From World War II until the 1980s, the United States reigned supreme as both the economic and the military leader of the world. The major shifts in global politics that came about with the dismantling of the Eastern bloc have left the United States unchallenged as the preeminent military power, but American economic might has declined drastically in the face of competition, first from Germany and Japan ad more recently from newly prosperous countries...

Dans ce livre empreint d'un sentiment d'urgence, Noam Chomsky dresse l'inventaire des horizons possibles, «menaçants» ou «exaltants», de ce jeune XXIe siècle. Au fil d'une analyse fine des événements politiques des dernières années, il met à nu les rouages de la mécanique implacable de l'impérialisme américain, mécanique qui plonge des peuples entiers dans le désarroi. Il montre ainsi que l'indépendance politique et l'État demeurent...

In this new collection of conversations, conducted in 2006 and 2007, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: Iran's challenge to the United States, the deterioration of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the ongoing occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, the rise of China, and the growing power of the left in Latin America, as well as the Democratic victory in the 2006 U.S. midterm elections and the upcoming presidential race. As always,...

Essays that reflect the changing climate of the United States and the world from "perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet" (The New York Times Book Review).

In this collection of essays from 1969 to 2013, many in book form for the first time, Noam Chomsky examines the nature of state power, from the ideologies driving the Cold War to the War on Terror, and reintroduces the moral and legal questions...

In Acts of Aggression three distinguished activist scholars examine the background and ramifications of the U.S. conflict with Iraq. Through three separate essays, the pamphlet provides an in-depth analysis of U.S./Arab relations, the contradictions and consequences of U.S. foreign policy toward "rogue states," and how hostile American actions abroad conflict with UN resolutions and international law.