Baghdad in France
Today's reactionaries don't seem to be interested in a new world war, but in a clash between North and South, rich and poor.
Gilbert Achcar is an emeritus professor at SOAS, University of London. His most recent books are The New Cold War: The United States, Russia and China From Kosovo to Ukraine and Gaza Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective.
Today's reactionaries don't seem to be interested in a new world war, but in a clash between North and South, rich and poor.
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