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

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

Analyst Peter Yang examines how Japan’s recent comments on Taiwan reflect its deeper anxieties rooted in its imperial past amid China’s rise.

Though Japan recognizes the “one-China policy”, earlier this month its prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, threatened military intervention if China tried to unify Taiwan with the mainland.

A conference in Shanghai brings together perspectives from across the Global South regarding the World War Against Fascism, challenging western narratives

8.7 million colonial subjects died during the World Anti-Fascist War – ten times the Anglo-American death toll. Of these 3.4 million people were killed in the Dutch East Indies, 1.5 million in Indochina, and 345 thousand in Burma.

The massive military parade was attended by leaders from over 20 foreign nations, including Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Beijing’s commemoration is a bold rebuttal to the West’s monopolization of WWII memory.

The decision highlights the tension between freedom of expression and the state’s role in shaping historical memory at former concentration camps.

The fight against fascism was waged by Soviet soldiers, Ethiopian and Chinese peasants, Black and Latin Americans as well as Vietnamese guerrillas alike.

The 80th anniversary commemoration in Moscow of Victory Day brought to the fore the historic and contemporary battles for memory, history, and against fascism

Thousands gathered in Moscow to mark 80 years since the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II