north korea, nuclear weapons, russia, security council, Ukraine, united states, vladimir putin, World War II, world war iii

World peace is no naïve or utopian cliché. It’s the only way to save humanity from itself

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the major power tension it has created, has sparked fears of a wider conflict. While World War III is unlikely, World Annihilation War I only requires a misstep or miscalculation by one nuclear-armed man or another. That’s why we urgently need nuclear disarmament and world peace.

Mohamed Morsi’s ghost will haunt Egypt for a long time

The death in court of Mohamed Morsi completed the incarcerated former Egyptian president’s unlikely metamorphosis from mediocre mundanity to mythical martyr whose political ghost will haunt Egypt, the Middle East and the West for years.

The clash between realpolitik and principled politics

The contrast between the red card from protesters and the red carpet from officials that greeted Mohammed bin Salman on his world tour highlights the growing global battle between a principled grassroots and a ‘pragmatic’ political leadership.

America’s got 99 problems… but Russia ain’t the main one

The assault on American democracy and its global standing originated not in Moscow but in Washington, and across the length and breadth of the United States. Like the Soviet Empire before it, America is crumbling under the weight of its own contradictions.

Donald Trump: A universal scapegoat for cynical politicians

Donald Trump is possibly the worst American president in history, but that does not give the rest of the political establishment a get-out-of-jail-free card when it comes to taking responsibility for the mess the world is in

Donald Trump and his terrifying Middle East playbook

America’s decision to democratically elect a dictator has Middle Eastern reformers bewildered, but the region’s despots are celebrating Donald Trump’s victory – a sure sign of troubling times ahead.