-
The Myopia of Anglo-American Rulers
International Relations (IR) theory fails to deliver on one of its key promises, specifically to produce positivist, value free analysis. What we encounter in the vast majority of international theory is the provincial or parochial normative purpose of defending and celebrating the ideal of the West in world politics. IR theory can no longer be […]
-
Collectivist, Individualist and Communist Selves Part II
Summary of Part I In Part I of my article, we began by distinguishing the social self from two forms of identity that are often confused with it: temperament and personality. The focus of part one is to show how very social (or even socialist) was the work of social psychologist George Herbert Mead. We […]
-
Western Tales About China are Just Tales
Introduction Western media never stop warning us of China: it menaces Taiwan, threatens its neighbors and shipping lanes in the South China Sea, and sticks military bases on Cuba. China, we are told, spies on us by the most devious means, through TikTok, Huawei 5G, and weather balloons. And China, say our media, ensnares Africa […]
-
The Cycles and Spirals of Capitalism
Orientation How long has capitalism existed? Has it always been with us all the way back to tribal societies or is it a product of the modern age? Is there any pattern to its evolution? Is it cyclic, spiral-like or random? What is the nature of capitalist crises? Why does capitalism grow flush in certain […]
-
72% of the UN Security Council (by Population) Backed Russia’s Call for a UN Investigation of the Nord Stream Bombing
72 percent of the UN Security Council (by population) Backed Russia’s call for a UN investigation of the Nord Stream bombing (libya360.wordpress.com) International arbitration may be defined as the substitution of many burning questions for a smoldering one. — Ambrose Bierce, The shadow on the dial, and other essays, (ed. 1909); p. 302 in the […]
English
Arabic
Chinese (Simplified)
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish