China is moving in the completely opposite direction to Trump on tariffs. It is opening up its markets, beginning with Africa. The effect will also be the opposite. It will increase the availability of goods in both China and Africa, and lower their prices.

China is deepening its trade ties with Iran, which will be a benefit to both economies. reuters.com/business/energ…

Trump's latest memo on Cuba isn't just "tougher policy," it's a declaration of economic warfare designed to squeeze the life out of the Cuban people! This isn't about freedom, it's about starvation as a weapon, a cruel attempt to force Cubans to surrender their independence.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s hallucinations By Vijay Prashad “The habit of austerity and war grips the NATO governments, while the Global South has committed itself to peace and development. It is striking how anachronistic The Hague Declaration sounds when placed

The EU has been trying to tempt China into abandoning its own strategic interests, and isolate itself from its own allies. China has responded that this is not an attractive option, and it will not be misled by the EU. scmp.com/news/china/dip…

A key aim of Trump's policy is to isolate China from its trading partners. It is effectively an attempt at a global siege. The New York Times headline is accurate. nytimes.com/2025/07/03/bus…

US out of Korea! The Korean War was halted in 1953, not with a peace treaty as most wars end, but with only a ceasefire agreement. Since then the US has not been prepared to conclude a peace treaty and that is still the case. In June 2018 US President Donald Trump met with

The US makes most compelling case for nuclear proliferation By Vijay Prashad & Dae-Han Song “Faced with existential crises, the world needs to shift its focus from war and destruction to healing the planet and taking care of its people. It cannot be dragged into an arms race.

Having failed to achieve their goals against Iran,the U.S. and Israel will attempt a second military attack “Because the U.S. and Israel failed in their strategic objectives in the war, which they consider essential to dominating West Asia, and because of Iran’s role in BRICS,

U.S. threat of 50% tariff against Brazil demonstrates Trump’s trade policy is a threat to the entire Global South. There is not the slightest economic rationale for Trump’s tariff against Brazil even in his own economic framework, which is claimed to be to protect the U.S. from

Trump has a series of problems. Tariffs are pushing US prices higher, the US economy is slowing and there is widespread concern about cover-up in the Epstein case. A crucial part of Trump's platform was that he would quickly end US overseas wars. Bombing Yemen, supporting Israel

The impact of Trump's tariffs is not just negative in the short-run. His policy risks long-term damage to US trading relations, to US producers paying higher prices and to the US alliances across the world. chinausfocus.com/finance-econom…

The Trump strategy of breaking Russia away from an alliance with China has not worked. So Trump has returned to Biden's plan, endless war in Ukraine to weaken Russia. reuters.com/business/aeros…

Is NATO really the most dangerous organization on Earth? The declaration made by NATO, at its summit in the Hague in June this year, indicates that the governments that participate in the North Atlantic Council are stepping up their preparations for war. In the declaration, they

Pokrovsk is a strategically city north of Donetsk, at the junction of key transport hubs. Even Ukrainian media are saying Russian forces have entered the city, after prolonged fighting. kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-forc…

Under the threats from the US, China continues to stand firm on trade. This is why the US keeps postponing its own deadlines to impose more tariffs. reuters.com/world/china/us…

Why it is crucial for all countries to defeat Trump’s tariff regime The tariffs adopted by the U.S. to meet Trump’s August 1 deadline fully confirm just how dangerous the new trade system Trump is attempting to impose on the world is for all countries, both in the Global South

U.S. #tariffs amount to a #tax increase on #Americans, slow economic #growth, and tie the country to outdated industries, says British economist John Ross. John Ross As #GlobalSouth nations deepen #globalization, he warns, America's share of world #trade will shrink.

The U.S. is creating the possibility of nuclear proliferation. Video dialogue between Vijay Prashad and Dae-Han Song on how U.S. possession of nuclear weapons, and its aggressive military policies, are inevitably leading to the trend of the spread of nuclear weapons. To watch it,