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From Tariffs to Turmoil

Donald Trump announced 25 percent tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum imports on February 10, doubling down on his protectionist agenda to...

19.02.2025 8

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

NATO, Ukraine and the Looming Challengs of Trump’s Return

As Europe braces for President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, questions loom over its impact on the war in Ukraine and NATO’s future....

09.01.2025 9

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

Iran Faces a Sobering Recalibration of its Regional Ambitions

The dramatic sequence of events that began on October 7, 2023, with Hamas’s strike in Israel, has cascaded through the Middle East, toppling...

19.12.2024 3

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

Trump Takes Aim at BRICS and the Global Economy

Donald Trump, a man who never shied from bold declarations, has once again turned the global stage into a theater of economic brinkmanship. His...

11.12.2024 10

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

The EU’s Dual Approach: Green Subsidies and Tarriffs on Chinese EVs

On October 29, 2024, the European Commission unveiled new countervailing duties on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports, effective the following...

21.11.2024 10

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

How Targeting UN Could Harm Israel’s Own Interests

The recent Israeli measures against the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)—including two controversial bills to ban UNRWA from operating on Israeli...

14.11.2024 4

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

How Targeting Israel Could Harm Israel’s Own Interests

The recent Israeli measures against the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)—including two controversial bills to ban UNRWA from operating on Israeli...

14.11.2024 3

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

In Fencing China Out is Washington Fencing Itself In?

As Washington doubles down on its semiconductor embargoes, a troubling paradox emerges: in trying to stymie China’s technological advances, the...

08.11.2024 6

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

Hamas Without Sinwar: a Setback or a Catalyst?

Ever since the October 7 attack last year, Israeli intelligence claimed that Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s military leader, was hiding deep within Gaza’s...

30.10.2024 3

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

Macron v. Netanyahu: a Growing Rift Over Gaza

It took nearly a year for French President Emmanuel Macron to confront the uncomfortable truth: the path to peace in Gaza cannot be paved with more...

21.10.2024 5

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

Netanyahu’s Ambitions Undermine Biden’s Middle East Strategy

The Biden administration’s approach to the Middle East crisis that erupted in the wake of October 7, 2023 is on the brink of collapse. Israel’s...

11.10.2024 2

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

Israel Is the Greatest Threat to US Strategy in the Middle East

Netanyahu’s push for a military victory beyond Gaza threatens to drag Washington into a broader regional war, challenging America’s long-term...

09.10.2024 8

Common Dreams

Imran Khalid