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Elephant & Dragon Choose Dialogue: Why the SCO Reset Matters for India, China, and the Global South
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on August 31, 2025 -- Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India),...
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Sep 8, 20256 min read
Charter Cities Attempting to Create a New Atlantis
From deregulated economic zones to experiments in private governance, charter city projects aim to reshape how we live. Their rise...
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Sep 5, 20259 min read
What Mainstream Economists Won’t Tell You about Chinese Modernisation
Shot from the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China -- public domain image By Shiran Illanperuma China’s modernisation...
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Aug 30, 20254 min read
A Black Hole in Collective Memory: China and WW II
A scene from the 2015 Victory celebrations in Beijing for the 70th anniversary -- http://www.president.go.kr/ , KOGL Type 1, via...
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Aug 27, 20254 min read
Questioning the Corporation
From trading posts to tech empires, corporations continue to grow in strength. Without reform, their power may soon eclipse public...
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Aug 8, 202513 min read
As alucinações da OTAN
Trump at the NATO Summit -- public domain image By Vijay Prashad Na conclusão da reunião anual da Organização do Tratado do Atlântico...
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Jul 7, 20255 min read
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s Hallucinations
Leaders photo at the NATO Summit, June 25 -- public domain image By Vijay Prashad By the end of the annual meeting of the North Atlantic...
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Jun 30, 20255 min read
How Much of the Past Should We Bring Back to Life?
Mammuthus primigenius -- Smithsonian Institution, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Brenna R. Hassett There is an incredible amount of...
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Jun 21, 20254 min read
Communist-Led Kerala Is Eradicating Extreme Poverty
A Communist flag flies in Kerala -- Praveenp, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons By Atul Chandra In a region too often consumed by the...
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May 26, 20257 min read
United Steelworkers Lead Mobilization Drive as American Unions Face Growing Vulnerability
The USW must navigate factionalism while championing labor rights amid rising anti-union pressures and global trade fragmentation. By...
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May 9, 20257 min read
The World’s Greatest Long Hikes
For those willing to brave extended treks in nature, the world’s best long hikes offer challenges and amazing rewards. A hiker on the...
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May 4, 20258 min read
The Turbulence in the Global Economy
Image via X By Vijay Prashad On 22 April 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its annual World Economic Outlook report,...
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Apr 24, 20255 min read
The European Union on the Crossroads: Tariffs from Friends, Trade from Competitors
Derek Bennett, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska The ninety-day customs truce ‘graciously’ granted by Trump is...
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Apr 24, 20255 min read
China’s Response to Bullying: The Historical Lessons Learned
At the Hong Kong Museum of History, Yuet Man Lee (李月文), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska A friend from another...
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Apr 22, 20254 min read
The New Bandung Spirit Is About Industrial Development
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono at the BRICS Summit in Russia, 2024 -- image via X By Vijay Prashad In January 2025, Indonesia – the...
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Apr 14, 20255 min read
China’s Response to Trump’s Escalating Trade War
Image via X By Tings Chak Since US President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February to impose a 10% tariff on all imports,...
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Apr 11, 20255 min read
Sri Lanka’s Defence Agreement with India and the Prospects for Peace in the Indian Ocean
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on April 5, 2025 -- image via X By Shiran...
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Apr 9, 20255 min read
El dilema geoeconómico: ¿globalización a la Xi o aislacionismo a la Trump?
Xi Jinping, 2023 Por Biljana Vankovska Mientras Occidente lucha por mantener la cohesión en lo que a menudo parece un matrimonio...
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Apr 9, 20256 min read
The Geoeconomic Dilemma: Globalisation à la Xi or Isolationism à la Trump?
Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People, October 2022 - China News Service, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska As...
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Apr 8, 20255 min read
Trump’s Tariffs Could Intensify Sri Lanka’s Debt Crisis
Trump with his tariff chart -- public domain image By Shiran Illanperuma On Thursday, 3 April, Sri Lankans woke up to the alarming news...
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Apr 7, 20254 min read
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