As its war on multipolarism expands, Washington is converting the Western economy to arms production, draining its client states, and eroding its own social foundations — repeating the terminal trajectory of the British Empire.
America has become an imperial power that aims to invade and dominate the weak countries. This tendency has created global insecurity and led America to lose wars.
In terms of natural resources and firepower, America dominates like no other country. It has the largest and most flexible military, the most weapons, and the most devices to spy on and kill people from afar. At this point, it would seem American soldiers can win any war. But since 1945 America has fought a lot of wars and lost almost every one of them. In Vietnam, eventually communist forces unified all of Vietnam. America’s decades-long and hugely costly intervention in Afghanistan ended with the Taliban back in power. America’s quick and easy invasion of Iraq eventually turned into a mess with a protracted and expensive effort to rebuild the country and restore some sort of order. American superiority during the wars didn’t really solve anything. There was obvious American frustration with the futility of the wars and, in the process, the American military killed, and continues to kill, a lot of innocent people. There was a disconnect between America’s political aims and the aims of people in the countries America invaded.
The US must consider what political outcomes will flow from her military victories and what will be the case on the first day after she achieves military dominance
Dans l’ombre de conflits plus spectaculaires, le gouvernement américain du président Donald Trump n’a pas renoncé à ses ambitions expansionnistes dans son environnement immédiat. Les États-Unis viennent de faire un grand pas vers leur objectif d’annexer le Danemark1 — même si cela n’est pas présenté ainsi à l’opinion publique mondiale. Mardi, à New York, Trump, la première ministre danoise Mette Frederiksen et le chef du gouvernement groenlandais Jens-Frederik Nielsen ont signé un «accord de sécurité» portant sur l’Arctique et l’Atlantique Nord. Cet accord vise avant tout à accroître la présence militaire américaine au Groenland et complète l’accord de défense américano-danois de 1951. Il entrera en vigueur à l’issue des procédures parlementaires requises.
How are the Wars Coming Along?
By all measures, the proxy war and the war that were supposed to bring the US’s appointed adversaries, Russia and Iran, under Washington’s domination are generating adverse effects for everyone. By September 11, 2026, diesel prices in the US had risen to over $6 per gallon for the first time in history, a 60% increase from the prices immediately before the US’s illegal war on Iran in February. Meanwhile, gasoline prices had risen by over 44% over the same period. American citizens are estimated to have spent an additional $100 billion on diesel and gasoline between late February and mid-September 2026, showing how the war has added a financial burden to households. EU citizens have not been spared, as Anadolu Agency reported that gasoline and diesel prices had increased by 24 and 33 percent, respectively, over the period of the US debacle in Iran. Further afield in Kenya, fuel prices had increased by 20 and 30% for gasoline and diesel, respectively, over the same period. The reality is likely to worsen as the Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) instituted a counter-blockade against Saudi Arabia, which is likely to further restrict oil exports from the Persian Gulf after Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The rising fuel prices across different regions, and the resulting risks of inflation, show the dangers of Washington’s myopic plans to strangle selected countries, including how those that comply with or abet US economic coercion and wars are not safe.
Le 17 janvier 2024, environ 150 troupes d’assaut russes disparaissaient sous le sol du champ de bataille au sud d’Avdiivka. La formation russe s’approchait du territoire au sud de la ville, en particulier la fortification ukrainienne de Tsarskaya Okhota (la Chasse du Tsar). Avancer vers la position par des approches classiques les aurait exposés à un champ de bataille sous la surveillance constante de drones. De plus, le terrain était fortement miné et les tentatives d’approches étaient reçues par les tirs de l’artillerie ukrainienne. L’armée ukrainienne avait installé des positions pour détecter et détruire les formations russes se dirigeant vers la ville.
My core argument is straightforward: frameworks forged during the Cold War are not merely outdated—they can become actively dangerous as guides to a world being reshaped by artificial intelligence. Today’s strategists risk preparing to fight yesterday’s conflicts, while tomorrow’s power dynamics are being framed inside data centres—and, one day, potentially in outer space.
The political wing of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) elected a new leader over the weekend. The Ummah Party elected Muath al-Khawaldeh as secretary general at its seventh general conference, defeating Ahmad al-Qatawneh in a closely contested race.
Khawaldeh served as the official spokesperson for the MB until Amman outlawed the group in 2022 and later banned it in April 2025. The ban followed the group’s involvement in a plot to procure drones and missiles and recruit operatives for terror activities inside and outside Jordan. The United States later designated the group as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) for providing material support to Hamas.
