Mali’s military ejects France but faces serious challenges
Colonel Assimi Goïta, who leads the military junta, said that the agreement with the French “brought neither peace, nor security, nor reconciliation” and that the population aspires “to stop the flow of Malian blood”
Will Japan and Russia tensions over contested Pacific Islands spill over into war?
A leaked version of Japan’s yearly text on its foreign policy suggests that its government is taking a tougher stance on its long-standing conflict with Russia
Hunger stalks Central Asia as the Ukraine War unfolds
Faced with an increase in food prices, Central Asian republics are exploring new options to combat hunger and decrease reliance on imports
Central Asia struggles with the consequences of Russia’s war
The Central Asian republics depend heavily on Russia for grain, oil, and commerce and have already been negatively impacted by the war
The life of a great marxist: Aijaz Ahmad (1941-2022)
Aijaz Ahmad (1941-2022) died at home on March 9, surrounded by his books and papers, and by the warmth of his children and his friends.
Understanding the War in Ukraine
For many in Ukraine’s Southeast, the war we see today actually started in the spring of 2014 and has not stopped since.
Ukraine: A conflict soaked in contradictions and new patterns in war and media
War in Ukraine joins a sequence of wars that have opened sores on a very fragile planet. Wars in Africa and Asia seem endless, and some of them are rarely commented upon with any feeling in media outlets across the world
France withdraws from Mali, but continues to devastate Africa’s Sahel
France’s attempt to play “good armed groups” against “bad armed group,” combined with the civilian casualties of its military operations turned the people of Mali away