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Extremist Ideology in Europe: ‘Leave Everyone Behind’ (Except Us)

By Baher Kamal* The extremist ideology promoted by Europe’s right and far-right politicians is pushing –either openly or surreptitiously– for the suppression of many of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established in the worldwide adopted 2030 Agenda under the…

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NATO’s provocative lurch eastward and the ‘supreme fool’ Jens Stoltenberg

By Paul Keating* – Pearls and Irritations, Australian platform  President Macron of France is right to warn NATO away from any expansion into Asia, reminding all and sundry of NATO’s Atlantic design and focus. NATO’s continued existence after and at the end of the Cold War…

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The Meaning of Jenin

Clair * –  CounterPunch For more than two days this week, the Israeli Defense Forces attacked the Jenin Refugee camp in the Occupied Territories of the West Bank. The assault started with cruise missiles and air strikes, continued with drones, tanks, tear gas and…

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Will the Ukraine war be the undoing for the European Union?

By Michael von der Schulenburg* – MEER The European Union’s missed opportunities and self-destructive path With the ending of the division of Europe, we will strive for a new quality in our security relations while fully respecting each other’s freedom of choice in that respect…

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A Brutal Colonial Legacy Is Tinder for the Fires That Are Sweeping Across France

By  Vijay Prashad* – Globetrotter/Independent Media Institute On Saturday, July 1, 2023, a large crowd gathered inside and around the Ibn Badis Mosque in Nanterre, France, where a seventeen-year-old boy, Nahel M, was mourned and then later buried. Nahel M, of…

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BRICS+ regional powers: a re-assembly of the global economy

By Yaroslav Lissovolik* – Modern Diplomacy The expansion of BRICS that is expected to be discussed during the BRICS summit in South Africa later this year is turning into one of the highlights of this year’s global agenda. But what this expansion agenda is uncovering is a very…

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What exactly is the Global South?

By Jorge Heine* – Asia Times Whereas ‘Third World’ and ‘underdeveloped’ convey images of economic powerlessness, that isn’t true of the ‘Global South’ The unwillingness of many leading countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to stand with NATO over the…