The Ummah Party has been on a rebranding kick since the ban of its parent organization. After changing its name in May from the Islamic Action Front, it sought to install new leadership to signal distance from the MB. But the changes have been largely cosmetic. Despite the changes, party officials have said that “opening up to a new name does not mean abandoning its identity.” The election of an MB official to lead the party demonstrates the MB’s continuing influence.
MB Figures Take Top Spots in ‘New’ Party’s Leadership
Al-Khawaldeh has held an official role in the organization since at least 2015, when he became its spokesperson. In 2024, he joined the Brotherhood’s executive council, where he oversaw several political portfolios, including the Palestine portfolio.
The Muslim Brotherhood’s foothold in Ummah is not limited to al-Khawaldeh. The party’s Shura Council, its main decision-making body, also includes MB officials and members. On the same day as al-Khawaldeh’s election, the party elected 21 members to fill vacant seats on the council, including several prominent MB figures: Hamzah Mansour, a former head of the MB’s Shura Council; Jamil Abu Baker, a former deputy leader of the MB and member of its executive council; Mustafa Saqer, a member of the MB’s executive council; and Aref Hamdan, a member of the MB’s Shura Council and a former member of its executive council.
The Party’s Rebranding Is Less Than Skin-Deep
Despite Amman banning the Muslim Brotherhood, it allowed its political wing to continue operating and remain represented in parliament. Jordan has historically sought to manage Islamist participation rather than eliminating it. The government used a 2022 law restricting religiously affiliated party names in an effort to push the Islamic Action Front to rebrand.
The party has not moved away from its Islamist leanings. Its new constitution continues to emphasize the promotion of Islamic values and culture, as well as mobilization against “colonial projects,” including Zionism, while framing the Palestinian cause as a shared Arab and Islamic responsibility.
Following his election, al-Khawaldeh’s remarks adopted a more inclusive, nationalist tone. “We extend our hands to the national community to serve our country, our nation, and the causes of the nation,” he said. He described the Palestinian cause as “a national cause par excellence,” and stressed the party’s continued support for the Palestinians’ “resistance.”
U.S. Should Investigate Whether the Party’s Ties to the Jordanian MB Warrant Sanctions
When Washington designated the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood in January, the designation did not extend to the movement’s leadership or to entities subordinate or affiliated with it, including its political wing and charities. The election of Muslim Brotherhood officials to senior positions in the Ummah Party shows personnel continuity between the two organizations.
Washington should review the relationship between the Ummah Party and the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, focusing on whether the two organizations share decision-making structures, including individuals serving in dual capacities. The United States should also investigate whether Brotherhood officials direct or influence party decisions, and whether the party provides funds or other material support to the designated organization.
Donald Trump vient de prononcer, depuis la tribune de l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies, un discours à l’adresse du reste du monde qui est sans doute le plus grandiloquent, ignorant, agressif et scandaleux de toute l’histoire de l’organisation, vieille de 81 ans.
The Transition from Young Marx to Mature Marx
Louis Althusser’s interpretation of Karl Marx is marked by a fundamental distinction between the early writings of Marx and the theoretical work that emerged from the mid-1840s onward. In For Marx and Reading Capital, Althusser develops the argument that Marx’s intellectual development cannot be understood simply as a gradual accumulation of ideas. Instead, he identifies a decisive theoretical transformation, which he describes through the concept of an epistemological break.
La «clause des États ennemis» place l’Allemagne sous la tutelle des vainqueurs de la Seconde Guerre mondiale depuis 1945. Jamais abrogée, cette disposition souligne les limites actuelles de la souveraineté allemande.
Remarques préliminaires
Récemment, la «clause des États ennemis» de la Charte des Nations unies — tombée depuis longtemps dans l’oubli — est revenue sur le devant de la scène. Comme j’étudie cette question depuis plusieurs années déjà, je souhaiterais l’aborder une nouvelle fois dans l’article qui suit. La première partie de mon analyse a déjà été publiée en janvier 2024, notamment dans Overton Magazine le 18 janvier 2023, ainsi que dans mon ouvrage Niemand soll hungern, ohne zu frieren (Personne ne devrait souffrir de la faim ni du froid), paru en 2024. La deuxième partie est un extrait de mon ouvrage Geopolitik im Überblick. Deutschland-USA-EU-Russland (La géopolitique en bref : Allemagne-États-Unis-UE-Russie), publié en juillet 2025, dans lequel j’aborde, entre autres, l’importance de la «clause des États ennemis» pour la situation politique actuelle, qui devient de plus en plus tendue.