Asia

Australia Fires

The Real Existential Threat Is Our Overheating Planet The Real Existential Threat Is Our Overheating Planet

By 2049, China will be too busy dealing with climate disasters to launch a war with the United States.

Aug 26, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

Rahm Emanuel

Making Rahm Emanuel Ambassador to Japan Would Be a Sick Joke Making Rahm Emanuel Ambassador to Japan Would Be a Sick Joke

Nominating the foul-mouthed former Chicago mayor is an insult to Japan—and a clear indication that Black lives don’t really matter.

Aug 24, 2021 / Robert L. Borosage

Afghan Escalation

Great Power Politics After Afghanistan Great Power Politics After Afghanistan

Resetting the global chessboard.

Aug 24, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

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Afghan Women and Girls Are Caught in the Cross Fire Afghan Women and Girls Are Caught in the Cross Fire

Anti-war feminists in both Afghanistan and America are left picking up the pieces after a long occupation and sudden exit.

Aug 20, 2021 / Katha Pollitt

Mark Milley sits in front of a microphone, with Mark Esper beside him

America’s Global Imperialist Footprint America’s Global Imperialist Footprint

With hundreds of military bases around the world, America’s imperialist ambitions won’t stop with failure in Afghanistan.

Aug 20, 2021 / Dispatch / Patterson Deppen

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Misogynistic Hate Will Not Stop Korean Feminism Misogynistic Hate Will Not Stop Korean Feminism

Male chauvinists launched a campaign to humiliate An San, a 20-year-old archer. Instead of giving in, she won another gold. 

Aug 9, 2021 / Lee Hyun Choi

Tokyo’s Games Are Harming the Nuclear Weapons Ban Movement

Tokyo’s Games Are Harming the Nuclear Weapons Ban Movement Tokyo’s Games Are Harming the Nuclear Weapons Ban Movement

By paying lip service to the Fukushima disaster and the nuclear bombs dropped on Japan, these games are downplaying the growing danger of nuclear catastrophe.

Jul 29, 2021 / Alyn Ware

Protesters March Against The Tokyo Olympics

Why Tokyo Turned Against the Olympics Why Tokyo Turned Against the Olympics

The city is the center of a great experiment at a dangerous new phase of the pandemic.

Jul 23, 2021 / Chelsea Szendi Schieder

The Human Costs of the Pandemic Olympics

The Human Costs of the Pandemic Olympics The Human Costs of the Pandemic Olympics

The Tokyo Games should be a warning to potential Olympic hosts everywhere.

Jul 21, 2021 / Column / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Thomas Bach in Japan, July 2021

Anti-Asian Racism and the 2020 Olympic Games Anti-Asian Racism and the 2020 Olympic Games

How can IOC President Thomas Bach force through these games against the will of 80 percent of the population? It helps if you don’t even know who they are.

Jul 16, 2021 / Blog / Dave Zirin

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