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NATO, EU and Future Pathways for Europe
by Bharat Dogra
With the USA increasingly adopting an aggressive ‘with us or with them stance’ and striving to push NATO in the direction of its goal of dominance, in a situation of most (except four) EU members also being members of NATO, they stand in danger of being used as supporting instruments of a US led quest for world dominance, a quest that is likely to be very violent, will involve wars, may even lead to the third world war and a nuclear war. This will also be a very highly unethical quest.
What is the Rules-Based Order?
by Kim Petersen
In fits of, what might well be termed, masochism, some of us now-and-then tune in to the legacy media. When doing so, one is likely to hear western-aligned politicians rhetorize ad nauseam about the linguistically vogue rules-based order. Now and then, the word “international” is also inserted: the rules-based international order. But what exactly is this rules-based order?
Lions’ Den is Not a Fleeting Phenomenon: On Palestine’s Looming Armed Revolt
by Dr Ramzy Baroud
Just when Israel, and even some Palestinians, began talking about the Lions’ Den phenomenon in the past tense, a large number of fighters belonging to the newly-formed Palestinian group marched in the city of Nablus. Unlike the group’s first appearance on September 2, the number of fighters who took part in the
rally in the Old City of Nablus on December 9 was significantly larger, better equipped, with unified military fatigues and greater security precautions.
Lessons Learned in the Internet’s Darkest Corners
by Andy Kroll
I don’t care much for New Year’s resolutions, but if I did, I would say: let’s make 2023 the year of logging off. Get to know your neighbors and colleagues. For my part, I’ll work on not thinking of those everyday strangers, or even those tiny avatars on the Internet, as them. Instead of fearing them, I’ll think I say hello.
South Africans Are Fighting for Crumbs: A Conversation With Trade Union Leader Irvin Jim
by Vijay Prashad and Zoe Alexandra
Irvin Jim, the general secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of
South Africa (NUMSA), told us that his country “is sitting on a tinderbox.” A series of crises are wracking South Africa presently: an unemployment crisis, an electricity crisis, and a crisis of xenophobia.
Moscow’s Leverage in the Balkans
by John P Ruehl
Since September, Kosovo’s fragile stability that has endured since 1999, following intervention by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), has grown progressively precarious. Clashes between ethnic Serbians and Kosovo security forces saw Serbia’s military placed on high alert in November. Several high-profile Serbian officials, including President Aleksandar Vučić, announced that the Serbian military could be deployed to northern Kosovo to protect the ethnic Serbs, who make up the majority of the population in the region.
Lives of Some Great Classical Composers
by John Scales Avery
John Scales Avery announces the publication of a new book, entitled “Lives of Some Great Classical Composers”. The pdf file of the book may be downloaded and circulated free of charge
Militarization of Bhagat Singh’s Revolutionary Heritage
by Shamsul Islam
https://countercurrents.org/2022/12/militarization-of-bhagat-singhs-revolutionary-heritage/?swcfpc=1
The ruling classes need a Bhagat Singh who happened sometime in the past, to be worshipped as a saint having no relevance in the present times; a harmless icons devoid of revolutionary side of his theory as stated by Lenin.
Doctorhood, Mosquitos and the Adivasis: How DAMaN obfuscates the politics of public health in Odisha
by Pradyumna Behera
When there seems to be a growing
recognition of regional cine industries in recent years, the fanfare around Odia film DAMaN probably marks Ollywood’s resurgence with a strong populist overtone. Besides its off-centred storyline around public health, the film garnered a staggering response at the box office and beyond for its virtue signalling on ideal doctorhood and developmental statecraft in contemporary Odisha. The state government has declared the film tax-free and even directed all district collectors to arrange its special screenings at district and sub-district levels. DAMaN is now getting ready for pan-Indian release in Hindi. However, amidst glorifications from all corners, the film’s discursive half-truths have gone unnoticed, notwithstanding its explicit endorsement of a government scheme.
‘Fractured Freedom’ and Freedom of Expression
by Vikas Parashram Meshram
The book ‘Fractured Freedom’ is an
autobiography of Kobad Gandhi’s difficult journey so far. This is the story of his wife Anuradha and Kobad Gandhi’s life so far. Working for the underprivileged, marginalized. From the book, it is understood that the aim of his life is to promote more human values, social justice should reach the grassroots of the society. He has presented Gandhi’s previous life, past memories, experiences in prison and custody in the form of a book.
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