IVP602 - March 2025

The predatory policies of the newly elected U.S. president make it impossible to establish a lasting peace for Ukrainians. Ukraine’s refusal to sign the mineral extraction agreement, designed to serve the interests of American capital, demonstrates the country’s determination to avoid colonial dependence. This opens the door to exploring a more equitable model of relations between Ukraine and the states of Europe, Asia, and the rest of the world under the banner of resistance to imperialist domination. However, if the current approach persists, Ukraine risks facing an imminent reduction or even a complete halt of military aid from the United States.

At a public meeting held in Bourges, France, on 4 February, Salah Hamouri described the situation of Palestinian prisoners.

On this international day of struggle for the rights of women, the CADTM reasserts its commitment to feminist movements that fight systemic oppressions everywhere in the world: patriarchal capitalism, neocolonial exploitation, and militarized violence.

On 14 February 2025, Argentine president Javier Milei used his Twitter/X account to promote $LIBRA, a recently created cryptocurrency. The tweet - immediately relayed by his sister Karina (Secretary General of the Presidency and a key figure in “La Libertad Avanza”, the presidential party) as well as an army of ‘influencers’ close to the government - helped propel the digital asset.

The “America First” logic, adopted by the US neofascist movement known as MAGA, may seem rational to those who are not familiar with the economic history of international relations. According to Trump and his acolytes, America has spent huge sums of money protecting its allies, especially the rich countries among them, i.e. the geopolitical West (Europe and Japan in particular) and the Gulf Arab oil states. It is time for them to pay off the debt: all these countries must foot the bill by escalating their investments in the United States and their purchases from it, especially their purchases of weapons (which is what Trump means by his constant pressure on the Europeans to increase their military spending). All of this naturally falls within the mercantile logic consistent with the nationalist fanaticism that characterizes neofascist ideology

The second phase of the ceasefire agreement should come into force next week, but it will probably be postponed by Israel. In a break with plans, Benyamin Netanyahu and his cabinet have suspended the release of 600 Palestinians under the terms of the agreement until further notice.

After eight months of negotiations and political theatre in Belgium, the new federal coalition (N-VA, MR, Les Engagés, CD&V and Vooruit), which ranges from the right to the social liberals via the Christian Democrats and is called ‘Arizona’ because of the political colours of the parties that make it up, finalised its government agreement at the end of January, with the blessing of the employers. Its programme constitutes a major anti-social offensive and is already meeting with significant resistance from the population.

President Donald Trump is a menace—a mortal danger—to America and the world. We knew before he was elected that he would be a threat to our well-being, but in his first weeks in office he has proven to be far more dangerous than anyone foresaw. From foreign policy, to public health, to the environment, to the lives of working class and poor people his policies will be catastrophic, increasing the urgent need for strategies of resistance.

On August 14, 2024 at 11:55 pm, the streets of Bengal, usually deserted by this hour, were packed with Indian women claiming their half of the sky. At the approach of the country’s 77th “Independence Day” celebration they made the night their own by demanding an end to the rape culture that undercuts any notion of independence.

During the second weekend of Trump’s second term, demonstrators in more than 20 U.S. cities staged lively protests outside Chevron gas stations, plants, and offices. Their demand: an end to the oil giant’s lucrative partnership with the apartheid State of Israel.