Category: International Relations
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Destroying Gaza, Delaying Palestine
We watch in horror as Israel unleashes yet another war on the dispossessed and weak. Hundreds are killed (mostly police and civilians, not trained militants), thousands are injured, and a … Keep reading »
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Israeli Slaughter, International Culpability
Gaza massacre points to urgent need for viable sanctions There is every reason to be outraged. But despite the severity of Israeli atrocities in Gaza, we have little right to act … Keep reading »
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Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Legalizing Terror: The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Jasmin Hristov, author of Blood and Capital: The Paramilitarization of Colombia, Ph.D. candidate York University Todd Gordon, writer on Canadian imperialism and Canada’s free … Watch video »
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Where’s Palestine in the Canadian Election?
Many will certainly remember that incredibly friendly moment, during the otherwise acrimonious recent U.S. Vice-Presidential debate, when Republican candidate Sarah Palin reached out to her Democratic rival Joseph Biden, saying … Keep reading »
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Huge Stakes Behind War in Caucasus
“Georgia is a sovereign nation and its territorial integrity should be respected.” Had George Bush said what he said about Georgia from Beijing about Serbia as well, this is how … Keep reading »
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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 »