ALAI this week - 18/3/2022
Is Russia launching a military operation to defend China's western defense line?
Whatever the short-term outcome of the war in the Ukraine, US aggressive policy against Russia, within the framework of aiming to create bad relations between
Russia and China, will continue.
The three contradictions of the Long Depression
So far, there is little sign that capitalism can get out of this Long Depression, even if the current Ukraine disaster is resolved.
Michael Roberts
Gustavo Petro to run for president in Colombia
Progressive leader Gustavo Petro is the preferred candidate for the upcoming presidential elections in Colombia according to various opinion polls.
Tanya Wadhwa
Assange extradition: on to the next hurdle
Assuming the Home Secretary Patel does authorise extradition, the matter returns to the original magistrate’s court and to Judge Baraitser for execution. That is where this process takes a remarkable twist...
Craig Murray
Ukraine incursion, world stagflation
Finger pointing over Russia’s Ukraine incursion obscures the damage it is doing on many fronts. Meanwhile, billions struggle to cope with worsening living standards.
Anis Chowdhury, Jomo Kwame Sundaram
The IMF’s agreement with Argentina could be a game changer
Argentina has demonstrated the merits of an alternative strategy focused on growth. When the economy is allowed to expand, tax revenues can increase rapidly.
Joseph Stiglitz, Mark Weisbrot
Russian security cannot be anti-Russian
How many times will we recklessly walk the conflict tightrope before humanity finally gets unlucky? Do we really want to find out the answer to this question?
Matthew Crosston, Evgeny Pashentsev
China: From renewable energy promise to energy discord
Renewable energy has been a recurring theme in national energy projects worldwide because of its importance in reducing carbon emissions and moving towards energy generation with the least possible impact on the environment.
Joel Reyes-Ordoñez
Forced internal displacement in Mexico and processes of violence
Regarding the causes of Forced Internal Displacement for that year (2020), the processes of violence produced by organized armed groups affected 6,257 people from the entities of Chihuahua, Guerrero, Michoacán, Sinaloa and Sonora.
Guillermo Castillo Ramírez