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Trump administration ruthlessly pursues of mineral wealth in growing competition with China

The US aims to undermine Chinese dominance of the market for critical minerals are the “method to Trump’s foreign policy madness”

The high-stakes, global battle over Trump’s tariffs

Through his “tariff war”, Trump seeks to subvert multilateral institutions and renegotiate trade agreements to (even further) benefit the US

Global Food Prices Tarrif War (Credit FAO)
Global food prices surge amid Trump’s tariff war

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index registered a 1% rise in April in comparison to March and a 22% rise compared to the same month last year.

In defense of press freedom, we demand an end to Israel’s genocide

On World Press Freedom Day, media organizations from across the globe released a joint statement demanding an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

“Freedom Flotilla” attacked by drone in international waters on its way to deliver aid amid Gaza blockade (1)
“Freedom Flotilla” attacked by drone in international waters on its way to deliver aid amid Gaza blockade

The incident is reminiscent of the Israeli assault on Mavi Marmara, in which 10 passengers were killed while carrying aid from Türkiye to Gaza in 2010.

“If international trade reverts to the ‘law of jungle,’” all will be victims, China warns

Trump is reportedly putting pressure on countries seeking bilateral agreements to avoid high tariffs, to cut down their trade with China

IMF briefing
The turbulence in the global economy

The IMF has predicted “uncertainty” in the global economy, especially in the wake of Trump’s tariff war, yet it seems to ignore the pathways towards stability and growth seen in the East

Demonstrations planned across the globe on April 25 in solidarity with Gaza

Palestine solidarity organizations around the world have planned actions in solidarity with Gaza on April 25

We will continue to meet: What is Chinese in the “Bandung Spirit”?

70 years since the Bandung Conference, Brazilian analyst Marco Fernandes examines the pivotal role of China, namely diplomat Zhou Enlai, in advancing the unity of Global South nations in that historic moment

“It is necessary to continue building Dilemmas of Humanity with optimism and serious proposals”
“It is necessary to continue building Dilemmas of Humanity with optimism and serious proposals”

The final panel of the conference provided a synthesis focused on the need to build on the work developed throughout the IV Dilemmas of Humanity Conference.

The new Bandung spirit is about industrial development

With the expansion of BRICS to more countries of the Global South, a revival of the “Bangdung Spirit” is taking place, not without its contradictions and fresh challenges

IV Dilemmas conference calls for a new economic paradigm for the sovereignty of the Global South

Economists, intellectuals, and movement leaders gathered in São Paulo, Brazil, to discuss new models of development and ways to overcome capitalism.