The Unremarkable Death of Migrants in the Sahara Desert
Why Peace and Disarmament Are at the Heart of Nonalignment
Massive spending by states on military production and destruction is a criminal waste of resources. The priorities of humanity are the fight against inequality and poverty.
Continue readingThe Rise of NATO in Africa
NATO’s war in Libya was its first major military operation in Africa, but it was not the first European military footprint on the continent.
Continue readingEurope Is at a Crossroads of Neoliberalism and What People Actually Want
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Continue readingIs This the End of the French Project in Africa’s Sahel?
Mali recently announced that it would no longer be part of the G5 Sahel. From the beginning, it was clear that the formation of the G5 Sahel was encouraged by France, and that the real focus was to be security.
Continue readingMali’s Military Ejects France but Faces Serious Challenges
Colonel Assimi Goïta, who leads the military junta, said that the agreement with the French “brought neither peace, nor security, nor reconciliation” and that the population aspires “to stop the flow of Malian blood.”
Continue readingWhy Latin America Needs a New World Order
In recent years, the region has experienced a new wave of progressive governments. The idea of regional integration has, therefore, returned to the table
Continue readingJeremy Corbyn: Now, Let Us Talk Peace
All wars end in a negotiation of some sort – so why not now?
Continue readingUkraine and the Global Economic War: Is This Barbarism or Civilization?
The West’s actions against Russia since the war in Ukraine could signal an emerging new order that shuns the U.S. for weaponizing the dollar and Western control over the global financial system.
Continue readingFrance Withdraws From Mali, But Continues to Devastate Africa’s Sahel
French troops have now begun to leave Mali, but they are not returning to France.
Continue readingWestern Democracies Have Mutated Into Propagandists for War and Conflict
The war hysteria that has rolled in like a tidal wave in recent weeks and months is the most striking example.
Continue readingThe Return of the Taliban 20 Years Later
Vijay Prashad explains the Taliban’s defeat of the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan following the US troop withdrawal.
Continue readingU.S.-Russia Ties Warming Up. Is It for Real?
Moscow’s anti-U.S. rhetoric has suddenly been toned down, signaling a potential change in attitude and direction.
Continue readingThe U.S. Is Trying to Light the Match of Islamic Extremism in China’s Xinjiang
The information war now conducted by the United States against China centers on Xinjiang. Once again, the United State uses longstanding problems—such as the rise of extremism in Central Asia (fueled to some extent by the United State since the 1980s)—to create problems for its adversaries.
Continue readingWhy Ukraine’s Borders Are Back at the Center of Geopolitics
Firing across the Ukraine-Russia border has stepped up, egged on by Biden’s full-throated support of Zelensky’s newly found anti-Russian ambitions.
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