Book

Cold War on Five Continents

A Global History of Empire and Essence

Alfred W. McCoy

2026

Haymarket Books

Associated Ideas, People, and Places

Comment

Imperial Decline in the Straits of Hormuz

The Iran War as America's very own Suez crisis.

by Alfred W. McCoy via Tom Dispatch on March 15, 2026
Book Excerpt

The Secret Agents of the Cold War Who Claimed Land and Power

On the “Men on the Spot” responsible for colonial expansion.

by Alfred W. McCoy via Literary Hub on February 26, 2026
Comment

Accelerating American (and Planetary) Decline

A Talmudic tale of an attempt to cheat death is a metaphor for the Trump's attempts to portray U.S. empire as alive and well.

by Alfred W. McCoy via Tom Dispatch on February 22, 2026

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