Category: International Relations
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Syria Between Revolution and Counterrevolution
The struggle between the Baath regime of Bashar al-Assad and the popular masses of the city and country in Syria that started on 15 March 2011 seems to have consumed … Keep reading »
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Egypt: Interpreting the Coup
The newly elected president of Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy, began his national address by thanking God and the families of the revolution’s martyrs for granting him such a … Keep reading »
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The Challenges of the Greek Left After the Election
Toronto — 19 June 2012. An Assessment and Report-Back Leo Panitch – Editor, Socialist Register, Professor of Political Economy, York University After two years of anti-austerity street battles, Greece is in … Watch video »
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One Divides Into Two — Nepal’s Maoists in Crisis
After ten years of Maoist insurgency and a coup d’état by the king in 2005, the Nepali people took to the streets in April 2006, forcing the king to hand … Keep reading »
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Syriza’s Rise
The rise of Syriza, Greece’s Coalition of the Radical Left, in the May elections and in polls since has changed the political landscape of Europe. Michalis Spourdalakis, professor of political … Keep reading »
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European Politics on Palestine
David Cronin interviewed by Dan Freeman-Maloy David Cronin is one of the leading public critics of European policies on Palestine. He has written for a variety of publications across Europe, has … Keep reading »
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A Triumph of Failed Ideas
View on www.slideshare.net Steffen Lehndorff speaks about the book, A Triumph of Failed Ideas: European models of capitalism in the crisis (Brussels: European Trade Union Institute, 2012) (available for download). … Watch video »
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After the Arab Spring in Palestine
Contesting the Neoliberal Narrative of Palestinian National Liberation Over the past year, as Arab peoples in surrounding countries erupted in protest against dictators, security regimes, and failed social and economic policies, … Keep reading »
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Greek Lessons: Democracy versus Debt-Bondage
It is a truism to say that democracy began with the Greeks – less so to say that it originated in popular rebellion against debt and debt-bondage. Yet, with the … Keep reading »
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Class and Capitalism in the Gulf
The Political Economy of the GCC Adam Hanieh is a lecturer in development studies at SOAS, and is an editorial board member of Historical Materialism. He is the author, most recently, … Keep reading »
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Kadima’s Black Flags and Israel’s Image Problem
Israel is currently experiencing an internationally visible collapse of its ‘liberal democratic’ camp, raising significant problems for a state whose underlying theocratic and apartheid features have historically been partially covered … Keep reading »
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The Regressive Politics of the Iranian-Canadian Khavari Petition
On October 12, members of the Iranian-Canadian community sent a petition to Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney expressing concern about the arrival in Canada of Mahmoud Reza Khavari, the … Keep reading »