Ukraine grain deal hunger
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World hunger and the war in Ukraine

It is not clear if the West will give Russia any relief on its ability to export its own agricultural products.

Vijay Prashad
July 19, 2023
La chispa tras los incendios que arrasan Francia: un brutal legado colonial
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La chispa tras los incendios que arrasan Francia: un brutal legado colonial

El racismo contra las personas de ascendencia árabe y africana en Francia se ha convertido en algo casi banal, algo que ocurre y ya no levanta una ceja. El asesinato de Nael era absolutamente explicable: el resultado de una toxicidad social general hacia las minorías y que se expresa a través de la policía.

Vijay Prashad
July 13, 2023
A brutal colonial legacy is tinder for the fires that are sweeping across France
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A brutal colonial legacy is tinder for the fires that are sweeping across France

Racism against people of Arab and African descent in France has become almost banal, something that takes place and no longer raises an eyebrow. The killing of Nael was absolutely explicable — the result of a general social toxicity towards minorities and one that is given expression through the police

Vijay Prashad
July 6, 2023
Why Turkey and Hungary are currently blocking Sweden from joining NATO
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Why Turkey and Hungary are currently blocking Sweden from joining NATO

Sweden’s position on the Kurdish population in Turkey and on Hungary’s right-wing government has thwarted its entry into NATO.

Vijay Prashad
June 16, 2023
¿Podrán China y los Estados Unidos establecer el respeto mutuo como base para disminuir las tensiones?
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¿Podrán China y los Estados Unidos establecer el respeto mutuo como base para disminuir las tensiones?

El Ministro de Defensa de China ha dejado claro que su gobierno está abierto al diálogo con Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, ha puesto una condición previa: el respeto mutuo.

Vijay Prashad
June 14, 2023
Can China and the United States establish mutual respect to lessen tensions?
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Can China and the United States establish mutual respect to lessen tensions?

China’s Defense Minister has made it clear that his government is open to dialogue with the US. However, he has put forward a precondition – mutual respect

Vijay Prashad
June 8, 2023
Cómo la guerra de EE.UU. contra los semiconductores taiwaneses podría beneficiar a Japón
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Cómo la guerra de EE.UU. contra los semiconductores taiwaneses podría beneficiar a Japón

En abril, el líder de Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, declaró a Nikkei que la tensión geopolítica entre Estados Unidos y China fue “ciertamente una consideración” en su decisión de desinvertir en Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

Vijay Prashad
June 2, 2023
How the US war on Taiwanese semiconductors might benefit Japan
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How the US war on Taiwanese semiconductors might benefit Japan

In April, Berkshire Hathaway’s leader Warren Buffett told Nikkei that the geopolitical tension between the United States and China was “certainly a consideration” in his decision to divest from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC)

Vijay Prashad
May 25, 2023