Category: International Relations
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The Battle Against Austerity: Lessons From Greece
Ottawa — 10 August 2015. Moderated by Susan Spronk. Presentations by: Leo Panitch is Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy at York University, Toronto Richard Fidler is life long … Watch video »
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Greece: Alternatives and Exiting the Eurozone
On 5 July 2015, by a referendum initiated by the government of Alexis Tsipras and the Hellenic Parliament, the Greek people overwhelmingly rejected the austerity measures imposed by the institutions … Keep reading »
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The Real Plan B: The New Greek Marathon
In the face of being excluded from desperately needed funds and the threat of being kicked out of the European Union, the Greek parliament has now voted to accept the … Keep reading »
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The Denouement
For many decades, the view was widespread on the left that there was a distinct European variety of capitalism which could be positively contrasted with the Anglo-American more ‘free market’ … Keep reading »
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Treating Syriza Responsibly
As against those on the international left so keen to put the boot in against the Syriza government with the charge that they had abjectly capitulated already with the plan … Keep reading »
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Requiem at an Empty Grave? Syriza’s Momentous Day
Did those who are already raising Lenin from his tomb to render quick judgement on Syriza’s abject “world-historic defeat” (without saying much about what victory would look like or require) … Keep reading »
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The European Union’s Crisis of Legitimacy and The Greek Referendum
For some time now social movements have expressed their support for Another Europe. Their almost unanimous support for a “NO” vote in the Greek referendum on the proposals of the … Keep reading »
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The Women Combatants of Rojava
Interviews with commanders Abdullah and Rangin of the YPJ (Women’s Defence Units) Isis chose the beginning of Ramadan to launch an attack on Kobane in an attempt to retake the city … Keep reading »
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Nuclear Precipice: Ukraine, Russia, and patterns of U.S. Hegemony
What is the background of the ethnic conflict in Ukraine? Can the Ukraine situation lead to a Russia/U.S. confrontation involving nuclear weapons? According to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, the world is again at a precipice with threats of nuclear war. Watch video »
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The Scottish Left after the Referendum and The UK Elections
A Conversation with Cat Boyd The eyes of the world were on Scotland last September when it held a referendum on independence. This month, the whole political establishment in the UK … Watch video »
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The Strategic Defeat of Recep Tayyip Erdogan
So at long last, despite all the meanders and sideways and detours of history, the logic of social struggles has finally put its stamp on the politics of Turkey. The … Keep reading »
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Syriza, Podemos, Left Bloc, and the Left: A European Revolutionary Politics?
The theme for the 2105 Left Forum was: No Justice, No Peace: Confronting the Crises of Capitalism and Democracy. The opening plenary focused on anti-austerity politics, alliances, and national and … Watch video »