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Category Archives: International
The Age of Disconnect: US Policy and the War Beyond Gaza
The hypocrisy gap between US diplomatic pronouncements and US actions is no surprise to world audiences, but the disconnect on display since October 7 has put the nail in the coffin of the American Century. American officials have been invoking … Continue reading
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Posted in Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Section, War
Tagged China, Gaza, imperialism, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, US foreign policy, war
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Ukrainian Refugees and National(ist) Politics in Eastern Europe
In an article in our last issue (November-December Public i), I used the case of Hungary—its positive reception of Ukrainian refugees, alongside its negative role in hindering EU political and material support of Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression—to … Continue reading
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Posted in Eastern Europe, Immigrants, International, International, Poland, Politics, Refugees, Section, Ukraine
Tagged Eastern Europe, Immigrants, migrant politics, refugees, Ukraine War, Ukrainian refugees
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Ukraine, Hungarian Refugee Politics, and the Future of Migrants in the EU
The February 24, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine unleashed, in addition to death, destruction, and hardship on the Ukrainian people as a whole, a wave of refugees not seen in Europe since World War II. Over six million Ukrainians were … Continue reading
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Posted in Eastern Europe, International, International, Politics, Refugees, Section, Ukraine
Tagged Hungary, migrant politics, migration, Ukraine War, Ukrainian refugees
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Another View of the Ukraine War
Readers will note that the Public i has recently published three articles about the Ukraine War. However, there are still more issues not yet fully addressed. “When two elephants fight it is the grass that gets trampled.” Swahili proverb The … Continue reading
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Posted in Afghanistan, Corporate media, Eastern Europe, Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, International, Latin America, Nuclear War, Peace movement, Section, Ukraine, War
Tagged Monroe Doctrine, NATO, nuclear threat, peace, Russia, Ukraine, war
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US/NATO Proxy War in Ukraine: Continuity in US Foreign Policy
The war in Ukraine is barbarous and awful beyond comprehension. The formula in the US media that the attack was unjustified is true, but its frequent corollary, that it was completely unprovoked, is not. This is Noam Chomsky’s and Daniel … Continue reading
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Posted in Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, International, Ukraine, War
Tagged imperialism, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, US foreign policy, war
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Frozen Conflicts, Flashmob Militants, and the End of the Gunpowder State
Syria, Libya, Yemen . . . and now Sudan. Sudan has the unhappy potential to become the next of the intractable conflicts that have unfolded over the past decade. These multisided struggles involving a cocktail of militaries, militias, and mercenaries … Continue reading
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Posted in Africa, Foreign Policy, International, International, Middle East, Section, Violence, War
Tagged foreign policy, Middle East, Sudan, the state, violence, war, warlords
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Silence and the Continuing Legacy of the US Invasion of Iraq
The twentieth anniversary of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq slid by with an encore performance of the arrogance that characterized the invasion itself. In 2003 that arrogance disregarded inconvenient international norms as easily as it disregarded the Iraqi victims … Continue reading
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Posted in Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, International, Middle East, Remembering, Section, World-wide death and suffering
Tagged imperialism, Iraq invasion, Memory, US foreign policy
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Should Ukrainians Surrender for World Peace?
