Prashad's latest book is The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South (Verso, 2014 paperback). He is a columnist at Frontline and a Senior Research Fellow at AUB's Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs.
Comment: IS is a safe investment for many former Gaddafi loyalists, as the group aims to cripple the state's oil income and infrastructure, writes Vijay Prashad.
Comment: The situation is desperate, yet the devastating violence is being supported by the international community, which can't see what's coming next, writes Vijay Prashad.
Comment: As global powers converge in the skies above Syria and Iraq and beat the drums of war, internationalists must call for cool heads and calm reactions, writes Vijay Prashad.
Comment: It is time for non-aligned countries to put the tragedy of Libya aside, and re-engage the international diplomatic community over Syria, writes Vijay Prashad.
Comment: After Islamabad's refusal to send troops into what it saw as a sectarian-based war sparked a diplomatic crisis, the envoys have been dispatched to make amends, writes Vijay Prashad.
Comment: Sisi and the power centres of the West have much in common - stability, security and a lack of concern over human rights or democracy, writes Vijay Prashad.
Comment: Renewed US military operations in Afghanistan would do little to combat the strength of the Taliban - particularly as they have failed for years, writes Vijay Prashad.