Inside the imperial holding pen
Migrants are guided by Mexican authorities through the Ceibo border crossing between Guatemala and Mexico on January 19, 2020. Photo by Jair Cabrera Torres/AP. Inside Siglo XXI: Locked Up Inside…
Greg Shupak
Israel may have the least ‘moral army’ in the world
IDF soldiers in Gaza, February 12, 2024. Photo courtesy IDF Spokesperson’s Unit/Wikimedia Commons. Perhaps the most astonishing response Israel has offered to South Africa’s genocide case at the International Court…
Fissures in the global order mean both risks and opportunities
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg. Photo courtesy the South Africa Government Communication and Information System/Flickr. Too often, left-wing commentary treats the Western powers…
The case against Iran sanctions
A mural in the holy city of Qom depicts Ayatollah Khomeini, leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, on the left and Ali Khamenei, the current Supreme Leader of Iran, on…
Are we seeing the return of a multipolar world?
Marco Polo’s caravan from the Catalan Atlas, 1375. Illustration by Abraham Cresques/Wikimedia Commons. It’s becoming commonplace to suggest that a multipolar world order is emerging, one that will replace the…
The Summit of the Americas was an embarrassment for Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden meet at the ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, June 9, 2022. Photo from Twitter. This year’s Summit of…
Ukraine is at the centre of a superpower proxy war
Soldier of the special regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine during a march in honour of the Day of the Defender of Ukraine, Kyiv, 2020. Photo by spoilt.exile/Flickr. The…
China in the world
Xi Jinping visits a housing project near Luanda, the capital of Angola, constructed by a Chinese company, November 2010. Photo courtesy Xinhua News Agency. China’s position in the world system…
Solidarity with Cuba more crucial than ever
Protesters attend a pro-government rally in Havana, July 11, 2021. Photo by Ernesto Mastrascusa. The United States is escalating its sixty-year war on Cuba. Both Democrats and Republicans are braying…
The ‘new Cold War’ and the hegemony of global capitalism
Sukhoi Su-27s of the Russian Knights and MIG-29s of the Swifts, Russian Air Force aerobatic demonstration teams, perform in a formation flying at the China International Aviation Aerospace Exhibition in…
After the ceasefire: What’s next for Palestine
The Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza demonstrated that Israel cannot go on carrying out apartheid and ethnic cleansing ad infinitum without paying a price, writes Greg Shupak. Photo by Crazymaq/Flickr.…
Whose Freedom? Canada in Libya
There has been remarkably little opposition to Canada’s participation in the overthrow of Muamar Gaddafi. Each of the major political parties endorsed Canada’s initial involvement and its subsequent extension. While…