The February 24 one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine saw no respite for either the volunteer and professional Ukrainian troops or the civilian population. The Russian-occupied territories in eastern and southern Ukraine and the areas along the military … Continue reading
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Posted in Eastern Europe, International, International, Politics, Section, Ukraine, War
Tagged Eastern Europe, peace, the Left, Ukraine, war
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Woman – Life – Freedom: Interview on Resistance in Iran, Part 2
Part 1 of this interview was published in the December 2022 issue. The text has been substantially shortened and edited. Public i: I want to shift the discussion to the US now, and ask what can or should the US … Continue reading
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Posted in Feminism, Foreign Policy, International, International, Section, Voices, Women
Tagged feminism, human rights, Iran, protest
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Women – Life – Freedom: Interview on Resistance in Iran, Part 1
Public i: Just start with a basic overview of what’s happening now and what sparked it, an update on the latest, and also what do you think people should know that isn’t being covered in the mainstream US media. Faranak … Continue reading
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Posted in Feminism, International, International, Section, Voices, Women, wonen's rights
Tagged feminism, hijab, human rights, Iran, protest
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Labor Abuse as Product Placement at the World Cup
The 2022 soccer World Cup began its takeover of global sports channels on November 20, transmitting endless images of cosmopolitan crowds enjoying the sparkling new stadiums of Qatar to audiences around the world. The country that hosts the World Cup … Continue reading
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Posted in International, International, labor, Labor/Economics, Middle East, Section, Sports
Tagged ballwashing, exploitation, human rights, migrant labor, Qatar, World Cup
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In Guatemala, Ethnic Cleansing Moves from the Village to the Courtroom
If you want to see what ethnic cleansing looks like in the 21st century, take a trip to Guatemala. Don’t just stay at the charming eco-lodge by the lake under the volcanoes, however, because you might fly home with a … Continue reading
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Posted in Farmworkers, Indigenous, International, International, Land, Latin America
Tagged genocide, Guatemala, human rights, peasant evictions, violence
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Biden’s Sanctions on Afghanistan Threaten to Kill More Civilians than Two Decades of War
When President Joe Biden decided to withdraw the US military from Afghanistan last year, much of America’s news media came down on him like a ton of bricks. Republicans piled on, calling the withdrawal an “unmitigated disaster.” But getting out was the right … Continue reading
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Posted in Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, International, Poverty, War
Tagged Afghanistan, foreign policy, poverty, sanctions, war
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Progressive Dilemmas on Ukraine
The Left has tangled itself in knots over how to respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Early statements, such as by CodePink and Black Alliance for Peace, while putatively opposing war, laid emphasis on US and Western responsibility, NATO’s … Continue reading
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Posted in Eastern Europe, Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, International, Politics, Refugees, Ukraine, War
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The Great De-Centering: The World after Ukraine
The Ukraine war is a turning point in history, but not the one you might be expecting. It won’t revive the Cold War. It won’t determine the survival of the Liberal World Order (whatever that is). And most decidedly, it … Continue reading
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Posted in Foreign Policy, International, International, Middle East, Politics, Racism, Ukraine, War
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Rally for Ukraine
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Posted in Imperialism, International, International, Section, Ukraine, War
Tagged peace, protest, Russia, Ukraine, war
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What’s With All That Socialism in South America?
The past twenty or so years in South America have seen several powerful electoral victories of socialist-aligned candidates and parties, followed by years of reform. Eventually the momentum for change slowed, however, to be followed by disappointment and defeat. This … Continue reading
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Posted in Economics, Imperialism, International, Latin America, Politics, Section, socialism
Tagged Bolivia, economics, Ecuador, political theory, socialism, South America, Venezuela
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Yemen: A War of Many Fronts
Journalists describe the conflict in Yemen as a sectarian proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran, but that fails to capture the complexity of the war: in October, 2020, Human Rights Watch reported more than thirty battle fronts between various … Continue reading
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Posted in Arab Spring, Foreign Policy, International, International, Islam, Middle East, War
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Ubuntu, Hope, and Respect: Socially Conscious Music from the African Continent, the Indian Ocean, and North America
Music is often a reflection of struggles for social change, and a source for joy and hope for the future. This can be heard in the songs noted in my first music review article in the February 2021 issue of … Continue reading
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Posted in Africa, African American, African American women, Arts, International, Music
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The Quiet Strength of Bamboo: Three Wonderful Films from the Pacific to Stream
Add these three visually stunning and thoughtful films to your watch list. Each, to varying degrees, tells a story of indigenous culture from an insider’s point of view, and each offers the special pleasure of real people playing themselves in … Continue reading
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Posted in Arts, cinema, film, International, International, Pacific films
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