Iran’s 1979 Revolution: A Brief History
Iran’s Revolution is generally understood to have begun on January 7, 1978, and continued until the Shah fled the country on January 16, 1979. The revolution was brewing for decades though …
Covid, Brexit and Dreadnought: UK Slides into Economic and Social Turmoil
Britain, led by a poseur whose self-esteem is akin to that of the equally repellent Trump, is in a parlous economic condition, and is suffering from social rupture of a viciousness unknown in recent history.
The Most Lethal Virus Is Not COVID. It Is War
In the midst of the greatest health emergency in modern times, with millions of surgical procedures delayed due to underfunding of the National Health Service, the British Prime Minister has announced a record increase in defence spending.
Rafael Correa on Venezuela, Assange, and Saving Ecuador
The former president of Ecuador discusses issues ranging from the repression in his country under its neoliberal president, Lenin Moreno, to the persecution of Julian Assange, as well as the prospect of a left-wing victory in Ecuador’s upcoming national elections.
Stop Modi Govt From Dismantling the Post Matric Scholarship Scheme
Press Release, demanding that the government ensure the implementation of the Constitutional guarantee of educational justice to the more than 60 lakh SC and ST students in the country.
A Washington Echo Chamber for a New Cold War
War: what is it good for? Apparently, in Washington’s world of think tanks, the answer is: the bottom line.
Military Alliance in the Making Between India and the U.S.
The recently concluded India-U.S. ministerial talks in New Delhi yielded as many as five bilateral agreements that may have the effect of compromising India’s strategic autonomy and making it a de facto military ally of the U.S.
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National (In)Security and the Pentagon Budget
Whoever wins in the US presidential elections in 2020, increased spending for the Pentagon, rather than real national security, lies in store.
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The U.S. Did Not Defeat Fascism in WWII, It Discretely Internationalized It
One of the founding myths of the contemporary Western world is that fascism was defeated in WWII by liberal democracies, and particularly by the United States. The material record suggests, however, a shockingly different reality.
The Sino-Russian Alliance Comes of Age: Part 1
The visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Moscow on September 10-11, 2020 and the joint statement issued at the end of the visit stands out as a turning point in the evolution of the Sino-Russian entente.