The U.S. Pivot to Asia: Cold War Lessons from Vietnam for Today

Cynthia Chung In part one of this series, I discussed how a massive U.S. arms stockpile in Okinawa, Japan that was originally intended to be used for the planned American invasion of Japan was cancelled once the two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. L. Fletcher Prouty, who served as Chief of Special Operations…

Washington Splits Asia in Two

Dmitry Bokarev The modern world is torn by contradictions: the US and its allies, accustomed to global domination, seek to maintain and expand their position at the expense of the interests of other countries, leading to crises and conflicts. In the Middle East, wars have been raging for decades, and in Europe, fighting has broken…

Cuba-Vietnam: On the Road to Vaccine Self-Reliance

Jyotsna Singh Cuban health worker holding vial of Abdala vaccine. Photo: Manolo de los Santos Cuba and Vietnam share a rich history of anti-imperialist struggles and are living examples of the daily battle against US hegemony. During the pandemic, they are paving the way for South-South solidarity and enhancing local production, a must for a…

46 Years After the Great Victory: Ho Chi Minh and the Role of the Vietnamese Communist Party

Carlos Aznarez Vietnam has always been a hard nut to crack for imperialism that attempted to carve out its territory. Before the Americans, it was the French, who in the mid-19th century had undertaken the conquest of the country, and met with a heroic resistance that “once and a thousand times made us retreat in…

The USA and Nicaragua Now: An Interview with S. Brian Willson

Tortilla con Sal Tortilla con Sal: We’re here with Brian Willson, Viet Nam veteran and onetime criminal lawyer. Brian has written extensively about US imperialism and its effects around the world and what people in Nicaragua are especially interested in right now Brian is what’s happening in the United States as a result of the…

The Cold War and Its Origins Part II

Hugo Turner Part I History of the Soviet Union. World War II, Colonialism, Independence and Counter-Revolution The Russian Revolution of 1917 terrified the capitalist world. In my last article based on the first volume of D.F. Fleming’s classic “The Cold War and It’s Origins 1917-1960” I traced the story of the attempt to destroy the…

Volcano Under the Snow: Death of the 20th Century General Vo Nguyen Giap

“Nothing is more precious than freedom.” – Vo Nguyen Giap A press report from Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, notes that the legendary General Vi Nguyen Giap, one of the most eminent figures in Vietnamese history and a great friend of Cuba and revolutionary causes, died at the age of 102 on October 4. Ge Luo…