How Long will New Delhi Let Washington Do as it Pleases?
US ships are setting a precedent for other navies to violate Indian territorial seas at will.
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The Different Approaches of United States and China to Africa – Two Articles
The U.S. is in competition with–in fact is in conflict with–China in Africa. The approach of both is starkly different. One is marked by violence and racism and the other by a solidarity with roots in the Third World movement.
If Fukushima’s Water Is Safe, Then Drink it!
By now, the entire world knows about the decision by Japan to dump tritium-laced radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. In response, Chinese Foreign Minster Lijian Zhao replied “the ocean is not Japan’s trashcan” and furthermore, since Japan claims it’s safe to drink, “then drink it!”
The China-Iran Pact Is a Game Changer
The historic China-Iran agreement signed on March 27 in Tehran during the visit of China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi is going to affect geopolitics hugely. The West Asian region is all about geopolitics — starting from oil and jihad to petrodollars.
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Planet Farm
As industrial agriculture encroaches into the last wild places of the Earth, it’s unleashing dangerous pathogens. We need to take urgent steps to heal the metabolic rift between ecology and economy.
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Pakistan Caught in Debt Trap
Pakistan’s external debt and debt service burden continue to rise. The reason why the country is managing to stay afloat is because it is a strategic partner that cannot be dropped by the U.S. or China, occasional irritants and periodic disagreements notwithstanding.
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Heating the Planet Through a New Cold War
If Joe Biden genuinely believes that climate change is an “existential threat”, it’s crucial that he stop the slide toward a new cold war with China and start working with Beijing to speed the transition to a green-energy economy focused on ensuring global compliance with the Paris climate agreement.
India’s Forever Wars and Forever Warriors
Pre-conditions now exist for a positive turn to the India-China bilateral relationship. But whether it will lead to peace and stability in short and medium term depends on a number of factors.
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Michael Hudson – Changes in Super Imperialism
Professor Hudson discusses “Changes in Super Imperialism: The position of the USA & China in our Global Economic System”.
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China Cherishes Hanoi’s Nay to ‘Quad’
Vietnam has not bowed to American pressure to join the Quad. The result is that China and Vietnam’s economic relations have steadily prospered, and China is today Vietnam’s largest trading partner and the latter is China’s sixth biggest trading partner.