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Why Biden is Unleashing a Full-Scale Chip War Against China

November 4, 2022 UNAC Editor Global Trade, Trade Wars

by Marc Vandepitte and Jan Jonckheere, published on Workers World, November 2, 2022 Technology is the key to the future. It is the basis for military might, on the one hand, and economic productivity and a competitive position in the world market, on the other. Until recently, the U.S. had an unassailable, dominant position on both fronts. The White House[…]

Canadian Labour Activists Oppose AUKUS, a New NATO in the Pacific

June 23, 2022 UNAC Editor Canada, China, Global Alliances, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Aggression

by Ken Stone, published on The Canada Files, May 20, 2022 This is an excellent overview of AUKUS and the regional responses to it. Most of our readers are in the U.S. so unfortunately our government is responsible for this aggression against China, but it is interesting to see the numerous forces within Canadian society who object to efforts[…]

What Germany’s Rearmament Means for World Peace

May 18, 2022 UNAC Editor Germany, NATO, War and Weapons, Weapons Sales

by Michael Makowski, published by The Progressive, April 27, 2022 Three days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stood before the Bundestag, Germany’s parliament, in an emergency gathering to announce the biggest change to German foreign policy since World War II. “Wir erleben eine Zeitenwende,” he said. “We are experiencing a Zeitenwende.” The Zeitenwende—a watershed moment, a[…]

New US Strategy in Syria For Regime Change

February 14, 2022 UNAC Editor Hybrid Warfare, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria, U.S. Aggression

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, February 14, 2022 Syria seems forgotten in the U.S. but the Caesar Sanctions, U.S. proxy occupation of the oil wells and wheat fields, and Turkish support for Salafists (including ISIS and many foreigners) in Northern Syria leave the country unable to rebuild or to meet the needs of the people. If our attention[…]