Category: International Relations
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Portugal: “I Prefer the Horses in My Lasagne to the Donkeys in the Government”
On Saturday, 2 March 2013, “Que Se Lixe a Troika” (Fuck the Troika) demonstrations represented a qualitative as well as quantitative shift for the anti-austerity movement in Portugal. In more … Keep reading »
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No Sign of Peace or Reconciliation in France-Controlled Mali
France perpetrated two large deceptions in conducting its military intervention into Mali more than seven weeks ago. These have been universally accepted in mainstream media reporting. The first is that … Keep reading »
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Europe: Existential Danger: New Political Challenges
In Europe we are at a new stage of class confrontation. Despite the systemic crisis not only of finance but of the whole of the mode of accumulation and reproduction … Keep reading »
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Egypt in Light of the Iranian Revolution: The restoration of a dictatorship?
The new constitution submitted to referendum by Mohamed Morsi, the president of Egypt elected with the support of the Freedom and Justice party, i.e. the political wing of the Muslim … Keep reading »
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Crisis and Resistance in Portugal
A day before the right wing coalition government in Portugal was to vote through its 2013 budget, the German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble met his Portuguese counterpart Vitor Gaspar and … Keep reading »
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For Israel, Imperialism Isn’t Enough
“What I am trying to say to you, my friends, comrades, brothers and sisters, is that what we are facing with Israel is a two-headed monster: it is both an … Keep reading »
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Final Declaration: 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum
The 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum (AEPF9) that was held in Vientiane last October was a landmark civil society event. The People’s Forum has been held biennially since 1996 as a … Keep reading »
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The Tremor in the Communist Party of China
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is holding a new congress, the 18th, due to start on November 8. The CCP is at the helm of the single-party system of the … Keep reading »
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A Game of Smoke and Mirrors: Canada’s Decision to Cut Ties with Iran
On September 7, 2012, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced the suspension of all diplomatic relations between Canada and the Islamic Republic of Iran. This measure, Baird summarized briefly, … Keep reading »
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Joining Forces for Another Europe
In Europe we are living in particularly dramatic times. Democracy is in death-agony and we are witnessing post-democratic processes taking over at the national and supranational level. EU leaders have … Keep reading »
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Nepal: New Demands Require a New Strategy
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) or UCPN(M) has been in power for just over a year. In leading government again they were hopeful they could complete a constitution-writing … Keep reading »
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Class Struggle in the Philippines
Trade union leader speaks in Vancouver and Toronto On August 2, Pete Pinlac of the MAKABAYAN labour and political center in the Philippines spoke at a public forum hosted by the … Keep reading »