Global Outlook

Ecuador: The Popular Rebellion Against the "Partidocracia" and the Neo-Liberal State
Roger Burbach
The political process leading up to the Constituent Assembly, which should be installed in October, is the beginning of an era of popular power in Ecuador. Roger Burbach recounts the tumultuous history of the country that recently elected the new progressive government of Rafael Correa.
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The Predicted Financial Storm Has Arrived
Gabriel Kolko
Contradictions now wrack the world's financial system, and a growing consensus exists that we are on the verge of a serious crisis - if not now, then in the near future.
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Abe's Visit Underlines New Strategic Alliance
Praful Bidwai
The driving force behind the Japanese prime minister's visit to India was to forge a strategic alliance to contain China.
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Cyprus's risky stalemate
Fred Halliday
The blockage of political progress in Cyprus since 2004 only freezes the island's unresolved question.
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Now We Can Ignore the Elections in Peace
Boris Kagarlitsky
As politicians return from their summer recess, they are preparing for the latest battle - the campaign season for State Duma elections.
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The Cuban Five - victims of national security justice
Saul Landau
The trial of the five Cubans who infiltrated anti-Castro terrorist groups based in Miami is symptomatic of the "national security" system, a byword for injustice in the US.
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The best the U.S. can do? - Review of "No End in Sight"
Saul Landau and Farrah Hassen
A new documentary on the Iraq war doesn't address the basic fact that lies were used to justify the conflict.
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Coca y conflicto en territorio Cofán

Coca, petróleo y conflicto en territorio Cofán
Fumigaciones, desplazamiento e intereses económicos
Moritz Tenthoff
Bajo el manto de una guerra antidrogas y antiterrorista se están asegurando grandes intereses económicos en el Bajo Putumayo, territorio de habitación de la comunidad indígena cofán. Este documento considera los impactos que han tenido sobre esta comunidad ancestral los cultivos de coca, la actividad petrolera y los desarrollos del conflicto armado.
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India: acuerdo nuclear no conforma
Praful Bidwai
El acuerdo de cooperación nuclear entre Estados Unidos e India es objeto de intensas críticas de todo el espectro político del país asiático, lo que deja al primer ministro Manmohan Singh en una posición incómoda.
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