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Month: February 2022

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega at the ALBA summit in La Habana province, Cuba, in December 2021 / credit: Cuba's presidential office

U.S. Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Also Target Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba

Benjamin Norton February 28, 2022 Benjamin Norton

U.S. President Joe Biden’s top Latin America advisor, Juan S. González, admitted U.S. sanctions against Russia aim to hurt Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. The three socialist governments condemned NATO aggression for creating the crisis in Ukraine, reports Ben Norton.

Poster of film, "Ferguson Rises" (2021)

Film Review: ‘Ferguson Rises’ Examines Legacy of Black Lives Matter Movement

Jacqueline Luqman February 25, 2022 Jacqueline Luqman

The triumphant and hopeful end scenes in "Ferguson Rises" are a sobering reminder that mere representation without radical or justice-focused politics often replicates the system, writes Jacqueline Luqman.

Residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic set off fireworks on February 21 after Russia recognized the independence of the breakaway republic as well as that of the Lugansk People's Republic / credit: Tasnim News

Looming EU Energy Crisis As U.S. Uses Ukraine As Proxy Battleground Against Russia

Nikola Mikovic February 22, 2022 Nikola Mikovic

With Russia recognizing on February 21 two breakaway republics in Ukraine’s Donbass region, war between Russia and U.S.-backed Ukraine appears closer than ever. However, such an escalation means Europe is bound to face an energy crisis, as sources of oil and gas remain too small or unreliable to meet its needs, writes Nikola Mikovic.

A camp for the displaced in the vicinity of the Yemeni city of Ma'rib / credit: Norwegian Refugee Council

8 Million Yemenis At Risk of Starvation Due to Funding Shortage, Escalation in Violence, Say UN Officials

Peoples Dispatch February 21, 2022 Peoples Dispatch

UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths highlighted the drastic rise in civilian casualties over the last few months, reports People's Dispatch.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attended in July 2019 the presentation of an investment project already implemented—an automobile plant built in Russia's Tula Region / credit: Kremlin.ru

The Western Allied Nations Bully the World While Warning of Threats From China and Russia

Vijay Prashad February 17, 2022 Vijay Prashad

China and Russia see the West’s actions in both eastern Europe and Taiwan as the West working against their ambitions, writes Vijay Prashad.

On September 10, sections of the second Nord Stream 2 pipeline laid from the German shore and Danish waters were connected in a so-called above-water tie-in in the Baltic Sea. The opposing pipe strings were lifted from the seabed by the lay barge, Fortuna, and the pipe ends were cut and fitted together. The welding to connect the two lines took place on a platform located above the water on the side of the vessel. Then the connected pipeline was lowered to the seabed as one continuous string / credit: Nord Stream 2 / Axel Schmidt

Pipeline Politics Hits Multipolar Realities: Nord Stream 2 and the Ukraine Crisis

John Foster February 16, 2022 John Foster

Amid escalating tensions between United States/NATO and Russia, all eyes are on Ukraine. But Nord Stream 2, a pipeline built to bring Russian gas under the Baltic Sea directly to Germany, is an integral part of the story, writes John Foster.

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