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Geopolitics of Natural Resources and the Ukrainian Conflict

by Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović, August 28, 2024 An Eastern European perspective on the issues in the Ukraine war.  [jb] Geopolitics is an approach to politics that stresses the features imposed on foreign policy by geographical location, environment, and natural resources. Geopolitics as a discipline contributes to the emphasis on continuity in contemporary political realism. The focal idea of geopolitics[…]

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Venezuela: Not Counting Votes, But Smashing Imperialism’s Hybrid War is Essential

By Narciso Isa Conde, published on Workers World, August 14, 2024 ‘Concede to imperialism not an iota’ In the infinite global war that U.S. imperialism, with its Pentagon, its CIA and its NATO, is waging to stop its inevitable decline, the Venezuelan chapter has a singular importance. This is extremely relevant in Our America for the destiny of its struggle[…]

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The Fracturing of Latin America as a Preamble to Regional Balkanization

by Rafael Bautista S., published on Resumen English, August 13, 2024 The alignment of certain governments to the crutch of “fraud”, to delegitimize the last elections in Venezuela, is seriously fracturing the region. The consequences of this new conformation of a bloc aligned with the geopolitics of the dollar, only outlines a scenario, analogous to the one that gave rise[…]

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The Axis of Resistance Stands Ready, Refusing to Be Subdued

Statement published on the Resistance News Network, republished on Workers World, August 9,2024 The axis of evil prepares for the inevitable In light of an expected operation against the Zionist entity, “Israel’s” allies in the region and outside of it have quickly mobilized to support it as it remains in the state of high alert it has been in since[…]

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USA Lets Athletes Cheat with Steroids, as it Accuses Russia & China of Violating Anti-doping Rules

by Ben Norton, published on Geopolitical Economy, August 11, 2024 The World Anti-Doping Agency says the US has for a decade allowed athletes in international competitions, including the Olympics, to cheat by using prohibited drugs, while it hypocritically criticizes Russia and China. The United States has for a decade allowed athletes in international competitions, including the Olympics, to use prohibited[…]

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NYTimes Ignites China Doping Controversy Leading Into the Olympics

by Rick Sterling, published on Dissident Voice, May 10, 2024 I chose this article because it was full of details about the original incident and following attacks in the New York Times.   Following the Paris Olympics, Rick discussed this issue on the most recent China Report, a podcast from Breakthrough News: Western accusations of doping by Chinese swimmers threaten to[…]

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Don’t Believe the Hype: Venezuela is a Democracy!

by Ajamu Baraka and Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, July 21, 2024 Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report editor and columnist, discusses observing the recent elections in Venezuela and why the U.S. still seeks to undermine that democracy. Margaret Kimberley: Ajamu Baraka is a Black Agenda Report editor and columnist. He is joining us from Caracas, Venezuela, where he[…]

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Venezuelans Re-Elect President Maduro Despite U.S. Organized Coup Attempt

by Gloria Guillo, published on CovertAction Magazine, July 30, 2024 Sanctions are a misnomer when it comes to Venezuela. Here, the U.S. isn’t “just” illegally punishing a nation-state to effect regime change by withholding necessary resources and key inputs that cause food shortages, grave illness, death and economic instability. In Venezuela, the United States is also committing racketeer-level crimes against[…]

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AFGJ Strongly Condemns The Attempted Military Coup In Bolivia

By the Alliance for Global Justice, published on Popular Resistance, June 26, 2024 The Alliance for Global Justice commends the Arce Administration for its swift action to restore popular democracy. Alliance for Global Justice congratulates the Arce Administration for its swift action to restore popular democracy in Bolivia just hours after its National Army surrounded the Palacio Quemado with tanks[…]

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The United States Is the Main Obstacle to Peace in Palestine

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S.  Davies, June 17, 2024 On June 13, Hamas responded to persistent needling by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the U.S. proposal for a pause in the Israeli massacre in Gaza. The group said it has “dealt positively… with the latest proposal and all proposals to reach a cease-fire agreement.” Hamas added,[…]

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