Sanctions and Economic Warfare

Sanctions and the New Cold War on China

September 30, 2022 UNAC Editor China, Corporatism, Imperialism, Legislation, Political Analysis, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Trade Wars, US Foreign Policy

by Carlos Martinez, August 2022 Background The instinctive attitude of the United States towards the Chinese Revolution was of course one of hostility. In a protracted war between progress and reaction, between the future and the past, the governments of the US and the People’s Republic of China were, and are, are on opposite sides of the barricades. Hence shortly[…]

Korea/DPRK: Surviving US-UN Sanctions and Military Threats

September 30, 2022 UNAC Editor Korea, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, War on the Poor

by Erica Jung, September 30, 2022 Introduction North Koreans live under restrictions, embargoes, and scarcities imposed and enforced by a variety of sanctions from the United States and the United Nations.1 In fact, north Korea is one of the most sanctioned countries in the world, having been subject to sanctions since its foundation in 1950. US sanctions in particular serve[…]

The US Response to the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis: Seize and Privatize

September 24, 2022 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Economic Collapse, Economics, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Andrés Arauz, published on Counterpunch, September 19, 2022 A deep explanation for the technically inclined of where Afghanistan’s frozen wealth derives from and why they can’t be dismissed as an “asset” of the Taliban government. It also explains how frozen accounts related to unilateral coercive measures on other countries distort their economies. [jb] On August 10, more than 70[…]

Special UN Envoy Recommends Lifting of Sanctions Imposed on Zimbabwe

September 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Trade, United Nations, Zimbabwe

by Oleen Ndori, published on ZBC News, September 9, 2022 The United Nations Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan has recommended the lifting of the unilateral sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe in line with the principles of international law. Between the 18th and 28th of October last year, United Nations Special Rapporteur, Dr Alena Douhan embarked on a 10-day fact finding mission on[…]

U.S. and Israel Bomb Syria Again: Oil Piracy Continues

September 4, 2022 UNAC Editor Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria, U.S. Aggression

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, September 2, 2022 In the latest violation of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, eight U.S. F-16 and F-15E fighter jets hit nine targets in Syria Aug. 25. The U.S. military still maintains 19 terrorist training camps in Syria and has seized Syria’s oil fields. Even as the U.S./NATO-provoked war in Ukraine threatens nuclear[…]

America’s Real Adversaries Are Its European and Other Allies

August 31, 2022 UNAC Editor Austerity, Belt and Road, Cold War, Economics, Europe, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Trade Wars

by Michael Hudson, published on Naked Capitalism, February 7, 2022 I feel like I’m in a time warp today. I keep finding good articles, timely in the sense that they talk about the forces that govern our current situation, but they aren’t technically ‘current’. So, take a chance and read on. [jb] The Iron Curtain of the 1940s and ‘50s[…]

The U.S. Legacy in Afghanistan: War Crimes and Imperialist Double Standards

August 30, 2022 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Imperial Wars, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

Danny Haiphong: U.S. forces left Afghanistan just as murderously as they came in. Joe Biden’s administration oversaw numerous war crimes during its haphazard “withdrawal” on August 15th 2021. This included a drone strike that killed ten civilians and at least seven children.

While Cuba Deals with the Matanzas Fire, the U.S. Watches and Waits

August 14, 2022 UNAC Editor Cuba, petroleum, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Toxic Chemicals

by Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan and Medea Benjamin, published on Resumen-English, August 10, 2022 By now, the images of the oil explosion that erupted in the Cuban province of Matanzas on Friday, August 5 that has just been extinguished has been seen around the world. When lightning struck an oil tank in Cuba’s largest oil storage facility, it quickly exploded and[…]

Call Me – Washington’s Generosity

August 14, 2022 UNAC Editor Cuba, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Isaac Saney and Cheryl LaBash, published on Socialist Action, August 11, 2022 While various countries such as Mexico and Venezuela were concretely assisting Cuba in overcoming the unprecedented disastrous fire consuming the Mantanzas oil storage facility, the United States cynically sat on its hands, instead asking Havana to call them. As Mexico, for example, sent 16 flights with over[…]

Feeding a Stalemate in Syria

July 21, 2022 UNAC Editor Imperialism, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria, Terrorism, United Nations

by Steven Sahiounie, published on MidEast Discourse, July 12, 2022 The UN Security Council has agreed to extend a system for cross-border aid to Idlib, Syria until January 2023. The US and its allies had demanded a year-long extension, but Russia used its veto on Friday. UN and other NGO aid delivery trucks will cross from Turkey into Syria at[…]