By Brandon J Weichert* – Asia Times That’s what great powers do, so get used to it Now that the Great Balloon Panic of 2023 has passed us, it is high time to address the context of why the Chinese balloon (which is actually an endoatmospheric satellite) graced our nation’s…
By Muhammad Wasama Khalid* – modern.diplomacy In recent years, Afghanistan has witnessed a surge in the influence of non-state actors such as the Taliban and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). These groups have exploited the political vacuum in the country to carry out acts of…
By Diego Lasarte – Quartz (*) Latin American countries rich in the mineral are not giving it up so easily German chancellor Olaf Scholz flew to Latin America this week looking for one thing: lithium. Meeting with the leaders of Argentina, Chile, and Brazil — home to the…
By Countercurrents.org Right To Food Campaign Budget Nirmala Sitaraman 1 The Right to Food Campaign is shocked to see that, at this time of deep crisis the Union Budget 2022-23 has continued to reduce the government spending on the social sector by a huge extent. The…
By Binoy Kampmark* – CounterPunch website It seems to be a case of little provision for so much supposed effect. The debates, the squabbles, the to-and-fro about supplying Ukraine with tanks from Western arsenals has served to confirm one thing: this is an ever-broadening war…
By Kate Jelly*- Newsweek International fashion brands that began sourcing from Myanmar during the country’s transition to democracy are now profiting from its descent into dictatorship. Since the military takeover two years ago, labor rights in Myanmar have seen significant…
Sachs*- Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development There is universal assent that we are in a period of geopolitical tension and flux. In a rough chronology, 1815-1914 was the era of British hegemony, the not-so-peaceful Pax Britannica. What followed…
By Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) ALERT MEMORANDUM FOR: The PresidentFROM: VETERAN INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS FOR SANITY (VIPS)SUBJECT: Leopards vs. the Russian Bear Decisions in an Intelligence Vacuum Dear President Biden: We are aware…
By Nick Corbishley (*) – Naked Capitalism Washington, Kiev and the EU have been furiously lobbying Latin American governments to provide weaponry to Ukraine, but LatAm governments still want no part in this war. Four Latin American countries — Brazil, Colombia, Argentina and…
By Oliver Springate-Baginski and Win Myo Thu(*)- The Conversation Two years on from the latest military coup that deposed Myanmar’s democratically elected government, what began as a wave of national protest against the army’s power grab has descended into outright civil war…
