International

Asian fault lines of Biden’s war on Russia

by M.K. Bhadrakumar,* India

(25 April 2022) The tremors of the United States’ tensions with Russia playing out in Europe are being felt in different ways already in Asia. The hypothesis of Ukraine being in Europe and the conflict being all about European security is delusional.

From Kazakhstan to Myanmar, from Solomon Islands to the Kuril Islands, from North Korea to Cambodia, from China to India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, the fault lines are appearing.

Nuclear «Green Pass»: the Bomb for Italy comes out in May

by Manlio Dinucci,* Italy

(25 April 2022) In May 2022, the new nuclear bomb B61-12 large-scale production will begin in the USA: this announcement was made by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. As they leave the factory, the new nuclear bombs will be delivered to the US Air Force, which will install them in US bases in Italy and other European countries replacing the B61s.
Latin America

“Mexico is a free, independent and sovereign country”

Harsh criticism towards the EU parliament

(14 April 2022) Mexico's President López Obrador is fighting back against a resolution passed by the EU Parliament on 10 March 2022 condemning Mexico for alleged violations of press freedom and journalists’ rights. Obrador had criticised the corporate media that systematically work against the socially committed government. These corporations are owned by influential oligarchs. Some mainstream media in the country published demonstrably fake news aimed at bringing down the government’s reform projects.

Zelenskymania and Switzerland’s ruined image

Background and foreground of the war in Ukraine

by Guy Mettan,* Geneva

(10 April 2022) While negotiations seem to be progressing and the first contours of a possible solution in Ukraine are emerging (neutrality and partial demilitarisation of the country, handover of the Donbass and Crimea), the background to the conflict is beginning to be better understood. However, a quick ceasefire is not to be expected: the Americans and the Ukrainians have not yet lost enough and the Russians have not yet won enough to cease hostilities.
Conflict in Ukraine

India Should Quit Quad Now!

by M. K. Bhadrakumar,* India

(6 April 2022) Hedging between superpowers — United States, Russia and China — was never the smart thing to do. India should have known that the contradictions are simply irreconcilable.

The Impact of Ukraine on Yemen

The Western economic war on Russia over Ukraine is having a spillover effect on the forgotten war in Yemen

by Kathy Kelly,* USA

(8 April 2022) The United Nations’ goal was to raise1 more than $4.2 billion for the people of war-torn Yemen by March 15. But when that deadline rolled around, just $1.3 billion had come in.