The military-industrial complex remains in full swing, but there are other hidden factors that increase the propensity to use military force
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The publisher on why he published 'There we are human again'
May 21, 2026
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Jonathan Rowson of Perspectiva Press, the publisher of Carne's new book, "There we are human again: a diplomat's journey to anarchism" has written an entertaining blog about why he published the book. It's a good introduction to the book, but also an argument about why everyone needs to know about ...
How Power Works: Iran: why do we allow states to wage war?
Mar 17, 2026
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We can all agree that Trump or Netanyahu are monstrous, but why do we give them - or rather states - the right to kill in the first place?
Each week I look at one major international event and try to explain the st...
Syria: no ceasefire, attacks continue, a feckless 'West' puts all of us at risk
Jan 22, 2026
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The letter below was sent to the UN late last night by Ilham Ahmed, representative of the autonomous administration of North East Syria. The Security Council is due to discuss Syria today, 22 January. Of course, the al-Sharaa government (which is what I think we should call it now, not the ‘Syrian g...
Syria: Catastrophe
Jan 21, 2026
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Posted on substack 20 January 2026
A catastrophe is unfolding, hour by hour, in North East Syria.
The transitional government of Al-Sharaa agreed a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of North East Syria (called ‘the Kurds’ by most in the press) on Sunday. But government forces and a...
Alarming New Developments in Syria: we could be looking at the start of a new civil war
Jan 14, 2026
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Government forces attack Kurdish neighbourhoods in Aleppo; the risk of broader breakdown is rising
Developments in Syria have been overshadowed by news from Iran but they are not good. A few days ago a coordinated and planned attac
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The Death of Love and the Hope of Anarchy
Nov 18, 2025
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How the system stifles love and even stops us living fully as ourselves
When I first became interested in anarchism, I saw it as an alternative system of government, a method of how we should take decisions together, a better mechanism that would provide more equitable outcomes and provide that ...
Western Sahara: betrayal of a people, a principle and of international law
Nov 06, 2025
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There’s a major development on the Western Sahara and it’s very alarming. A native population who have suffered repressive occupation for decades, trusting the UN’s promise of self-determination, is about to be abandoned.
If you don’t know the history, Morocco invaded the territory in 1975 when Sp...
