Haiti’s Leadership Against Imperialism
By Michel-Ange Cadet Negro: that’s what they called us. Not to designate our person but mainly to assert a supposed supremacy which they believed themselves to hold and in the name of which we had to serve them, work however they wished, and satisfy all their whims, wealth, glory, pleasures… They wanted to make us […]
Ukraine’s Geopolitical Game: The Perils of Arming Kiev
“It is true that if in fact diplomacy fails, what I’ve asked my team to do is look at all options… The possibility of lethal weapons is one of those options that is being examined.” – President Barack Obama, Bloomberg View, Feb 9, 2014 It’s getting more and more attractive: Washington’s position towards arming the […]
The Rise of India’s Common Man Party (AAP) Could Prevent Religious Strife
Those of us who have been tracking the anti–corruption movement, out of which the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP or Common Man Party) was born, have been relieved to witness the spectacular electoral rise of this new party. It has won 67 out of 70 seats in the assembly elections. This victory is crucial for several […]
Imperial Monroe Doctrine in Force: Quiet Coups in Latin America, the Case of Ecuador
The appearance of stability in Latin America is preferable to any kind of political upheaval. The Monroe Doctrine is very much in force, but from a superficial look at elections and the constitutional order, one might surmise that the simultaneous United States-sponsored military regimes in Argentina, Brazil and Chile during the 1970s could not happen […]
A Discussion About Saudi Arabia: Will ISIS Come Home to Roost?
News Junkie Post Editor in Chief Gilbert Mercier took part in a discussion about Saudi Arabia’s future with Saeed Naqvi, a distinguished fellow at Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi and Radio Sputnik host Marina Dzhashi of the show Agree or Disagree. The following topics were covered. The new rulers Saeed Naqvi: Everybody knows that King Salman […]
