World Trade Organization

The Wolf in Sheep’s Skin: IMF, WTO and WB

March 2, 2021 UNAC Editor Austerity, Economics, International Aid and Debt, Toxic Chemicals

by Syed Ehtisham, published on Countercurrents, February 15 2021 IMF and WB do not function like UN agencies on a ‘One nation, one vote’ system. Voting power is pegged to the size of economy and on financial contribution to the WB. The after effects of some of the decisions of IMF/WB are as below: In 1994, Zambia declared that it[…]

Why 5G is the First Stage of a Tech War Between the U.S. and China

August 18, 2020 UNAC Editor China, Hybrid Warfare, Trade Wars

by Prabir Purkayastha, published on Counterpunch, August 14, 2020 The U.S. tech war on China continues, banning Chinese equipment from its network, and asking its Five Eyes partners and NATO allies to follow suit. It is a market and a technology denial regime that seeks to win back manufacturing that the U.S. and European countries have lost to China. International[…]

GMO Agriculture and the Narrative of Choice

July 27, 2018 UNAC Editor GMO Argriculture

Spraying Monsanto Roundup GE Agriculture, GMO by Colin Todhunter, originally published on CounterPunch The pro-GMO lobby claim critics of the technology ‘deny farmers choice’. They say that farmers should have access to a range of tools and technologies. It is all about maximising choice and options. Taken at face value, who would want to deny choice? At the same time,[…]