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XULIO RIOS
In the West, there is a widely shared understanding of the significance of Nazism and its consequences for Europe and the world. However, a similar understanding cannot be said to exist regarding Japanese militarism, which plunged Asia and the Pacific into one of the most destructive wars of the 20th century.
XULIO RIOS
The Xi-Trump summit in Beijing was surrounded by an ostensibly optimistic tone and carefully choreographed diplomacy, but the actual outcome calls for considerably more caution. Beyond the imagery and solemn declarations, there were no truly decisive announcements in either trade or technology, precisely the areas where the structural rivalry between the United States and China is currently concentrated. In fact, the fact that the preliminary negotiations dragged on practically until the last minute in Seoul suggests that the differences remain deep and difficult to manage.
PASCUAL SERRANO
Havana
Everyone seems outraged by Trump, his geopolitical interpretations, his political measures, and his wars. However, both politicians and mainstream media then agree with him that the situation in Cuba is desperate and on the verge of collapse. The scenario they promote is that of a failed state so that a military intervention can be interpreted not so much as aggression, but as salvation or, at the very least, something that cannot worsen the situation.
CAITLIN JOHNSTON
It used to be difficult to make Westerners see the depravity of the American empire. Now it's there, before everyone's eyes, with stark images of genocide and an incredibly perverse warmongering with direct economic consequences.
PASCUAL SERRANO
The paradox of some supposedly progressive measures by the Spanish government is that they are designed to guarantee rights even if you have previously, personally, broken the law. Let me explain. If a vulnerable family approaches social services or registers on public waiting lists for social housing, it would take years to obtain it, and they would probably never be offered it. Their constitutional right to housing would not be fulfilled.
PASCUAL SERRANO
The prevailing view among the Spanish population, undoubtedly influenced by the monotonous discourse of the media and political leaders, is that China is an undesirable dictatorship from which we should take no note or example. However, I believe it can be a valuable exercise in humility and learning to observe how they address issues that remain a serious problem here.
I'm going to review some current issues that are generating controversy in our country, for which we need solutions, and then we'll see how they are being dealt with in China.
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VIJAY PRASHAD
Iran is in chaos. Protests of varying scales have erupted across the country, with escalating violence leading to the deaths of both demonstrators and police officers. What began as work stoppages and protests against inflation has coalesced around a range of discontented groups, including women and young people frustrated by a system unable to provide for their basic needs. Iran has been subjected to a prolonged economic siege and has been directly attacked by Israel and the United States, not only within its borders but also throughout West Asia (including its diplomatic enclaves in Syria). This economic warfare waged by the United States has created the conditions for this unrest, but the unrest itself is not directed at Washington, but rather at the government in Tehran.
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MANOLO DE LOS SANTOS
Following the illegal US operation against Venezuela, a deliberate disinformation campaign has been carried out to sow doubts about the survival of the country's revolution.
The execution of “Operation Absolute Resolve” by the United States, a targeted bombing and the illegal kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro, has created a moment of profound crisis, but also of profound clarity.
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VIJAY PRASHAD
Since Hugo Chávez came to power in 1998, the United States has tried to overthrow the Bolivarian Revolution. They have tried everything short of a full-scale military invasion: a military coup, the selection of a replacement president, cutting off access to the global financial system, imposing multiple sanctions, sabotaging the electrical grid, sending mercenaries, and attempting to assassinate its leaders.
If you can think of any method to overthrow a government, chances are the United States has tried it against Venezuela.
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During the 14th Five-Year Plan, which is now coming to an end, China has continued to advance, even weathering the trade and technology war with some ease, demonstrating that it can no longer be easily intimidated (rare earths have become its main bargaining chip with Washington). Chinese manufacturing output accounts for more than 35% of the world's total, and it is catching up with the US in every field and is already a world leader in some. China is approaching the top.
PASCUAL SERRANO
For decades, we've been told that in the West, in democratic and capitalist countries, awareness was growing about the need to reduce carbon emissions in order to save the planet and that measures were being taken. At the same time, we were told that China and its communist system were the main emitter of gases and that its authorities were not taking action to correct them.
EUGENIO GARCIA GASCON
On September 16, the Israeli army, following instructions from Benjamin Netanyahu, launched a ground offensive, duly supported by air force, against Gaza City, one of the last Palestinian strongholds in the Strip, where hundreds of thousands of people were still living that day. They have been advised to leave the area and head south.
The Strip's population, currently around 2,3 million, lives concentrated in certain southern areas largely designated by the Israeli army as safe, although dozens of civilians die there every day, even when they go to seek the scarce food that Israel authorizes and distributes to the population through a US company closely linked to Israel.
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