By Boaventura de Sousa Santos * The current situation in Venezuela is a tragedy in the making, and it will very likely cause the death of many innocent people. Venezuela is on the verge of foreign military intervention, and the ensuing bloodbath may take on dramatic proportions.
By Idriss Jazairy* GENEVA, Feb 4 2019 (IPS) – The count down towards a tragic outcome in Venezuela has started. All outside powers express what they say is a shared concern for its peace-loving people that has the misfortune of sitting on what is maybe the largest oil reserves…
Opinion, Zhiqun Zhu* – Newsweek Chinese President Xi Jinping’s January 2 speech on Taiwan triggered a new round of heated debates about China-Taiwan relations. Those who do not support Taiwan-China unification believe a democracy should not be devoured by an authoritarian…
By Miguel González* – El País, Spain –US Embassy in Madrid notified Spanish government before Juan Guaidó declared himself interim president — We are under a lot of pressure, I won’t tell you from whom but you can figure it out : Foreign Minister Josep Borrell The US…
Al Jazeera English Latest updates as Venezuela plunges into a major crisis amid a growing row over Nicolas Maduro’s presidency. Fast Facts: –Countries that support President Maduro: Bolivia, China, Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria, Turkey. –Countries that support…
Burrowes* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869: 150 years ago this year There will be many tributes to Gandhi published in 2019 so I would like to add one of my own This reflects not just my belief that he gave the world inspiration, ideas and powerful…
By David Brennan – Newsweek Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has revealed President Donald Trump considered a military intervention in Venezuela in an effort to force the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro, from power. Speaking with Axios on Sunday, the South Carolina…
By Prof Michel Chossudovsky* – Global Research The President (Speaker) of the Venezuelan National Assembly and leader of the majority party (Democratic Unity Roundtable) Juan Guaido has been endorsed as (self-proclaimed) interim president of Venezuela by President Trump in the…
Analysis, by Tom Phillips* – The Guardian The US and other states rushed to recognise Juan Guaidó but the path to dislodging the country’s leftwing leader is unclear Venezuela’s political crisis was turned on its head on Wednesday as a succession of world powers declared they…
By Ed Holt BRATISLAVA, Jan 22 2019 (IPS) – “I’ve never known a time when it was as bad as it is now,” says Beata Balogova, the Vice-Chair of the International Press Institute (IPI) and Editor in Chief of the Slovak Spectator Sme. “In terms of what’s going on with journalists…
