Scahill and Ahmadian discuss the events leading up to Trump’s announcement on Thursday, Iran’s red lines—including the unfreezing of assets an end to the war on Lebanon—and how Israel will seek to sabotage a deal, and economic impact on Iran.
A soft drink stabilized with gum arabic. Gold refined in Dubai. Meat imported for a holiday feast. These objects appear far removed from Sudan’s war. They are not.
It is difficult to estimate the White House’s off-the-books revenue. There’s no comprehensive public accounting of this money, only dubious assertions from administration officials and President Trump’s social media posts. He is raking in billions.
Ecuador remains trapped in a geopolitical paradox, needing investment in education, science, and technology to escape the “middle-income trap.” Recent leaders have chosen maximizing short term rents through the extraction of oil and minerals.
Riyadh and Abu Dhabi appeared to be the twin engines of a new Arab order. That veneer of unity has now, not just cracked; it has been replaced by a series of high-stakes disputes stretching from Southern Yemen to the Horn of Africa.
Despite the fact that the Middle East has experienced hellish heat waves and epic floods, Middle Eastern regimes get failing grades on climate action
Agreements have been struck with African states home to crucial biodiversity hotspots, for land representing billions of dollars in potential carbon offsetting revenue.
Afghan women arm, a new pink tide in Latin America, Canadians demand a reckoning, and more
Elections in Bolivia, Uprising in Thailand, Palestine on the defensive. Reports, remembrances and reminders from the international left.
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