Lavrov is on Blinken’s list of people to call
The war has spun out of US algorithm with Russia unlikely to be deterred now, as it is already past the mid-stream. The specter of the collapse of EU economies is rattling the Biden administration
Mapping Faultlines: 76 years after Hiroshima, nuclear threat still looms large
76 years after Hiroshima, humanity still faces the threat of nuclear annihilation. Treaties which reduced the threat have expired mainly due to the the intransigence of the US. Prabir Purkayastha looks at these issues
Protests held in Beita after Israeli forces kill Palestinian man and other stories
Today we look at protests against Israeli violence in the Occupied West Bank, the sentencing of US drone warfare whistleblower Daniel Hale, and more
Filipino forces kill Indigenous people as state violence continues and other stories
Today we look at the massacres of Indigenous people by armed forces in the Philippines, violence against civilians by Myanmar’s junta forces, and more
Why Ukraine’s borders are back at the center of geopolitics
As tensions heat up on the Ukraine-Russia border, Vijay Prashad takes a look at the factors and interests behind what is happening
“Putin’s govt. is depending on IMF and financial institutions to escape the crisis”
Roman Kononenko of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation talks about how the country’s establishment has responded to the crisis of capitalism and its response to US imperialism
COVID-19 forces US foreign policy on backfoot
Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha looks at US-China and US-Russia relations during the pandemic and falling oil prices
- In major setback for US and EU, OPEC+ decides to cut global oil production
- Conservatives led by Boyko Borisov take lead in Bulgarian elections
- Hundreds of Amazon workers in the US went on strike after a warehouse fire
- Houthis blame Saudi-led coalition for expiry of Yemen ceasefire
- Hazara women protest attacks on students in Kabul
