Category: International Relations
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Afghanistan: Our Struggle for Freedom Continues
The only way to save Afghanistan is solidarity of the progressive, democratic and secular forces. Keep reading »
What Does India Get Out of Being Part of ‘The Quad’?
Australia has joined the US and UK games to contain China, leaving India unclear in the Quad and isolated in Asia. India is gradually losing strategic autonomy. Keep reading »
German Election: Losses for Establishment Parties, Defeat for Die Linke
The parties in the “grand coalition” of Angela Merkel’s government, the conservative CDU/CSU (Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union) and the SPD (Social Democratic Party) attracted only a quarter of the … Keep reading »
The Meaning of Macron: Lessons from the Fifth Republic
France has always had a slippery status within comparative political economy. Once upheld as an ideal model of a planned capitalist economy during the Les Trente Glorieuses of the postwar … Keep reading »
Norway Turns Left
It was evident by about midnight on Monday, September 13, that the Left bloc, spearheaded by the Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet), was comfortably bagging an important victory in Norway’s parliamentary elections. … Keep reading »
The Historical Backdrop to the Coup in Myanmar
“Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing Through the graves the wind is blowing Freedom soon will come Then we’ll come from the shadows.” — Leonard Cohen, The Partisan. After … Keep reading »
Afghanistan’s Tragedy
Afghanistan has been in a state of chaos since at least the Taliban resurgence in 2006 and the entry of the Islamic State group (Daesh) more recently. Assaults have been … Keep reading »
Palestine /w Niko Block (part 2)
This episode is part two of our interview with writer, activist, academic, and friend of the pod, Niko Block about Palestine and Israeli Apartheid. Listen to audio »
Irregular War and the Mafia in Turkey
The subject of the film On the Waterfront, released in 1954, is the struggle of workers with mafia organizations trying to suppress the growing dockers’ movement in the US. In … Keep reading »
Palestine /w Niko Block (part 1)
In the first part of a two-part series, we interview writer, activist, academic, and friend of the podcast Niko Block about Palestine. Diving into the history of the mid-00s, Niko explains how Israeli disengagement from Gaza and the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections gave rise to the current moment. Listen to audio »
Whither Farmers’ Struggles in India?
The ongoing struggle of farmers in India is the most significant mass mobilization in decades and represents the biggest challenge to the government of Narendra Modi since it first came … Keep reading »
International Manifesto in Support of Catalonia’s Right to Freedom as a People
In the 14th of February elections to the Parliament of Catalonia, 52% of Catalans voted in favour of parties that call for Catalonia to become an independent state. This is … Keep reading »