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Moscow - along with Beijing - is preparing for a long-term geopolitical confrontation in Africa.

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Jayati Ghosh and João Pedro Stedile on the fierce urgency of now

War, Inflation, Geopolitical Rivalry, and Soaring World Temperatures

It is urgent to end the war in Ukraine. But to achieve this goal, "Russia Out Now" is a better slogan than "Diplomacy Now."

Economic collapse and mass action finished off the Sri Lanka regime.

World crises demand groundbreaking strategies

Only a decisive defeat of Putinism — with its toxic mix of despotism, corruption, right-wing nationalism, and devil-may-care extractivism — would offer the world some sliver of hope when it comes to restoring some measure of planetary balance.