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Digging Up North Korea’s Christian Roots

In the summer of 1998, I traveled to the northeast region of China to visit a unique educational institution. The Yanbian University of Science and...

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CounterPunch

John Feffer

The Air-Brushing of Climate Change

When Stalin wanted to get rid of someone, he didn’t just have them executed with a shot to the back of the head. He attempted to remove the...

10.05.2026 7

CounterPunch

John Feffer

How Russia’s Backwardness Benefits Putin

The source of Russia’s global power derives not from sophisticated technology, an advanced service sector, or a cadre of entrepreneurs. Russia’s...

05.05.2026 20

CounterPunch

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Where On Earth Is Europe Heading? – OpEd

To figure out the future trajectory of Europe, Bulgaria is as good a place as any to start. On the

22.04.2026 10

Eurasia Review

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The Axis of Evil Suffers a Big Loss

In the universe of far-right politics, the three members of the Axis of Evil are Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Viktor Orban. The first presides...

19.04.2026 10

CounterPunch

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The Axis Of Evil Suffers A Big Loss – OpEd

In the universe of far-right politics, the three members of the Axis of Evil are Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and

15.04.2026 9

Eurasia Review

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Negotiating With Bombs – OpEd

Before he became one of the great diplomats of the twentieth century, Henry Kissinger wrote his dissertation about the Austrian

13.04.2026 9

Eurasia Review

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Negotiating With Bombs

Ophir Falk, foreign policy adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu, put the matter succinctly when answering a question from National Public Radio about whether...

13.04.2026 20

CounterPunch

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Artificial Intelligence Versus Human Stupidity

Perhaps Donald Trump was persuaded—by his generals, by his buddies in Silicon Valley, by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—that American...

06.04.2026 20

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Artificial Intelligence in an Age of Human Idiocy and Stupid Wars

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05.04.2026 10

Common Dreams

John Feffer

Artificial Intelligence Vs. Human Stupidity – OpEd

The latest technology can prove decisive in war. Think of the atomic bomb in World War II. Or the stirrup in the

01.04.2026 10

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Trump's Great Talent: Breaking Many Things at Once

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27.03.2026 10

Common Dreams

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Trump’s Terrifying Talent For Multitrashing – OpEd

Maybe you’re reading this article while listening to a podcast. Or you’re participating in a dull Zoom meeting. Or you’re

26.03.2026 10

Eurasia Review

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The Case for Global Climate Reparations

To combat climate change, the entire world has to make the transition away from fossil fuels. If a major emitter like the United States or India...

24.03.2026 70

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It’s Already A World War – OpEd

World War III will not start with an exchange of nuclear weapons. It won’t ignite from the jostling of great

11.03.2026 10

Eurasia Review

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This is What Accountability Looks Like

America’s accountability problem didn’t begin with Trump. Confederate leaders were generally not punished after the Civil War—even Confederate...

09.03.2026 30

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This Is What Accountability Looks Like – OpEd

An elected leader who tries to seize absolute power through a military coup commits the most serious political transgression that

05.03.2026 10

Eurasia Review

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With Its Tariff Ruling, the Supreme Court Shows It's Possible to Take Trump's Toys Away

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26.02.2026 30

Common Dreams

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The Silver Lining Behind Trump’s Tariff Tantrum – OpEd

The Supreme Court’s decision is clear. The president did not have the authority to impose most of his tariffs. Trump

26.02.2026 20

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Trump Goes Rogue As A Globocop – OpEd

A mere 15 years ago, during an epoch that now seems as distant as the Paleozoic era, an American president

19.02.2026 10

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Trump Is Turning the US Into the World's Rogue Policeman

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Common Dreams

John Feffer

The Disappearance Of Palestine? – OpEd

By some measures, the Palestinian bid for statehood has never been stronger. By the end of last year, at least 157

12.02.2026 10

Eurasia Review

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Trump Delivers Lunch To Beijing – OpEd

China has been nipping at the heels of the United States for a quarter of a century. By some measures, the

05.02.2026 10

Eurasia Review

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Wannabe King of the World

At the World Economic Forum this year, the audience of wealthy and powerful was treated to the kind of trash-talking that was once reserved for the...

