Civil War in Sudan – Two Articles
Bombing Khartoum: CIA’s Latest Attempted Coup in Africa; and – Gunshots in Khartoum => Two articles from two different perspectives on the ongoing civil war in Sudan.
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In Teeth of US Protests, Mexico Moves Towards Energy and Mining Reforms – Two Articles
As US and Canada Threaten to Sue Mexico Over Energy Policies, Mexico “Nationalises” Sizable Chunk of Electrical Grid; Mining Corporations Are Up in Arms Over Mexican Government’s Potentially Game-Changing Mining Reform Proposals.
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If the U.S. Can’t Boss the World, It Will Spitefully Destroy It
Monthly Review has published an important new book, Washington’s New Cold War: A Socialist Perspective, that helps place Washington’s increasingly dangerous and reckless foreign policies in historical context.
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Why the Saudis Have Called Off Their Israeli Wedding
The latest Saudi moves and their implications for the United States and its client Israel can only be understood in the context of epochal geopolitical changes. Namely, the rise of China as a world power, its deepening alliance with Russia and the erosion of American power.
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The World Bank and the BRICS Bank Have New Leaders and Different Outlooks
The BRICS Bank is a young institution compared to the World Bank, but it has considerable financial resources and will need to be innovative in providing assistance that does not lead to endemic debt. Whether it will be able to break with the IMF’s orthodoxy is yet to be seen.
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Online Blog | Russia | Ukraine
Ukraine: Stalemate in an Attritional War?
The leaked Pentagon documents are sceptical about the success of the Ukrainian counter-offensive. In reality, Ukraine is haemorrhaging. It is in the nature of attritional wars that at some point, the weaker side breaks and thereupon, the end comes very fast.
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Militarism and the Coming Wars
This essay is based on the preface to a Turkish translation of ‘Socialism or Barbarism: From the “American Century” to the Crossroads’ by István Mészáros. It was written prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
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New Images From Inside Fukushima Reactor Spark Safety Worry
Images captured by a robotic probe inside one of the three melted reactors at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant have triggered concerns about its earthquake resistance in case of another major disaster.
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Nuclear Threat | Online Blog | Russia | Ukraine | USA | World Politics
Pentagon Leaks Show a Failing US-NATO Proxy War in Ukraine
The documents give a clear picture of what is going on in Ukraine and around the world concerning conflicts, wars and peace efforts.
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The Missile Strikes That Killed Israel’s Deterrence
Coordinated strikes by the Resistance from multiple fronts have forced new rules of engagement on Tel Aviv, which is already struggling to keep its domestic and external crises under control. Can Israel survive another, bigger multi-front assault?
