Tarique Rahman Mohammad Yunus 2
Bangladesh

Bangladesh at the crossroads: elections and the future of the world’s eighth largest country

BNP’s super-majority in Thursday’s elections is less a democratic verdict than the intended outcome of a two-year political engineering process.

Vijay Prashad and Atul Chandra
February 13, 2026
FDS Siria
Español

Se pone el sol sobre la rebelión kurda siria

Los grupos armados sirios leales al presidente Ahmad al-Sharaa lograron doblegar la resistencia de las Fuerzas Democráticas Sirias (FDS), el grupo mayoritariamente kurdo, pero este avance solo puede entenderse por el total respaldo que Estados Unidos brindó al gobierno sirio.

Vijay Prashad
January 27, 2026
Syrian Democratic Forces” reinforcements positioned in Raqqa against Syrian Army. (1)
Syria

The sun sets on the Syrian Kurdish rebellion

Syrian armed groups loyal to President Ahmad al-Sharaa broke the resistance of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the largely Kurdish group, but this advance can only be understood by the total backing given by the United States to the Syrian government.

Vijay Prashad
January 20, 2026
Aftermath of protests in Iran
Iran

Six points to navigate the turmoil in Iran

Vijay Prashad offers six points to make sense of the situation in Iran amid protests, violence, and threats of military intervention from Washington

Vijay Prashad
January 14, 2026
Delcy Rodriguez visiting Commune Jan 6 Venezuela
Venezuela

The current situation in Venezuela: a government in charge, a people resilient

Taking stock of the aftermath of the US military attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores and what comes next

Vijay Prashad and Carlos Ron
January 7, 2026
PDVSA VENEZUELA Rafael_Ramírez_and_Hugo_Chávez
United States Venezuela

The US War on Venezuela began in 2001

The current US attacks against Venezuela are part of a two-decade process led by the US and the Venezuelan right wing to undermine the Bolivarian project and its bold decision to use the country’s oil wealth for the betterment of its people.

Vijay Prashad
January 2, 2026
Children in the aftermath of an Israeli bombing in Gaza
Israel Palestine

This is not a ceasefire: the Israeli genocide continues

As 2025 comes to a close, Vijay Prashad assesses the situation in Gaza where Israel has continually violated every ceasefire it has agreed upon, jeopardizing future efforts and the lives of the people in the Gaza Strip.

Vijay Prashad
December 30, 2025
José Antonio Kast Chile
Español

La marea de la ira ha llegado a Chile

La agenda de Kast no eliminará los disturbios, sino que los pospondrá por un tiempo, solo para agudizar su eventual regreso a las calles.

Vijay Prashad
December 21, 2025