Category: International Relations
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For the University, For the Society
How the Student Protest in Albania Became the First Massive Resistance to Neoliberalism Early December 2018. It all started as a seemingly spontaneous explosion of student anger against the fees imposed … Keep reading »
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Why Does No One Care That Neo-Nazis Are Gaining Power In Ukraine?
I can’t count the number of times I’ve been told Ukraine doesn’t really have a problem with its far-right. It’s all Kremlin propaganda; you’re personally helping Putin by talking about … Keep reading »
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New Democracy Against Democracy
There’s only one country in the world where the decade long crisis of neoliberal global capitalism swept a radical left party into government: Greece. But in 2019, the capacity of … Keep reading »
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Sugarcane and Steelworkers’ Strikes in Iran
A review of the strikes by sugarcane and steelworkers in Iran. #IranProtests @IASWIinfo Keep reading »
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Money, Markets, and Monarchies
Adam Hanieh is interviewed about his latest book Money, Markets, and Monarchies, and the political-economy of the Middle East. Keep reading »
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Steps Forward in Free Access to Public Transport
Thirty years of neoliberal domination, culminating in the economic crisis that began in 2008, have resulted in the introduction of charges for public service throughout Europe, particularly for education and … Keep reading »
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The British Labour Party and Community Ownership Plans
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell MP has unveiled Labour’s plans for a new, publicly-owned water system, run by local councils, workers and customers and for “unprecedented openness and transparency” in how … Keep reading »
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25 Years After the Oslo Accords, Independence Remains More Elusive than Ever for Palestinians
September 13, 2018, marks 25 years since the first of the Oslo Accords was signed by Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the … Keep reading »
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The Politics of Hurricanes
How Climate Catastrophe Victimizes the Poor Climate change catastrophe is, as this article is written, facing hundreds of thousands on the eastern seaboard of the United States and on the Philippines … Keep reading »
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Elections in Pakistan: A Populist Moment?
The third consecutive general election was held in Pakistan on July 25th, with the Pakistan Movement for Justice party (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, PTI) of celebrity-cricketer Imran Khan emerging as the largest … Keep reading »
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The U.S.-Turkey Stand-off in Context
The U.S. and the Weaponization of Global Finance Turkey was thrust into a full-blown currency crisis when U.S. President Donald Trump hoisted tariffs on Turkey’s steel and aluminium exports to the … Keep reading »
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Europe in a Vortex of Crisis
Authoritarian neoliberalism, the advance of the far right, and dilemmas for the Left More than a decade after the global financial meltdown, Europe is in the midst of a series … Watch video »