Jomo Kwame Sundaram* ACCRA, Ghana, Mar 27 2024 (IPS) – The IMF no. 2 recommends non-alignment as the best option for developing countries in the second Cold War as geopolitics threatens already dismal prospects for the world economy and wellbeing. IMF warning Ominously…
By Michel Moushabeck – TRUTHOUT Today the US finally decided not to obstruct a UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Today the United States finally decided not to obstruct a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding immediate ceasefire…
By Vijay Prashad* – Globetrotter/Independent Media Institute On March 19, 2024, the head of France’s ground forces, General Pierre Schill, published an article in the newspaper, Le Monde, with a blunt title: “The Army Stands Ready.” Schill cut his teeth in France’s…
By Dominic Tierney * – Foreign Policy Winning the Battle but Losing the War, From Ukraine to Israel In early 2022, much of the world applauded the heroic Ukrainian troops who held back Russian forces outside the gates of Kharkiv and Kyiv. “This is Ukraine’s finest hour, that…
By Graham Peebles * – CounterPunch The Ethiopia of Abiy Ahmed and his Prosperity Party, is a dark and frightening place, where anyone challenging the government are at risk of violence and arrest. People from the Amhara ethnic group are particularly targeted; killing of Amhara…
By Chris Hedges* The “temporary pier” being built on the Mediterranean coast of Gaza is not there to alleviate the famine, but to herd Palestinians onto ships and into permanent exile. Piers allow things to come in. They allow things to go out.
By Thalif Deen – InDepthNews NEW YORK | 21 March 2024 (IDN) — As the disproportionate death toll of Palestinian civilians reach over an estimated 30,000—in retaliation for the October 7 killings of 1,200 Israelis by Hamas—there is a continued growing demand for the suspension or…
By Ezra Nnko* – Modern Diplomacy “From now on, we say, whether you’re from Mali, Niger, or Burkina, we have the same destiny. We’re going in together; it is up to us to control our destiny”. “From now on, we say, whether you’re from Mali, Niger, or Burkina, we have the…
By AMY GOODMAN*- Democracy Now! Haiti is being gripped by escalating violence and turmoil as armed groups battle for control in the streets.
Sachs* – Common Dreams Now is the time for talks that will bring us closer to peace and away from a deadly and destructive war with no end in sight. There has been a complete collapse of diplomacy between the US and Russia, and a near-total collapse between the US and China.
