Around the world – Page 47 – Struggle

Will Japan and Russia tensions over contested Pacific Islands spill over into war?

April 10, 2022 Vijay Prashad

Each year, Japan’s Foreign Ministry releases a Diplomatic Bluebook, a guide to the government’s views on the world. Kyodo News, a reputed Japanese wire service, reports that the 2022 Bluebook will have strong language against Russia. This Bluebook will […]

Washington watches as China and Latin America deepen their ties

April 7, 2022 Marco Fernandes

Less than a week after the start of Russia’s military intervention, Juan Sebastian Gonzalez, senior director of Western Hemisphere affairs at the U.S. National Security Council, in an interview with Voice of America (a State […]

Malvinas War: a challenge to imperialism

April 4, 2022 Scott Scheffer

This week the people of Argentina are commemorating the 40th anniversary of the April 2, 1982, war to take back the Malvinas archipelago from imperialist Britain. In the English-speaking world, the imperialist media usually calls […]

Dock workers in Genoa protest transit of arms through their port

April 1, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha

On March 31, dock workers of the Italian port of Genoa observed a 24-hour strike protesting the usage of the port for the transit of arms which are likely to be used in deadly imperialist […]

Behind NATO’s war on Yugoslavia

March 31, 2022 Sam Marcy

On March 24, 1999 – 23 years ago – the U.S./NATO armed forces started a 78-day long aerial bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The brutal bombing campaign targeted civilians, city centers, public […]

Working class in Greece protests docking of French battleship in its port

March 29, 2022 Peoples Dispatch

On Thursday, March 24, a demonstration was organized at the Piraeus port region of Athens, protesting the docking of the French battleship Charles De Gaulle at the port. The rally was called by the Greek […]

Workers in Italy protest ammunition dispatches to Ukraine disguised as humanitarian aid

March 26, 2022 Peoples Dispatch

Workers and trade unions in Italy have protested the transfer of arms and ammunition to Ukraine from Italian seaports and airports disguised as humanitarian aid to the war-torn country. On March 14, cargo workers at […]

Giuliano Brunetti: ‘Our struggle against NATO is a struggle against occupying forces’

March 26, 2022 Zoe Alexandra

Thousands have taken to the streets across Italy to protest against NATO and call for peace as the war in Ukraine completes its fourth week. At a time when governments have focused only on condemning […]

Their oligarchs and ours

March 20, 2022 Stephen Millies

Jeff Bezos’ $500 million yacht was a hot news item back in February. The ship was so large that in order to move it from a Dutch shipyard a bridge in Rotterdam would have to […]

Ukrainians granted Temporary Protected Status by the U.S., the country that displaced them

March 20, 2022 Bayani

On March 3, the Department of Homeland Security designated Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. What is Temporary Protected Status? TPS gives exemption from deportation, eligibility to apply for work authorization, and […]