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US Vice President JD Vance Names Biggest Threat to Europe
Europe faces its greatest threat from within rather than from foreign powers, US Vice President…
White Skin, H-2A Visa and ‘Green Card’: The Abyssal Privilege of South African Farmers in the American South
The United States has long positioned itself as a global champion of human rights, democracy…
Under the Red Lanterns, the World Celebrates the Spring Festival
Each year, Lin Haiyan, president of the Chinatown Foundation in Mauritius, dedicates significant time and…
USA’s Long History of Supporting Apartheid to Preserve White Economic Dominance: Trump’s Actions on South Africa Are No Surprise
Donald Trump’s Executive Order (EO) on ‘Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa’…
From Hunter to Hunted: Europe’s Sudden Target of US Imperialism
For centuries, Europe was the architect of global imperialism, carving up foreign territories and subjugating populations in pursuit of dominance. Driven by a potent cocktail of ambition, religious zeal and racial superiority, the expansion of the European empire ranks amongst the worst human disasters, especially for the world’s subalterns. The empire was built on exploitation, enslavement and violent subjugation and birthed the dreadful, unequal and racist modern world. Now, the tables have turned in the face of US Imperialism or…
China Adds 10 U.S. Companies to Unreliable Entities List
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Thursday that 10 U.S. companies have been added to the unreliable entities list for selling arms to the Taiwan region. The companies include Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics and Lockheed Martin Missile System Integration Lab, according to the MOC announcement. These companies will be prohibited from engaging in China-related import or export activities and barred from making new investments in China, the MOC added. Senior executives of the companies…
How the US Tried to Replace International Law with its own Twisted Creation
While international law is based on equal sovereignty for all states, the rules-based international order upholds hegemony on the principle of sovereign inequality. The rules-based international order is commonly presented as international law plus international human rights law, which appears benign and progressive. However, this entails introducing contradictory principles and rules. The consequence is a system devoid of uniform rules, in which “might makes right.” International human rights law introduces a set of rules to elevate the rights of the…
Ramaphosa Called Out For Caving Into US Pressure Over Putin
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been called out for caving into United States of America (USA) pressure not to protect Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was expected to attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg next month. The West has also been accused of undermining South Africa’s sovereignty and independent foreign policy, by weaponising trade and resorting to economic blackmail to achieve its foreign policy objectives. Yesterday, Ramaphosa’s office confirmed that they reached a “mutual agreement” with Putin that he was better…