Category: International Relations
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The Turkish Crisis, the Generals and the Left
For the last several months Turkey has been immersed in a major political crisis as various sections of the Turkish ruling classes openly feud. It has pitted the ruling, Islamic-influenced … Keep reading »
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Radovan Karadzic Faces Trial But Who Can Judge?
According to the generally accepted political logic, the arrest of Radovan Karadzic and his bringing to Hague Tribunal are expected to put an end to the Balkan drama of 1990s. … Keep reading »
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Palestine in the Middle East (part 2)
Opposing Neoliberalism and U.S. Power (Part 2) Neoliberalism, the ‘New Middle East’ and Palestine In the late 1960s, with the definitive collapse of British and French colonialism in the Middle East, the … Keep reading »
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Palestine in the Middle East (part 1)
Opposing Neoliberalism and U.S. Power (Part 1) Over the last six months, the Palestinian economy has been radically transformed under a new plan drawn up by the Palestinian Authority (PA) called … Keep reading »
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Death Spiral in Zimbabwe
Mediation, Violence and the GNU Would it not be easier In that case for the government To dissolve the people And elect another? — Bertolt Brecht, 1953. In March 2008 Zimbabweans … Keep reading »
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Pan-Africanists: Our Collective Duty to Zimbabwe
Experiences in Guyana, in Kenya and in Zimbabwe have taught us that it is a mistake to adopt western standards of victory as our own, write Horace Campbell and Eusi … Keep reading »
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Disaster in the Making: Canada Concludes Its Free Trade Agreement With Colombia
What’s the monetary value of a Colombian trade unionist’s life? As it turns out, it depends on how many are killed in a given year since the potential fines the … Keep reading »
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Building its Ties to Colombia: Canada’s Imperial Adventure in the Andes
On May 5th, 2008 Canada’s Trade Minister, David Emerson, proudly declared that Canada is “very close” to concluding free trade negotiations with Colombia. According to Foreign Affairs officials, a deal … Keep reading »
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The Left and Labour in Russia Under Putin
With Boris Kagarlitsky, Institute For Globalization and Social Movements, Moscow. Since the collapse of the old Soviet Union in the 1990s and the end of the politically bankrupt regime of … Watch video »
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China and the World Market: Thirty Years of the ‘Reform’ Policy
It is now thirty years since the People’s Republic of China announced its market reform policy at the Third Plenum of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party … Keep reading »
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Turkish incursion into Northern Iraq: Military Fiasco, Political Debacle
The February incursion of the Turkish army into northern Iraq has ended in a terrible debacle for both U.S. imperialism and Turkey. The two allies are at loggerheads once again, … Keep reading »
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Putting the U.S. Economic Crisis in Perspective
It is time to take stock. The centrality of the American economy to the capitalist world – which now literally does encompass the whole world – has spread the financial … Keep reading »