With his talk about providing ballistic missiles to Ukraine, Friedrich Merz, Germany’s warmongering new chancellor, is toying with a tripwire for Moscow.
Patrick Lawrence: War in Our Time
Month: June 2025
Russia at a Crossroads
Moscow’s military campaign under Putin’s leadership has focused on avoiding escalation, says John Wight. But Ukraine’s drone strike deep into Russian territory is a gauntlet thrown down.
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Sails to Break Illegal Israeli Siege
The ship symbolizes the spirit of Palestinian resilience and the growing global resistance to Israel’s collective punishment and starvation policies, says Ann Wright.
VIPS MEMO: The Leap Forward in Surveilling Americans
The U.S. has weaponized intelligence agencies against U.S. citizens for political reasons. Today’s collection and exploitation of information on Americans goes beyond anything VIPS has seen and should stir every U.S. citizen who cares about privacy under the Constitution.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: Dangers of Renewed Civil War in Syria
With 150 armed groups in Syria, the ruling HTS (Al-Qa`idah) doesn’t control the country, while Israeli bombing intends to expose the weaknesses of the so-called central government in Damascus.
A Blueprint to End the Genocide
These are the steps the world must take to end the slaughter in Gaza, according to Richard Falk, Chandra Muzaffar and Joseph Camilleri of Saving Humanity and Planet Earth (SHAPE).
CN Launches Spring Fund Drive in a Time of Crisis
As the world continues to teeter on the brink of disaster over Ukraine and Palestine, Consortium News endeavors to bring you different perspectives to try to make sense of the dangerous times we live in.
Chris Hedges Report: The Shared Mythology of Israel & the US
In the face of Israel’s genocide of the Palestinians, Prof. Joan Scott discusses the relevance of the late Amy Kaplan’s Our American Israel: The Story of an Entangled Alliance.