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The West is experiencing a contraction of its power, not necessarily its decline

The war in Ukraine is accelerating its contraction and history shows that irreversible decline often follows

  • Boaventura de Sousa Santos
7 min read
The West seems more fixated on spending on the military rather than addressing the climate catastrophe.
ACTIVISM

Climate change: $2-trillion for weapons versus $100-billion to save the planet

The West seems more fixated on spending on the military rather than addressing the climate catastrophe.

  • Murad Qureshi
6 min read
Members of the South African Russian association together with Ukrainian and Lithuanian nationals demonstrate in Mandela Square in Sandton, Johannesburg, on February 27, 2022 against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by LUCA SOLA / AFP) (Photo by LUCA SOLA/AFP via Getty Images)
ACTIVISM

Ukraine: A conflict soaked in contradictions

There are wars in Africa and Asia and some are rarely commented on in the media, so why is Ukraine different?

  • Vijay Prashad
9 min read