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Editor's pick: Articles of the week

The American war moves to Pakistan
Bush's war widens dangerously

Tariq Ali
As Taliban guerrillas move ever closer to Kabul, the US has decided to extend its war to Pakistan, destabilising the country even further. Unfortunately, we are not going to see the change in US policy on Pakistan whoever becomes the new US president.
See also Casualties of another war,
Godfather for president, and Interview with Tariq on his latest book on Pakistan on Democracy Now!

 
Violence, Governance and Islam in Pakistan
Jochen Hippler
In 2007, 3600 people got killed by political violence in Pakistan, compared to 8000 in the Afghan war. What policies are needed that could start to bring stability to its people?
 

A place for the left
Hilary Wainwright
The pull of national and local identities away from Westminster is a vital clue to understanding and preparing for the unravelling of New Labour.

 

The World Bank takes the money and runs from Chad
Daphne Wysham
After years of criticism and growing proof of high-level corruption, the World Bank has finally pulled out of a “model” pipeline project. Will the Bank finally learn its lesson and change its behaviour?

 


New Publications

Understanding the US-Iran crisis: A primer
Phyllis Bennis
This primer provides an essential history and analysis of US-Iranian relations. Bennis's illuminating discussion responds to calls for aggression toward Iran with alternative strategies for defusing the crisis. This book is invaluable for anyone trying to prevent a new war in the Middle East.

 

Participatory democracy at the crossroads
‘Citizens’ participation’ is a fashionable political concept, but one that increasingly means all things to all people. It is time to reclaim ‘participation’ from those who would use it simply to legitimise existing political institutions. This issue of Eurotopia explores different models of participatory democracy in Europe.

 


Global perspectives

Confronting right wing rebellion, Bolivian President Evo Morales evokes memories of Salvador Allende
Roger Burbach
As the powerful economic and political elite aligned with the US works to destabilise the country, Evo Morales maintains his commitment to constructing a popular democracy.
See also Bolivia’s popular upheaval: Social and indigenous movements march on Santa Cruz, bastion of the right wing

U.S. militarism rising as elections loom
Phyllis Bennis
As we prepare for the post-US election, we know that whoever wins, four more years of protest, mobilisation, and political pressure will be essential.

Walking the tight wire: Conversations on the May 2008 Lebanese crisis
Beatriz Martínez and Francesco Volpicella
A collection of conversations on the events that shook Lebanon in May 2008 and which led many to say the country was ‘on the brink of civil war.’

The green goldrush
Oscar Reyes
The environmental movement has chalked up some significant victories, but the continuing appeal of false market-based solutions, that exacerbate the climate crisis, point to the need for a radical climate justice movement.

Why Zuma is the wrong candidate
William Gumede
It may seem inevitable, but making Jacob Zuma president would compound the ANC's problems – and South Africa's.
See also He was given the same brutal treatment as his victims

Nuclear hubris
Praful Bidwai
Nationalist euphoria over the NSG waiver will breed monumental arrogance, great-power delusions, and contempt for peace among our social-Darwinist elite.

Book review: Empire of the periphery
Achin Vanaik
Kagarlitsky’s new account of Russia’s past represents the best type of balanced history, coming from those who opposed the power elites of the past refusing to accept their dishonesties and prejudices.

Fallout from the Georgian War
Boris Kagarlitsky
It may seem inevitable, but making Jacob Zuma president would compound the ANC's problems – and South Africa's.
See also How to quarrel with a neighbour and The danger of ethnic homogeneity

The ab-surge-ity of it all
Saul Landau and Farrah Hassen report on the absurdity of the Republican campaign still proclaiming five years later that the Iraq war has been won.

A “private” letter to President George Bush on Cuba and U.S. policy
Nelson P. Valdés and Saul Landau
Thanks for Bush’s persistence in unwittingly supporting Cuba’s revolutionary regime.


En español


Selección del editor

La legalización de la barbarie
Ben Hayes
Desde Bolivia a Bangladesh, la nueva directiva del retorno de la UE –que permite encarcelar a los inmigrantes ‘ilegales’ hasta 18 meses antes de su expulsión– se ha topado con una condena unánime. Pero la directiva representa sólo una pieza más del mecanismo de la ‘Europa fortaleza’ para controlar a todos los inmigrantes.

 

El belicismo estadounidense extiende sus tentáculos hasta Pakistán
Tariq Ali
A medida que las guerrillas talibanes se acercan a Kabul, los Estados Unidos están extendiendo su guerra a Pakistán, desestabilizando aún más el país. Por desgracia, no vamos a ver un cambio en la política estadounidense con respecto a Pakistán, independientemente de quién sea el nuevo inquilino de la Casa Blanca.
Véase también: Zardari y Paquistán: el Padrino como Presidente

 

Agrocombustibles: ¿una batalla ganada?
Oscar Reyes
Frente a las crecientes pruebas de sus daños medioambientales y graves consecuencias sociales, fabricar combustibles a partir de plantas ya no parece ser tan buena idea. ¿Pero se están traduciendo las críticas a los agrocombustibles en otras políticas?

 


Nueva publicación

El Urabá: donde el Desarrollo Alternativo se confunde con intereses económicos y la reinserción del paramilitarismo
Moritz Tenthoff
El Programa de Familias Guardabosques y los Proyectos Productivos del Programa Presidencial Contra Cultivos Ilícitos en Colombia han sido instrumentalizados para la legalización de estructuras paramilitares y la implementación de megaproyectos agroindustriales en la región colombiana del Urabá.

 


Perspectiva global

Lo absurdo de la marea
Saul Landau y Farrah Hassen comentan lo absurdo que resulta que, cinco años después, la campaña republicana siga proclamando que la guerra de Iraq se ha ganado.

Georgia-Rusia: Los malos hábitos son contagiosos
Boris Kagarlitsky


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