Politics

Archaeology Is Flipping the Script on What We Know About Ancient Mesoamerica

Gary M. Feinman, David M. Carballo / Resilience Aug 11, 2023 The evidence tells us that cooperative and pluralistic government was at least as common as and more resilient than despotic states. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

An Isolated Russia Seeks Friends in Egypt, Offers to Build Nuclear Plant

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 11, 2015 President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation paid a state visit to Cairo on Tuesday, consulting with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on a range of economic and foreign policy issues. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Can China and Russia Squeeze Washington Out of Eurasia?

By Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch Oct 6, 2014 A specter haunts the fast-aging “New American Century”: the possibility of a future Beijing-Moscow-Berlin strategic trade and commercial alliance. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Putin and Poroshenko Agree on a ‘Cease-Fire Process’ for East Ukraine

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 3, 2014 The Kremlin stated Wednesday that although Russia "is not party" to the ongoing battles in the Donbass region of Ukraine, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko "coincided significantly" on ways to "settle the conflict" during a morning phone conversation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Birth of a Eurasian Century

By Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch May 19, 2014 A specter is haunting Washington, an unnerving vision of a Sino-Russian alliance wedded to an expansive symbiosis of trade and commerce across much of the Eurasian land mass -- at the expense of the United States. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Russian Annexation of Crimea, Israeli Annexation of Palestine

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 19, 2014 Russia’s annexation of Crimea on Tuesday is among the few significant territorial acquisitions since the end of World War II by one country from another, more or less by force. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Will the Crimea Vote Create a Domino Effect in Eurasia?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 17, 2014 Will Russia’s rush to referendum and the outcome affect other populations that want to secede throughout the world? Will it destabilize the current world order? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tens of Thousands in Turkey Protest Tyranny of the Majority

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 13, 2014 Tens of thousands of Turks demonstrated in Istanbul and other cities on Wednesday coming off the funeral of 15-year-old Berkin Elvan. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: Bone-Deep Similarities

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Jan 17, 2007 Recent anthropological research suggests that our African and Eurasian ancestors were more genetically similar than we had thought. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )