Linda Bilmes

Oct 12, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Bharat Dogra |M K Bhadrakumar |Pratap Antony |Linda Bilmes

If a country is entangled in a destructive and messy war what is its leader most likely to say? In most cases the answer would be that the leader would be looking for a very early end to war. But at least two leaders placed in such a situation today are saying or suggesting something very different.

Oct 8, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Amir Nour |Moumita Alam |Linda Bilmes |Suresh Khairnar

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”(George Santayana)[2]Bad Students of History     General Vo Nguyen Giap, the great military strategist[3] and political leader who led Vietnamese communist forces to victories in successive wars against Japan, France[4], South Vietnam and the United States, once famously said: “the imperialists are bad students. Yes. We taught them the right lessons, didn’t we?

Oct 8, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Vikas Meshram |Bharat Dogra |Moumita Alam |Linda Bilmes

The world is constantly developing in various ways, but this development is also inviting numerous challenges and crises. While these problems persist, few are taking on the important role of addressing them. According to the World Wildlife Fund for Nature, the demand for resources has exceeded nature’s capacity. With the rise of multinational corporations and market forces, the trend of overutilizing natural resources has intensified.

Oct 7, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Moumita Alam |Linda Bilmes |Suresh Khairnar |Marwan Asmar

(7th October 23 to 7th October 24…)A long Year and the year is not going to end soonHow does a poet measure an endless year? When the Second World War broke outMy grandmother’s grandmother was knittingWool for a newborn calf. She had a hen and a goat to look after.

Oct 7, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Linda Bilmes |William D. Hartung |Stephen Semler

by Linda J. Bilmes, William D. Hartung and Stephen SemlerU.S. spending on Israel’s military operations and related U.S operations in the region total at least $22.76 billion and counting. This estimate is conservative; while it includes approved security assistance funding since October 7, 2023, supplemental funding for regional operations, and an estimated additional cost of operations, it does not include any other economic costs.