Review of Pisces Moon: The Dark Arts of Empire

Hugo Turner Doug Valentine’s new book “Pisces Moon: The Dark Arts of Empire” takes the reader on a voyage into the dark and hidden history of the world. It forces the reader to confront the horrors unleashed by the American empire. It is a memoir that reads like a great novel, you won’t be able…

Professor Kees van der Pijl: « NATO and the EU Will Dissolve! »

Mohsen Abdelmoumen Dutch professor Kees van der Pijl. D. R. How can we organise a global resistance to the criminal capitalist system and the devastating imperialism that has ravaged entire countries? Mohsen Abdelmoumen: You wrote the book translated into French: « Pandémie de la peur: projet totalitaire ou révolution? » (Pandemic of fear: totalitarian project or revolution?). In…

U.S. Empire: Most Murderous Killing Machine in History

Jeremy Kuzmarov New study finds U.S. responsible for nearly 300 million deaths—and counting In September, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation—established by a bipartisan act of Congress in 1993—opened the Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, D.C., which aims to spotlight the plight of the alleged 100 million victims of Communist ideology. The 100 million figure was…

G7 Countries in Search of An Alternative to China’s One Belt, One Road Megaproject

Alexandr Svaranc As a result of the latest summit of the G7 countries in Hiroshima, the US, Canada, the UK and the EU adopted yet another, 11th to be precise, package of anti-Russian sanctions. The package includes more than 90 companies from all over the world, which, according to Brussels, allegedly violated the restrictive measures…

Russiagates Missing Pieces: What Was Not Said in the Durham Report?

Seymour Hersh Special Counsel John Durham in 2022. / Ron Sachs/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images. The first thing to understand about John Durham is that he was a fearless prosecutor who went after organized crime and put in prison retired and active FBI agents who protected the mob for money or other enticements. One of the…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Sheepdogging and Liberal Fantasy

Margaret Kimberley Image: Twitter @RobertKennedyJr There is an understandable yearning for a progressive president. But like dreams of happily ever after endings, the fantasy is just that. In 2015, Black Agenda Report co-founder Bruce Dixon coined the term “sheepdog” to describe the role that Bernie Sanders would play in the 2016 presidential campaign. Dixon presciently said, “Bernie’s…

Ukraine: The Moment of Truth – The West Refuses Peace

Thiery Meyssan You don’t know his face. But Li Hui is one of China’s most important diplomats. It was he who came to propose peace in Ukraine to the West. He was kindly received, but nobody listened to him. On behalf of China, Li Hui came to propose that the West make peace in Ukraine…

Ukraine: The Moment of Truth

Theiry Meyssan President Zelensky arrives in Japan on May 20, 2023, for the G7 summit. Since February 24, 2022, the eyes of the world have been on the Ukrainian conflict. The West is supporting Kiev financially, delivering incredible quantities of arms and ammunition, but is careful not to get directly involved in the theater of…

NATO is Creating Another Battlefield on the European Continent

Global Times Europe deeply split on warmongering NATO Illustration: Liu Rui/GT As the Russia-Ukraine crisis drags on, NATO has become the pronoun of destabilizer of regional security. The situation in the Balkans is now at an explosive point. KFOR, the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo, clashed with Serb protesters on Monday. The tension arose after…

The Human Consequences of Economic Sanctions

Francisco R. Rodiguez Executive Summary This paper provides a comprehensive survey and assessment of the literature on the effects of economic sanctions on living standards in target countries. We identify 32 studies that apply quantitative econometric and calibration methods to cross-country and national data in order to assess the impact of economic sanctions on indicators…

Canadian Aid for Cuba? 35 National and Regional Organizations Support it

Stephen Kimber and John Kirk Fidel Castro: “Luchar contra lo imposible y vencer” (“To fight against the impossible and win”).  Cuba desperately needs food and medical aid now. It also deserves an end to the longest-standing embargo in modern times It is not often that the United Church of Canada, the (Anglican) Primate’s World Relief and Development…

The G7, Economic Coercion and the Art of Projection

In this article for the Morning Star, Carlos Martinez addresses the “stunning hubris and hypocrisy of the imperialist powers” in accusing China of economic coercion. He points out that G7 states are all involved in multiple forms of economic coercion, and that the US is the world’s sanctions superpower, imposing unilateral economic sanctions on nearly 40…

African Unity and the New Cold War

Abayomi Azikiwe Imperialism extends its destabilization efforts against China and Russia across the continent Note: These remarks were made by the author at the Pan-Afrikan Society Community Forum (PASCF) Afrikan Liberation Day webinar held on Sat. May 27, 2023. The event was hosted by PASCF organizers in Britain under the theme of “Acknowledging Our Shared…

Interview with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki: Different Lessons Learned from China and the West

As Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki revisits China after almost 18 years, he talks to CMG’s Zou Yun about two important and very different life lessons learned from the West and China in this “Leaders Talk” exclusive. The Western developed nations have been slapping sanctions on Eritrea as they want to carve up Africa into centers…

Incoming Thai Government Vows Obedience to US Foreign Policy: Myanmar to be First Victim

– The incoming government in Thailand following general elections, funded and backed by the US for years, vows to adopt US foreign policy across the region, and specifically in regards to neighboring Myanmar; – This includes Thailand adopting US Congress’ “Burma Act” which funds “non-lethal aid” for anti-government militants in Myanmar; – The US is…

The Complexities of De-dollarisation in Latin America

Saheli Chowdhury De-dollarisation marches on inexorably on the global scale, and Latin America is not outside its ambit. To analyse the situation on the ground, The International spoke with Diego Sequera, Venezuelan geopolitical analyst and editor of the news and investigative reporting outlet Misión Verdad, who discusses the de-dollarisation processes in Latin America and the…

American Elites Are Starting to Concede that the World is Rebelling Against the US

Dan Kovalik A demonstrator sets fire to a United States flag hanging on a paper statue, symbolizing that, US backed militarism during the massacre of students in 1975, El Salvador, 2021. © Camilo Freedman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images In an interesting recent speech in Tallinn, Estonia, former White House official Fiona Hill showed that at least someone…

Ukraine and the “Disinformation” Project: How Universities, NATO, and Intelligence Agencies Suppress Dissent

Tamara Lorincz  has a Masters in International Politics & Security Studies from the University of Bradford and a Law degree and MBA from Dalhousie University. She’s a member of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom-Canada. Tamara is also on the board of the Global Network…