Lluís Bassets

The Greater Middle East conceived by Bush and his neocons, where democracy was to come from Iraq, is back. But now it is Israel that is doing the dirty work, instead of the US

Given the twists and turns in the United States, any prediction is risky, but hope is reborn

This is the central question occupying the minds of participants at the Washington summit, even though different concerns are being expressed in statements and speeches

With just six months to go before the presidential election, it would seem that the Republican presumptive nominee is seeking to be imprisoned for contempt of court

The third international court case on the Gaza war pits a regime accused of crimes against humanity against a strong and legitimate democracy

Putin’s Russia is a factory of conspiracy theories that does not shy away from inventing a link between the Islamic State and Ukraine, or even NATO and Washington if it feels the need to do so

Only an immediate and definitive ceasefire, allowing the massive delivery of supplies, could save Gazans from disaster

The patience of the White House seems infinite: since Netanyahu does not have a plan, let’s create one ourselves

The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court declaring Trump eligible for the presidency may result in the millionaire being exonerated from answering the criminal charges against him

Two legal processes underway are trying to determine whether a genocide is being committed in Gaza

War is the greatest and most brutal engine of change. And war calls for war; especially when there is no longer a superpower to prevent it. If Russia can mobilize against Ukraine, so can China against Taiwan, Azerbaijan against Armenia, and Israel against Gaza

Nothing favors Russia more than the erosion of NATO’s defensive credibility and trust among allies

The tycoon has not only displaced the economy from public conversation, but his more radical proposals have penetrated a White House incapable of defending the progress of the country

Not since 1950 has North Korea presented such a dangerous face, according to leading experts. So much so that they believe the decision to go to war again has already been taken

The Israeli prime minister’s intention is to continue the war, extend it, forget about the hostages and remain silent about the future of Gaza and the Palestinians

Biden is already the oldest sitting president in history, and Trump was the oldest to achieve the presidency. Whoever wins in November will be setting new age records again

When weapons corner politics, only the spiral of violence governs. We see it between Ukraine and Russia, between Hamas and Israel, and this Wednesday in the attack that killed over a hundred people in Iran

Ukrainians and Palestinians are bearing the brunt of the death, destruction and uncertainty about the future

If Trump emerges from the hornet’s nest alive and reaches the finish line, he will be the most powerful president in the history of the United States, placed above the law with the endorsement of the Supreme Court. In that case, we do not know what will become of the Constitution or democracy

There should be little doubt about the legitimacy of Ukraine’s response to Russia’s aggression, and Israel’s to the Hamas attacks. The problem lies in the limits

The prime minister of Israel and the president of Russia are both discredited in the eyes of the international community; the former is protected in the U.N. Security Council by the U.S. veto, and the latter by his own

Contrary to what Netanyahu thinks, the only path to peace for Israel is an independent Palestinian state

Extermination is only possible when victims are first dehumanized and treated as pests to be swiftly eradicated