Washington must decide now when and how its troops can withdraw from Iraq, writes Immanuel Wallerstein*
The debate has shifted in the United States. It is no longer about the merits of the US invasion of Iraq. It is now about when and how the US can (...)
Hurricaine Katrina highlighted the politics of incompetence and decline in the US, writes Immanuel Wallerstein
The entire world has been following with stupefaction the incredible performance of the United States federal government's response to the (...)
The United States has lost the Iraq war, writes Immanuel Wallerstein*
It's over. For the United States to win the Iraq war requires three things: defeating the Iraqi resistance; establishing a stable government in Iraq that is friendly to the US; (...)
Rather than treat India and China as rivals, the US should establish partnerships with them, treating them as equals, writes Immanuel Wallerstein*
On 18 July, 2005, the United States and India issue a joint statement, which celebrated the new (...)
Iraqis and Americans are killed in ever-increasing numbers because of the Bush administration's interventionist policies, writes Immanuel Wallerstein*
We know now that George W Bush confided to one of his friends before he was president that he (...)
Immanuel Wallerstein* analyses the repercussions of the ambiguous French "no" to the European constitution
On 29 May, 2005, the French voted in a referendum not to ratify the proposed European constitution. Three days later, Dutch voters did the (...)
Washington is playing with fire, writes Immanuel Wallerstein
When you're a powerful country, it's hard not to play with fire. But the Bush regime has been particularly reckless. Take for example the triangle Iran, Iraq and the United States. The (...)
The Russian president made much political capital out of commemorations marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, writes Immanuel Wallerstein*
Was it really United States President George W Bush who was the guest of honour at the (...)
Slowly but surely the US dominance of its Latin American 'backyard' is eroding, writes Immanuel Wallerstein*
There was an old Chinese torture called Ling chi, a death by a thousand cuts. The cuts are all small, but in the end the person dies. This (...)
On the occasion of the death of one Pope and the election of another, Immanuel Wallerstein reflects on the nearly 2000-year history of the Catholic Church
The extraordinary celebration of John Paul II at his funeral, whose only comparable event in (...)
Immanuel Wallerstein* assesses the ramifications of US President George W Bush's geopolitical legacy
The newspapers these days tell us that George W Bush is concerned with his historical legacy. For what will he be remembered by historians writing (...)
Washington faces a diplomatic challenge from the political heavyweights of East Asia as they adopt increasingly muscular foreign policies, writes Immanuel Wallerstein*
As late as the 1960s, few analysts in the Western world thought that either Japan (...)
Abu Mazen's election will do little to revive the peace process, argues Immanuel Wallerstein*
Mahmoud Abbas has been elected president of the Palestinian Authority to succeed Yasser Arafat. Will this make any difference? Is the creation of a (...)
Immanuel Wallerstein* predicts the American president's second term will be marked by increasing isolationism
George W Bush has been re-elected for a second term of four years. It is rather certain what policy he will pursue on the US domestic (...)
The US and China are following totally opposed geopolitical strategies. Who will be the winner? asks Immanuel Wallerstein*
Ever since Richard Nixon went to China on 21 February 1972 to visit Mao Zedong, the world's geopolitical alignments have never (...)
Both North and South are a long way from having free and fair elections, argues Immanuel Wallerstein*
Elections have become the commonplace of the modern world. Almost every country holds elections, and repeatedly. Furthermore, almost every country (...)
Internal contradictions within Bush's agenda may jeopardise the new administration's ability to achieve its objectives, writes Immanuel Wallerstein*
George W Bush has been re-elected president of the United States, and he has increased his margin of (...)