Trade

Cuba’s Economic Crisis: US Sanctions and the Problem of ‘Overcompliance’ 

November 7, 2024 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Collapsed States, Cuba, Global South, Neocolonial Economic Dominance, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Trade, U.S. Aggression, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy

by Joy Gordon, published on LaMonde Diplomatique, October 7, 2024 Cuba has faced many economic crises, but the current one is different. It is far worse than even that of the early 1990s, when Cuba lost all trade with the Soviet bloc, and at the same time the US imposed severe new economic measures against the island nation. In the[…]

The WFTU on The Passing of One Year of Genocide

October 10, 2024 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Labor, Palestine, Trade

Statement by Central WFTU (World Federation of Trade Unions), published on Labor Today International, October 7, 2024 It has been a year since the beginning of the genocide against our brothers and sister in Palestine, more than 42 thousand people have lost their lives with the number being on the rise day by day. All efforts for a ceasefire are[…]

Saudi, Chinese Vessels Undeterred by Yemen Red Sea Ops

January 28, 2024 UNAC Editor China, Saudi Arabia, Trade, Yemen

from the News Desk at The Cradle, published on January 26, 2024 Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, is continuing to send oil and fuel tankers through the Red Sea, despite US and UK bombing of Yemen and attacks by Yemen’s armed forces on Israeli, US, and UK-linked ships passing through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. “We’re moving in the[…]

The Sanctions Boomerang: Why Trade Bans Backfire

April 26, 2023 UNAC Editor Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Trade

by Karin Kneissl, published on The Cradle, April 24, 2023 In 1806, the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte implemented one of the most significant trade blockades in European history, known as the “Continental Blockade.” The underlying cause was a trade conflict between France and Britain. In 1793, Britain, which was at war with France, imposed a naval blockade on French port[…]

U.S. Spreads Misery Across the Globe Imposing Sanctions on a Third of Humanity

January 4, 2023 UNAC Editor Review, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Socio-Economic Struggles, Soft Power Imperialism, Trade

by Jeremy Kuzmarov, published on Covert Action Magazine, January 2, 2023 …Yet There is Almost No Opposition or Outcry—Even When Sanctions are Increasingly Having a Boomerang Effect The U.S. may try piously to defend sanctions as a ‘response to foreign tyranny,’ but they are really a pretext to steal foreign bank accounts and cripple commercial rivals of U.S. corporations. On[…]

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[…]

No, The Ukraine War Has Not Stoked A Global Food Crisis.

May 26, 2022 UNAC Editor Economics, Global Economics, Russia, Trade, Ukraine

by Bernhard, published on Moon of Alabama, May 21, 2022 Russia is falsely accused of blocking Ukraine’s sea ports and thereby increasing a global food shortage: The United Nations has warned that the war in Ukraine has helped to stoke a global food crisis that could last years if it goes unchecked, as the World Bank announced an additional $12bn[…]

U.S. calls Europe to Arms Against China, Russia

March 16, 2021 UNAC Editor China, Trade

by Manlio Dinucci, published on Workers World, March 12, 2021 The EU-China Agreement on investments, signed Dec. 30 by the European Commission, may be rejected by members of the European Parliament on the grounds that Beijing violates human rights. This is the pretext behind which the real reason is hidden: the growing pressure exerted by the United States on Europe[…]