03.02.2026 10

CounterPunch

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The Man Who Would Be King (Of The World) – OpEd

At the World Economic Forum this year, the audience of wealthy and powerful was treated to the kind of trash-talking

29.01.2026 20

Eurasia Review

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Trump's Administration of Comic Book Villains Is Making War on the World Order

26.01.2026 40

Common Dreams

John Feffer

Is Iran Next? – OpEd

The protests taking place in Iran, which have left thousands dead, have raised the possibility that the theocratic government is on the

16.01.2026 10

Eurasia Review

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The Power Play President

As a Christmas present to his evangelical base, Donald Trump ordered military strikes against an Islamic State offshoot in Nigeria on December 25. On...

12.01.2026 30

CounterPunch

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The Venezuela Attack Is Part of Trump's Quest to Be the World's No. 1 Bad Hombre

10.01.2026 20

Common Dreams

John Feffer

The Power Play President – OpEd

As a Christmas present to his evangelical base, Donald Trump ordered military strikes against an Islamic State offshoot in Nigeria

09.01.2026 10

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Trump Destroys Government

I have always supported the idea of government. In a well-functioning democracy, voters elect their representatives to enact policies that reflect the...

22.12.2025 30

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The Geopolitics of Trump’s Campaign Against Venezuela

Donald Trump certainly has global ambitions. He is using tariffs to remake the global economy. He is withdrawing the United States from as many...

16.12.2025 50

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An Oligarch’s Guide to Ending the Ukraine War

Here’s how oligarchs play their game of geopolitical three-card monte. They attract attention by promising the moon. Then they hide their real...

08.12.2025 30

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An Oligarch’s Guide To Ending The War In Ukraine – OpEd

Here’s how oligarchs play their game of geopolitical three-card monte. They attract attention by promising the moon. Then they hide

06.12.2025 20

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Perfect Peace In Antarctica – OpEd

By Jonathan Power In 1772, sailing to the far south, Captain James Cook deflated the prevailing myth of Antarctica, that

22.11.2025 20

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

The US Military Is No Answer To Narcotraffickers – OpEd

Ecuador, once one of the most peaceful countries in Latin America, is now one of its most dangerous. The murder

22.11.2025 20

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

The US Military is No Answer to Narcotraffickers

Ecuador, once one of the most peaceful countries in Latin America, is now one of its most dangerous. The murder rate in 2020 was 7.7 homicides per...

21.11.2025 20

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The People of Ecuador Are Right: US Force Won't Stop Narco-Traffickers

20.11.2025 20

Common Dreams

John Feffer

Trump Should Win the Nobel War Prize

On his recent tour of Asia, Donald Trump picked up a number of gifts, including a golden replica of a Silla crown in South Korea and a golden golf...

19.11.2025 20

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John Feffer

Donald Trump Deserves the Nobel Prize for War

16.11.2025 20

Common Dreams

John Feffer

The Venn diagram of Donald Trump’s vendettas

Trump, MAGA and some on the left despise the liberal international order. Multipolarism isn't the answer.

10.11.2025 20

Salon

John Feffer

The Multipolarism Of Fools – OpEd

Donald Trump hates Antifa. He hates late-night TV hosts, Democratic-controlled cities, and anyone who has ever challenged him in court.

06.11.2025 20

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Why the Left Should Not Join Trump or BRICS' Attack on Globalism

05.11.2025 20

Common Dreams

John Feffer

The Multipolarism of Fools

Donald Trump hates Antifa. He hates late-night TV hosts, Democratic-controlled cities, and anyone who has ever challenged him in court. As of October,...

05.11.2025 30

CounterPunch

John Feffer

Trump’s Pacific Pivot – OpEd

Donald Trump loves to pivot. He is restless, he has some form of attention deficit disorder, and he likes to

01.11.2025 20

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

How Many Laws Will Trump Break to Make America Predominantly White Again?

25.10.2025 30

Common Dreams

John Feffer

America’s Disappeared – OpEd

The Trump administration aspires to deport a million people in its first year of office. The president has also spoken of the

23.10.2025 20

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Gaza Deal or No Deal?

All the living hostages held by Hamas returned to Israel this week. The 20 men have been reunited with their ecstatic families. It’s extraordinary...

21.10.2025 40

CounterPunch

John Feffer

Gaza Has a Ceasefire, Now Palestine Needs Self-Determination

16.10.2025 20

Common Dreams

John Feffer

Gaza: Deal Or No Deal? – OpEd

All the living hostages held by Hamas returned to Israel this week. The 20 men have been reunited with their

16.10.2025 20

Eurasia Review

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