The most striking geopolitical feature of the past four years has not been bipolarity or multipolarity—or even great-power conflict. It has been the spectacle of major economies pursuing self…
There is an awful similarity between religion and neoclassical economics. Whereby in religious studies, you learn the mysticism of spirituality. In neoclassical economics, you learn the inefficiency…
Capitalism is in crisis. Until recently, that conviction was confined to the left. Today, however, it has gained traction across the political spectrum in advanced economies. Economists, policymakers…
Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism.Quinn Slobodian.Harvard University Press, 2018. 400pp. The historianQuinn Slobodianhas written a book that is likely to upset enthusiasts…
Netanyahu did not realise his goal of ending Iran's nuclear programme and regime change, and Iran stood alone in its war with Israel, as global and regional allies left it to fend for itself
For decades, Iran's supreme leader—first Khomeini, then Khamenei—pursued a strategy of backing regional militias to fight Israel, but with the 'resistance axis' in tatters, Iran is left to fight alone