Trump and Netanyahu’s Lurch into Iran: Imperial Hubris in the Wake of a People’s Uprising

Reeking of Imperial Hubris Seizing upon what they consider to be a generational opportunity, with Iran’s theocratic dictatorship shaken by the January people’s uprising, Trump and Netanyahu launched a “prolonged” attack from the air on February 28. While the attacks are aimed, they say, at eliminating Iran’s nuclear and [...]

Egypt’s Failed Democratic Transition: Why the Labour Movement Matters

A central lesson is that labour movements will be in a better position to shape political outcomes decisively if they build independent organisations with real strategic capacity. The absence of such organisational strength in Egypt was a key reason why the post-Mubarak order did not evolve in a more democratic direction.

By |Feb 3, 2026|
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