The EU Eyes New Horizons
Germany’s military build-up is a poignant issue in European politics, and what trajectory it will take once the dust settles, only time can tell.
Act in Leisure, Lie in Haste: Prime Minister Modi as Perpetual Saviour
As the BJP pulls out its old tactics of creating a spectacle of an emergency, the students returning from Ukraine have seen through the fraud and refused to play ball.
As Protests Continue in Sudan, Resistance Committees Release a Key Charter
On February 28, the Khartoum Coordination of the Resistance Committees proposed the “Charter for the Establishment of the People’s Authority”, setting forth a militant roadmap to democracy.
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NATO and Africa: A Relationship of Colonial Violence and Structural White Supremacy
Considering the public media attention and concern about possible expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), this article is a timely reminder about NATO’s bloody history in Africa.
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Tears for Ukraine, Sanctions for Russia, Yawns for Yemen, Arms for Saudis: The West’s Grotesque Double Standard
Despite the horrific bombing campaign against Yemeni civilians, Saudi Arabia’s human rights violations and war crimes have garnered nowhere near the level of coverage and sympathy that the mainstream Western media has rightfully given to Ukraine.
Noam Chomsky: US Military Escalation Against Russia Would Have No Victors
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an unprovoked and unjustified attack that will go down in history as one of the major war crimes of the 21st century, argues Noam Chomsky. But at the same time, it must not be forgotten that there would have been no basis for the present crisis if there had been no expansion of the NATO alliance following the end of the Cold War.
Russia, Ukraine and the Chronicle of a War Foretold
We must remember that once you open the Pandora’s box of war it unleashes dark and murderous forces no one can control. I know this from personal experience. The match has been lit. The tragedy is that there was never any dispute about how the conflagration would start.
Ukraine Makes Strange Bedfellows
The fight between United States and its NATO allies on one side and Russia on the other has become a no-holds barred struggle that is being fought with tooth and claw, as hidden racial and religious prejudices lying just below the surface have welled to the surface in the Western world.
Taking on the Philippine Axis of Evil
Walden Bello is running for vice-president of the Philippines on a ticket with presidential candidate Leodegario “Ka Leody” Quitain de Guzman. An interview with him about his campaign and politics in the Philippines.
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Why Protests Erupted in Mali, With People Demanding France Out
Thousands of demonstrators took to Mali’s streets on January 14. What is the general context in which these demonstrations took place? What are the positions of the actors in the crisis? How did international actors react, including France and Russia?