“Future historians may well point to this war as the moment when US imperial decline became unmistakable and irreversible.” This was one of the most important assessments that veteran Palestinian …
Muhammad Shehada’s piercing takedown of the “Board of Peace”
On April 13, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace presented an online round-table on “The Board of Peace, Gaza, and the Future of Multilateralism.” Gaza-born analyst Muhammad Shehada‘s contribution was …
Indi Samarajiva discusses global impact of the Iran war turmoil with Helena Cobban
In an April 9 conversation with JWE president Helena Cobban, the Sri Lankan thinker Indi Samarajiva argued that “the subject of history is changing,” meaning that the U.S. and Trump …
Amb. Chas Freeman on the China-Pakistan peace initiative
In an April 1 conversation with Helena Cobban, retired U.S. Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr argued that the peace initiative that China and Pakistan proposed on March 31 for the …
Vijay Prashad on the implications of Iran’s achievements in the war for the Khalij, West Asia, and the world
“There is no way, there is no scenario, no supercomputer can devise a scenario where Israel and the United States can win this war politically. It’s just– it is actually …
Helena Cobban on the paralysis of the UN and the responsibilities of U.S. citizens
“It’s important to note the paralysis of the United Nations” was a central warning in an online talk that JWE president Helena Cobban gave on March 20, in which she …
Chas Freeman on the possibly paradoxical outcome of the Israeli-U.S. war on Iran
“Ironically, the cork in the bottle on the nuclear project was the late Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader, who was adamantly opposed to weapons of mass destruction on moral grounds. …
Khouri, Cobban, assess Iran’s resilience and its broadening effects
“The Iranians have been resisting Western hegemonic assaults for almost three quarters of a century, and they’re still doing it, and they’re the only country in the region that has …
Elijah Magnier on Trump-Netanyahu divergences on Iran, and impact of Iran’s resilience
In the latest episode of our “Iran Crisis” series, strategic analyst Elijah Magnier argued that Washington and Tel Aviv launched the conflict with sharply divergent goals and dangerously thin planning. …
Ray McGovern on why he judges Trump very unlikely to attack Iran
In an online conversation released by Just World Ed today veteran peace activist (and former CIA specialist) Ray McGovern provided a lively explanation of why he judges Trump is far, …