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President Trump: Give Back the Money and Stop Grabbing More
The White House and Congress can and should provide relief to American families who bore the costs of these illegal tariffs. The administration has the responsibility to design such relief. You took the money illegally; now you should return it. President Donald Trump, you took funds from the American people that were never yours to take. […]
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“Collective West” Stumbles into the 21st Century, Tripped by Trump
Interview by: Hassan Salman Canadian researcher Eric Walberg (left) stated that US President Donald Trump’s disregard for all diplomatic protocols and his indiscriminate insults directed at allies and adversaries alike are pushing the world to boycott the United States and seek new partners elsewhere. In an exclusive interview with Al-Quds Al-Arabi, he also asserted that […]
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The Neocolonial Ambitions of NATO Countries
The term neocolonialism first appeared in the mid-twentieth century and was used to describe the continuing control of colonial powers (Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Italy) over other nominally independent states, especially their colonies in Africa. In the 21st century, the meaning of the term neocolonialism has expanded and is now used to […]
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Considerations on the Morality of Donald Trump
In an interview with the New York Times, when asked if there were any checks on his powers on the world stage, Trump replied: “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.” A voice jumps in to ask: “Not international law?” “I don’t need […]
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People’s Response to APEC: Breakdown or Breakthrough?
The Doomsday Clock advances 10 seconds closer to midnight. Global temperatures rise beyond 1.5°C. Forests burn. Hurricanes intensify. Meanwhile, countries produce bombs and bullets, the New Cold War inches us closer to nuclear annihilation, and US President Donald Trump extorts the world. The response of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is to draw from the […]
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Trump’s Whims on Tariffs and Trade Deficits
“Trump’s tariff formula explained: How rates were determined for each country” IMAGE/USA Today/Duck Duck Go Tariffs Tariffs are a tax imposed on imported goods to protect local industries in order to be self-sufficient and thus avoid being taken advantage of. For a very long time, Britain charged tariffs on many items, only in 1860 were […]
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Trump’s Tariffs against Latin America
President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order about the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, August 5, 2025 Trump’s threat of imposing a crippling 50 per cent tariff on all Brazilian imports to the United […]
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Coexistence Not Co-Destruction: Remembering Bandung 70 Years On
Image credit: Dossier no. 87 ‘The Bandung Spirit’, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, 2025. Seventy years ago this month, leaders of twenty-nine newly or nearly independent Asian and African nations inaugurated the historic Bandung Conference, embarking on the ‘Freedom Walk’ along Asia-Africa Road to the conference’s Freedom Building (Gedung Merdeka) in Bandung, Indonesia. As a […]
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AI is a Perfect Storm Threatening Humanity
© Getty Images/XH4D The global economy was already navigating a minefield of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) when US President Donald J. Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs reverberated across international markets. This aggressive escalation of trade barriers, including a mélange of sudden rate hikes, retaliatory measures, and rhetorical brinkmanship, didn’t just amplify the chaos; it […]
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What Lies behind Nvidia’s Commitment to “unswervingly serving the Chinese market”
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who has visited China again three months after his trip in January, recently publicly stated that the company would “unswervingly serve the Chinese market” and emphasized China’s key role in the global supply chain. He said Nvidia has grown together with the Chinese market and achieved mutual success. Against the backdrop […]
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