Category: International Relations
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Is Israel’s Genocide Economy on the Brink?
Economist Shir Hever explains how the Gaza war mobilization propped up a ‘zombie economy’ that appears to function but lacks any future horizon. Keep reading »
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Sudan: How Imperialism Fuels War and Mass Violence
The civil war today tearing apart Sudan is not just a conflict between rival generals. Rather, it is the direct and tragic consequence of the plundering of the resources under … Keep reading »
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The BRICS and De-Dollarisation
Nowhere in the 126-point Rio de Janeiro BRICS leaders’ declaration is there any mention of the term de-dollarisation. It makes no mention of initiatives to lessen the role of the … Keep reading »
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Macron, Merz, and Starmer: The rearguard of liberal democracy
Large parts of the world are ruled by autocrats. Vladimir Putin is the worst of them all, Xi Jinping is not much better, and even America, the bastion of freedom, … Keep reading »
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Catherine Connolly Wins: An historic victory for the Irish left
Catherine Connolly’s resounding victory in the Irish presidential election is a watershed moment. It is the first time that the left has won a majority of votes in a national … Keep reading »
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CBC Blurs Out Fascist Link
Graham Platner’s problem is that he lives just a tad too far south. If the Democratic Senate candidate from Maine wanted to make all the hubbub about his Nazi tattoo … Keep reading »
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Geopolitics Isn’t Killing Global Supply Chains – It’s Powering Them
Global supply chains (GSCs) – which account for around 70 percent of international trade – are often referred to as the backbone of the world economy. As tensions rise between … Keep reading »
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Germany: A Left-Wing, Grassroots Orientation for Die Linke
Antoine Larrache (AL) (International Viewpoint): How do you see the situation in Germany, especially the repercussions of the economic crisis? Violetta Bock (VB): The defining feature of the situation in … Keep reading »
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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 »