Why did the U.S. support militant groups and endorse the use of political terror in Asia, Africa and Latin America in its proxy wars against the former Soviet Union? And what does this reveal about U.S. imperialism’s ability to tolerate ideological alternatives?
From the Global Jihad to the ‘War on Terror:’ Views from the Global South September/11 and the US-led War on Terror consolidated a new world order shaped by American political and military dominance. This week we look at how the roots of the current War on Terror began much earlier during the Cold War. We […]