Author: Stuart J. Hooper
Stuart J. Hooper
Stuart J. Hooper is an Instructor of Political Science at Cameron University and PhD Candidate in International Politics at City University of London researching the military industrial complex, elites, war, and globalism.
Imagine a scenario where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had occurred in a world without the deep scars of the War on Terror. Putin’s violation of sovereign territory and destruction of a nation state would exist in a near vacuum of interstate conflict; setting aside various border conflicts and 1990s NATO interventions. While the term ‘appeaser’ has returned to everyday parlance in describing those opposed to supporting Ukraine’s fight, the label of ‘skeptic’ is far more accurate. Those opposed to offering a blank check of support for the Ukrainians are not all cheerleading for a Russian victory, but, rightly, concerned about…
While headlines on the current state of Europe’s energy crisis are certainly highlighting the problem, few are apparently ready to reveal the unmitigated reality as to what this really means for European societies in the coming months. Governments across Europe are about to sacrifice the lives, livelihoods, and futures of their citizens on the altar of transnational corporate power. Small businesses will close en masse. People will freeze to death in their homes. Homelessness and poverty will reach epic proportions. Life savings will be wiped out in a matter of months. Civil unrest will escalate to levels that make January…