Latin America Review: Just back from Nicaragua, Fiona Edwards, journalist and co-founder of the No Cold War international campaign, discusses with Camila Escalante Nicaragua's exercise of sovereignty and strengthening ties with China and the world, and its rejection of U.S. imperialism. Listen to the full episode 'Nicaragua's independent model' here.
Nicaragua has a long and proud history of resisting U.S. imperialism and fighting for its independence. In the decades following the Sandinista revolution in 1979, which saw the Nicaraguan people overthrow the U.S. backed dictator Somoza, successive U.S. administrations have sought to crush the revolution and restore U.S. control of the country. The Nicaraguan people … Continue reading Nicaragua is standing firm against U.S. imperialism
"A strong, fair and sovereign Brazil is an essential force in the struggle for development and world peace. We need greater political, economic, trade and investment coordination with the People's Republic of China. The path of the Global South to socialism passes through the deepening of relations, at all levels, between the Global South and China." I interviewed Elias Jabbour, Professor at the Rio de Janeiro State University, author and Winner of the Special Book Award of China 2022, to discuss the situation in Brazil, the prospects for Latin American integration, the role of Brazil-China relations and the importance of resisting the US’s threatening new cold war agenda.
I had the great honour to speak at a recent webinar on the theme of ‘Ending US Aggression Against Cuba is Key to World Peace’ alongside a brilliant panel which included Cuban journalist Iroel Sanchez, Venezuelan Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Carlos Ron and Chris Hazzard Sinn Féin MP. Here I share a video and transcript of my contribution to the meeting.
As President Biden escalates US aggression against China, opposing this new cold war is becoming an increasingly central discussion among leading progressives across the world, including in Latin America. This is because relations with China aid Latin American countries to pursue an independent foreign policy instead of being subject to US dictates.
The No Cold War international campaign and the Tricontinental Institute are co-hosting an international webinar discussing ‘China, USA and Brazil’s quest for an independent foreign policy'. The event is taking place on Saturday 15 May 2021 at 9AM US Eastern / 10AM Brasilia / 2PM Britain / 9PM China.
The US-led hybrid war on Ecuador’s left has succeeded in electing right-wing banker Lasso. The left, meanwhile, remains a major political force in Ecuador and will resist the avalanche of attacks to come. But it will need all the international solidarity it can get as it struggles against political persecution, to defend ordinary people’s living standards, and to resist the offensive on basic democratic rights and sovereignty.
On 25 January, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro published two tweets in a row to thank China, causing a considerable stir in Brazil. In one tweet, Bolsonaro said that 5,400 litters of the active ingredient of the Coronavac anti-Covid19 vaccine had been approved and would arrive in Brazil soon, "thanks to the compassion of the Chinese government.”
En la conferencia de lanzamiento de la campaña internacional No Guerra Fría, en oposición a la agresión de EE.UU. contra China, el 25 de julio de 2020, Carlos Ron, Viceministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Venezuela, habló junto a muchos oradores internacionales, para explicar por qué Venezuela apoyaba la iniciativa.
At the launch conference of the No Cold War international campaign opposing the US aggression against China, on the 25th July 2020, Carlos Ron, Venezuela’s Deputy Foreign Minister, spoke alongside many international speakers to explain why Venezuela supported the initiative.
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