Category: International Relations
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The Passivity or Complicity of BRICS+ with Imperialist Wars
In the first part of this series entitled “Why the BRICS are not denouncing the ongoing genocide in Gaza,” Éric Toussaint demonstrated that instead of severing trade relations with Israel, … Keep reading »
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Trump’s Tariff Wars
What does Trump hope to achieve through his tariff wars? 1. He wants to progressively reduce, even, perhaps, to eventually eliminate the US’s huge current account-trade deficit resulting from its imports … Keep reading »
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Challenging the EU’s Deadly Partnership with Israel
In the nearly two years since Israel’s assault on Gaza began, at least initially in response to the Hamas attack on 7 October, over 60,000 Palestinians have been killed. Entire … Keep reading »
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BDS@20: Resilience, Resistance, and Regeneration
In the current most depraved phase of the US-Israeli livestreamed genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza, what Jewish Voice for Peace calls Israel’s “final solution,” we are marking the … Keep reading »
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The Islamic Republic of Iran, Anti-Imperialism, and the Left
The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) pursued an anti-US foreign policy, largely compelled by the anti-imperialist climate generated by the 1979 Revolution, while simultaneously supporting the Palestinian cause from an … Keep reading »
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BDS@20: Redefining International Solidarity
On July 9th, we marked a milestone in the liberation struggle of the Indigenous people of Palestine, as the Palestinian-led nonviolent, anti-racist BDS movement completes 20 years of grassroots organizing … Keep reading »
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BRICS: A Defensive Coalition Against the Empire
The decline of the United States is the main explanation for the rise of the BRICS and allows us to place the dynamics of this emergence in a long-term context. … Keep reading »
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Iran’s Response to the Israeli-US Invasion: Dilemmas for Progressive Responses in Iran and the Region
Not many saw it coming. In just 12 days, the Middle East was once again plunged into a catastrophic war – from Israel’s massive surprise invasion of Iran, to the … Keep reading »
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The State of Africa in the New World Order
Africa today stands at a crossroads, caught between internal crises, shifting global power dynamics, and the slow unraveling of the post-liberation political order. Across the continent, ruling parties that once … Keep reading »
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Defusing The Next Carbon Bomb: The Fight to Stop Big Oil In Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is at a critical turning point: while violent conflicts persist in the east of the country, the relaunch of oil and gas block auctions … Keep reading »
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Capitalism Today
Capitalism Today: Four Vectors of Crisis – recorded at the Society for Socialist Studies conference in Toronto. 0:00 moderated by Nadia Abu-Zahra 0:15 Bill Carroll (University of Victoria) 18:11 Herman … Watch video »
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The Indonesian People’s Movement Need to Build a Political Party
Twenty-seven years after the fall of Suharto (1921 – 2008), the Indonesian Poor People’s Union (SPRI) argues that democratic promises have been hijacked by oligarchs and capital owners who continue … Keep reading »