Category: War/Peace
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No to Putin’s War in Ukraine, No to Finland in NATO
It’s deeply unfortunate that even some MPs in Finland’s Left Alliance are now publicly advocating membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). An Atlanticist hybrid of US power and … Keep reading »
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Palestine, International Law, and Territorial Annexation
Israel has been illegally occupying East Jerusalem, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and Syria’s Golan Heights since 1967. Israel later illegally annexed East Jerusalem in 1980 and the Golan … Keep reading »
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The Call to Stop the War Has Never Been More Necessary
A British government whose own record of warmongering does not bear much scrutiny made two central points when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began two months ago. One was to … Keep reading »
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Labor Anti-War Resolution
WMALF joined a growing number of labor organizations in passing a resolution calling for the withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukraine and the resolution of the conflict through diplomatic negotiations that respect Ukrainian sovereignty. Keep reading »
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Canada’s History of Promoting Anti-Russian Ukrainian Nationalism
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is a flagrant violation of international law. It has led to thousands of deaths, millions of refugees, and tens of billions of dollars in damage. … Keep reading »
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Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War: Stop the War in Ukraine
This isn’t the first time we have faced the threat of nuclear annihilation. We faced it in the Cuban Missile crisis of 1962, and we faced it in the Cold … Keep reading »
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Feminist Resistance Against War
The undersigned: We profoundly condemn the military invasion led by the Putin regime in Ukraine, which has already left thousands of people dead and hundreds of thousands displaced, and which … Keep reading »
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The US, Russia and Ukraine: Thinking Beyond the New Cold War and World War 3
Putin’s regime, unlike Franco, Mussolini, or Hitler, has a formidable nuclear arsenal. In this context, the contemporary world stands on the brink, facing extinction either through nuclear holocaust emanating from … Keep reading »
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NATO, Imperialism and the War
Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine seems to have caused some disorientation on the Left. For example, a left-wing website supported by some key leaders of the Stop the War Coalition … Keep reading »
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Canadian Labour and the Anti-War Movement: Stop the War in Ukraine, Oppose Canadian Military Action
After lengthy discussion on March 8 at the Durham Region Labour Council in Ontario, the following resolution was adopted with two abstentions and no opposition. As one of the delegates … Keep reading »
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The War in Ukraine: Truth is the Whole
Two maxims come to mind as I sit to write about the war in Ukraine: ‘Truth is in the whole’ and ‘Truth is the first victim of war.’ The picture … Keep reading »
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The Impact of the German Energy Shift on Canada
“Putin was amazed at Germany’s reaction,” French President Emmanuel Macron told his aides, after a telephone interview with the Russian president. So reports Le Canard Enchaîné in its March 2, … Keep reading »