French police routinely use excessive force against migrants in Calais: Human Rights Watch

Was the ‘Russian Hack’ an Inside Job? Intelligence Vets Challenge the Forensic ‘Evidence’

Was the ‘Russian Hack’ an Inside Job? Intelligence Vets Challenge the Forensic ‘Evidence’

Trump to Lebanese premier: ‘You’re on frontline of fighting ISIS, Al-Qaeda – and Hezbollah’

Turkish President Erdogan calls on all Muslims to ‘protect’ Jerusalem holy site known as Temple Mount and Noble Sanctuary

Thousands of Jordanians protest killing of teenager in embassy, chant ‘Death to Israel’

There’s an entire sub-industry in journalism devoted to the idea that China is poised to replace the U.S. as the “global empire” / hegemon. This notion of global empire being something like a baton that gets passed from nation-state to nation-state