By Adam Ramsay* – openDemocracy Two elections mark two crucial opportunities to halt Europe’s drift towards authoritarianism. But war in Ukraine adds an extra obstacle “War in Ukraine is really bad for this election,” says Biljana Stojković, speaking to me from Vranje in the…
By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Apr 1 2022 (IPS) – When Madeleine Albright was nominated to be the first female US Secretary of State back in 1997, some apparently questioned whether “a woman could go toe-to-toe with world leaders”. “Madeleine quickly quashed those…
By William M. Arkin* – Newsweek Russia’s armed forces are reaching a state of exhaustion, stalemated on the battlefield and unable to make additional gains, while Ukraine is slowly pushing them back, continuing to inflict destruction on the invaders.
By Baher Kamal* MADRID, Mar 2022 (IPS) – While several politicians -and media– have been viewing the ongoing armed conflict in South Sudan as a “civil war” between rival ethnic groups, so nothing to worry about, there are some key facts that should be considered for the…
By Jim Lobe* – Responsible Statecraft It was odd that Blinken chose to meet with Middle East autocrats in Israel at the same time Biden was marshaling the forces of the ‘rules based order.’ If Secretary of State Antony Blinken wanted to highlight the hypocrisy that so many…
Hartung, Nick Cleveland-Stout and Taylor (*) – The Nation Before Washington embarks on a new Cold War, it’s time to remind ourselves of the global consequences of the last one. A growing chorus of pundits and policy-makers has suggested that Russia’s invasion of…
By Francine Mestrum* – Wall Street International Magazine Why the World Social Forum and other movements are failing to shape another world Anyone who tries to dissect these movements easily sees where the problems lie and why there can be no global breakthrough If the pandemic…
INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF PARLIAMENTARIANS ON « LET’S FREE WATER FROM THE STOCK MARKET » The resolution,and committments From Belgium, Cameroun, Chile, Egypt, France, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Nicaragua, Palestine, Portugal, Quebec, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia, Uruguay…
By Cecilia Capanna* Interview to Andrei Grachev, spokesman and advisor to the last Soviet Union president Mikhail Gorbachev Putin did not get crazy in a sudden, his plan has been clear for years. That’s what Andrei Grachev said, spokesman and advisor to the last…
By Stella Levantesi* – Naked Capitalism When Russia invaded Crimea, the EU and United States issued a joint statement stressing the importance of promoting U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports for Europe. It was 2014 and “American gas” would save Europe from being…
