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New Cold War
Chinese youth wave Chinese and US flags La visita de Estado de Trump a Pekín y la nueva Guerra Fría en Asia

Mientras Trump llega a Pekín esta semana, ningún acuerdo firmado en el Gran Salón del Pueblo podrá ocultar la creciente infraestructura militar extranjera en toda Asia ni la «nueva Guerra Fría» de Washington.

Trump’s state visit to Beijing and the New Cold War on Asia

As Trump arrives in Beijing this week, no deal signed at the Great Hall will hide the expanding foreign military infrastructure across Asia and Washington’s New Cold War.

Oil well in Barinas, Venezuela Venezuela and Iran: oil and survival

January 2026 confirmed what had been hinted at for some time in analyses: the US needs to take control, by any means possible, of Venezuela and Iran’s oil resources.

Okinawa De la batalla de Okinawa a la nueva Guerra Fría

Okinawa nos recuerda que la guerra no comienza con bombas. Comienza con historias, sobre enemigos, sobre amenazas, sobre la inevitabilidad.

Okinawa, May 29, 1945 From the Battle of Okinawa to the New Cold War

Okinawa reminds us that war does not begin with bombs. It begins with stories, about enemies, about threats, about inevitability.

Group of people walk behind Chinese, Russian and DPRK leaders 3 ways the West got China’s parade totally wrong

By displaying strength on a day marking antifascist unity, China signals its dual path: deterrence without escalation, and development without domination. In a shifting world, it aims to prevent war, not wage it.

Cuban march against ssot list Dec 2024 (1) Trump’s Latin American policies go south

While rightist political movements have basked in Trump’s fitful praise, his escalating coercion provokes resentment against US influence.

Despite Trump's steep tariffs, China exported triple what it imported from the US in 2025 so far Despite Trump’s steep tariffs, China exported triple what it imported from the US in 2025 so far

Tariffs against China reached 145% and are now being reduced; China’s policies to boost domestic consumption yielded results

The People’s Summit for Korea brings together “diaspora and the homeland” in the fight against an empire in overdrive

Peoples Dispatch speaks to Ju-Hyun Park, a leader in the Korean diaspora organization Nodutdol and an organizer of the upcoming “People’s Summit for Korea”

NATO’s 5% pledge: an obscene betrayal of global needs

Medea Benjamin argues that real security doesn’t come from tanks and missiles – it comes from strong communities, global cooperation, and urgent action on our shared crises.

South Korean president decides to skip NATO summit for the first time in four years South Korean president decides to skip NATO summit for the first time in four years

Newly elected President Lee Jae Myung cited increased domestic engagements and the volatile situation in the Middle East following US attacks on Iran as reasons for not attending the summit.

South Korean president decides to skip NATO summit for the first time in four years South Korea’s President Lee shouldn’t attend NATO: Amidst crises, peace is pragmatic

Lee’s pragmatic foreign policy must disengage from the US-led NATO expansion into Asia that destabilizes the Indo-Pacific.