Socialists and Nationalism
Chris Harman (1992), a British socialist who died in 2009
The left cannot fulfil its responsibilities unless it...
What are the Origins of Instability across the Sahel?
The destabilization of the Sahel is part of the crisis of the postcolonial states of the three countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger (but also northern Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Benin etc).
THE NEW DEMOCRAT ADMINISTRATION WILL NO DOUBT DECLARE A NEW ERA FOR FOREIGN RELATIONS...
Chris Nineham, Stop The War Coalition, UK
Millions around the world will be celebrating...
The Enemy of Our Enemy May be Equally Our Enemy
The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban raises issues for socialist internationalists.
Big Pharma: saints or sinners?
By Luigi Hay
Free-market ideologues claim that ‘Big Pharma’ has saved the day by its quick development of...
Thomas Sankara – Burkina Faso
A popular coup d’état led by Captain Thomas Sankara made him President of, what was then called Upper Volta on August 4, 1983. He was only 33 years old. Four years later he was assassinated.
How Can We Address ‘insecurity’ – do aerial bombardments have any role?
On 3rd January 2021, French planes bombed a gathering near Bounty, a remote village in the middle of Mali. Soon afterwards, local...
Cameroon: never ending Biya
Paul Biya has now been in power in Cameroon for over four decades. A record of longevity leaving the populations drained in a corrupt country in the grip of a dirty war in its English-speaking region.
Implications of Imperial Ambitions
By Simon Gilbert and Adrian Budd
China’s rulers have, for the past four decades, sought to increase...
Stop the Repression in Chad
After the National Conference in September 2022, the Chadian opposition was drowned in blood with over 50 killed, 300 injured and hundreds...