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As the United States and Israel launch a new large-scale military aggression against Iran and Lebanon, while continuing the genocide in Gaza against the Palestinian people and the annexation of the West Bank, it is important to analyze, from a historical perspective, the policy of the United States in the Americas.
Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, US foreign policy towards Europe has undergone a significant transformation. This shift reflects a desire for direct and systematic intervention in the internal political power struggles of European nations, favouring far-right and neo-fascist parties or governments.
The BRICS countries support the preservation of the existing international financial architecture, with the IMF and the World Bank at its core, and the international trade system (WTO, free trade agreements, etc).
This article addresses the BRICS’ international policy regarding their relations with Israel and the genocide being committed by the Israeli government. The author writes that the BRICS countries are not taking any concrete measures as a group to effectively prevent the continuation of the massacres and genocide.
Éric Toussaint compares events in Sri Lanka with what took place in Greece in 2015 and in Argentina between 2019 and 2023, with the attendant risk of a hard-Right government coming to power in the future.
On 17 January 2025, we commemorate the 64th anniversary of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961).
All the warning lights are flashing: there is a very significant economic slowdown without any reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental damage; the drastic effects of the ecological crisis, especially as manifested by climate; a huge increase in public and private debt …
Beginning with a historical overview of debt, this article argues that the imposition of debt has been a central means by which imperial powers regained controlling influence over their former colonies following independence movements.
Germany benefited from the cancellation of most of its debt in 1953, which was instrumental in helping the country regain its position as a leading economic power. Since then, no other country has received such favourable treatment. A discussion on the why and how of this debt cancellation.
Article discusses the dramatic effects of capitalist globalisation that began in the 15th century. This part discusses the impact of globalisation since the 19th century.
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