By Max Lane, ISEAS Perspective 2021/110, 18 August 2021 Over the last three weeks, the surge in COVID cases, hospitalisations and deaths in Indonesia has dominated all media and political…
Category: Allies
Cuban Dilemmas, Socialist Debates
By Manuel Gari, August 17, 2021 The situation created in Cuba following the events of July 11th raises questions on a number of levels for those of us fighting for…
‘You follow the government’s agenda’: China’s climate activists walk a tightrope
By Helen Davidson, 16 Aug 2021 The IPCC’s alarming report has Chinese environmentalists wondering how to push a government that brooks no criticism into taking more action In the wake…
For rightwing culture warriors, to shed light on past conflict is to insult our history
By David Olusoga, 15 Aug 2021 Nothing more to say on the statue wars? Events in Newcastle suggest otherwise… The problem with dishonesty is that you have to remember your…
Hard power: Europe’s military drift causes alarm
By Zach Campbell, Caitlin Chandler and Chris Jones, 19 May 2021 Critics are asking why, if the EU’s mission is to promote peace, it wants to use public money to…
Algeria: Has the Hirak failed politically?
Interview by Sofian Philip Naceur, Interview with Prof. Dr. Rachid Ouaissa (University of Marburg, MECAM Center Tunis) Dr. Rachid Ouaissa is a professor at the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies…
Challenging colonization: Building sustainable human and natural communities in Palestine
By Mazin Qumsiyeh, July 29, 2021 History tells us that every country on earth was subject to colonization and/or had colonized other countries. Post-colonial studies are replete with examples of the…
Genocide and Colonialism: Challenging the Canadian State
Nouveaux Cahiers du socialisme, July 26, 2021 Public opinion has been shaken by the ‘discovery’ of unmarked graves of children who died in residential schools. The word ‘discovery’ has to…
How TikTok is helping Poland’s pro-choice campaigners engage a new generation
Anita Slater, 12 July 2021 “Do you all forget that not having s3x is an option?” The comment on 28-year-old Katie Jagielnicka’s TikTok post — a video criticising a recent…
Campuses in Action: Myanmar’s Academia Resisting against the Coup
Nwet Kay Khine, July 2, 2021 “My decision was firm since I left my university in mid of February. My aunts are now giving me pressure to go back to…