The seemingly unbridgeable gap between the major powers was on full display at the Security Council as they sparred over Ukraine and Russia’s security concerns, reports Joe Lauria.
Perilous Gulf Widens Between Russia & US at the UN
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WATCH: UN Security Council on Ukraine
The U.S. has called for a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday at 10 am in order for Russia to “explain itself” over U.S. allegations that Moscow will “imminently” invade Ukraine, a charge even Kiev has denied. Watch it here.
The Three Types of US ‘Regime Change’
When the U.S. overthrows a foreign government it either works from the top down, the bottom up, or through military invasion, writes Joe Lauria.
A Future Society
Research institutes from around the world have come together to start an international discussion responding to the broad crises of our times, writes Vijay Prashad.
Vijay Prashad: Pandemic Worsens the Old Divides
Vijay Prashad hails socialist educational programs that have stuck to their core principles and defied overall trends during the pandemic.
A Win for Indian Democracy
Narendra Modi’s surrender to the farmers is a win for Indian democracy and for peasants around the world, writes Vijay Prashad.
COP26: Will Rich Nations Allow Our Planet to Breathe?
Rather than focus on the necessary energy transition, Vijay Prashad says developed countries have taken to crude propaganda against a handful of developing states.
What Does India Get Out of ‘Quad’ Membership?
Behind the rhetoric about the Indo-Pacific and open seas is the U.S. play in Southeast Asia, writes Prabir Purkayastha.
‘The Politics of Blood’
The political violence against India’s left that just occurred in Tripura, a state in the north-east, has become a normal facet of democracy in our times, writes Vijay Prashad.
The Taliban’s Ideological Roots in Colonial India
The authors describe the group’s link to Deobandi Islam, which emerged in 1867 following a major nationalist uprising against the British East India Company.