by Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zúñiga Silva | Aug 18, 2022 | Activism, Argentina, Asia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, China, Economics, Environment, Europe, History, Human Rights, Indigenous Resistance, Interview, Japan, Labor, Law, North America, Politics, Russia, Science, Social Justice, South America, Spain, Trade, United States
The people of Bolivia and Chile imagine a different kind of extraction: one that is controlled by those who live by the resources and one that does not destroy the earth.
by Boaventura de Sousa Santos | Jul 16, 2022 | Africa, Asia, Brazil, China, Europe, History, India, Japan, Oceania, Politics, Russia, South Africa, Ukraine, United States, War
By the middle of the last century, the West had shrunk so much that several newly independent countries made the decision to align themselves neither with the West nor the Soviet bloc.
by John P. Ruehl | Jun 22, 2022 | Africa, Burkina Faso, China, Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Europe, Food, Health Care/Medicine, History, Human Rights, India, Japan, Kenya, Middle East, Niger, Nigeria, North America, Politics, Russia, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Trade, Turkey, Ukraine, United Nations, War, Yemen
The effects of the war in Ukraine have brought much of the world’s attention to energy prices. But food insecurity is also rising and will likely get worse.
by John P. Ruehl | May 24, 2022 | Afghanistan, Asia, Australia, China, Denmark, Economics, Europe, Finland, France, History, Human Rights, Iceland, India, Japan, Joe Biden, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, Pakistan, Politics, Russia, Sweden, Tajikistan, Trade, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, Uzbekistan, War
India’s balanced approach to the Russia-Ukraine conflict has provoked the ire of Washington.
by John Ross | May 24, 2022 | Activism, Africa, Asia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Canada, Economics, Egypt, Europe, Food, France, Germany, Human Rights, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Middle East, Nepal, Philippines, Politics, Russia, Social Justice, Sri Lanka, Trade, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, War, Yemen
As the U.S. and the G7 deny the negative effect of sanctions against Russia, they damage the world’s capability of avoiding a global food disaster.
by Prasanth Radhakrishnan | May 18, 2022 | Activism, Afghanistan, Africa, Asia, Australia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Economics, Europe, History, India, Iran, Japan, North America, Politics, Russia, South Africa, South America, Trade, Ukraine, United Nations, United States, Venezuela, War
For non-alignment to be effective, it cannot be restricted to transactional relationships or mere moral posturing.
