International relations, the UN & neo-colonialism
France rules out rapid Afghanistan withdrawal
By Olivier Laurent, January 28, 2012
Sarkozy will keep French troops in Afghanistan despite rising popular opposition to the NATO occupation following the January 20 deaths of four French soldiers.
Israeli leaders press for attack on Iran
By Peter Symonds, November 7, 2011
While the Israeli political establishment remains intent on maintaining its military advantage, the current push for air strikes against Iran is driven by the political crisis within the region and Israel itself.
Top US and Chinese generals exchange words over South China Sea
By John Chan, July 15, 2011
The rather open slanging match highlights the sharpness of US-China tensions, the fundamental character of the strategic interests at stake, and the growing danger of conflict in this global flashpoint.
Canada’s military to establish base in Kuwait in push for global presence
By Graham Beverley, July 14, 2011
The Canadian Armed Forces is seeking to establish a worldwide network of bases to allow for the rapid deployment of military force in pursuit of Canada’s imperialist interests.
APEC summit ends with drift toward trade war
By James Cogan, November 15, 2010
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Japan ended with a clear divergence between the United States and China over the future of regional trade.
G20 meeting papers over conflicts
By Nick Beams, October 25, 2010
When it was established as the foremost international economic forum in response to the financial crash that began in September 2008, the prospect was held out that the G20 would become the means for overcoming the conflicts and imbalances wracking the global capitalist economy and provide the means for co-
Nobel Peace Prize: Another exercise in political cynicism
By John Chan, October 12, 2010
Last Friday’s announcement awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was a highly political decision designed to stoke up the issue of “human rights” in China on behalf of the US and European powers.
German army given green light to kill civilians in Afghanistan
By Peter Schwarz, February 16, 2010
The German government has now reclassified its military mission in Afghanistan as intervening in a civil war or, as they say in legal jargon, a “non-international armed conflict.” The recasting of the mission has far-reaching legal consequences.
The massacre at Kunduz and the policy of targeted killings
By Peter Schwarz, December 28, 2009
German military commanders and politicians are intent on using the recent massacre at Kunduz to circumvent restrictions imposed on the German army following the crimes it committed in the Second World War and permit “targeted killings.”
Copenhagen Climate Summit: The gulf between rhetoric and reality
By Peter Symonds, December 7, 2009
Even before the climate summit begins today in Copenhagen, the goal of a legally binding international treaty to limit greenhouse gas emissions has been ruled out.
Former US diplomat Peter Galbraith grabs hundreds of millions in Iraqi oil money
By Alex Lantier, November 13, 2009
Peter Galbraith stands to make hundreds of millions of dollars in Iraqi oil money by cashing in on his links to the Kurdish regional leadership in Iraq.
Almost 200 million children undernourished in poor countries
By James Brewer, November 13, 2009
There are currently 195 million children under the age of five in underdeveloped countries whose growth is stunted due to chronic malnutrition, according to a UN agency.
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