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Ukraine war and collateral damage

Since the start of the war with Russia, the Ukrainian military has fired an average of 9,000 cannon shells a day – nearly half a million so far, enough to have depleted the stockpiles of the United States and many…

Azerbaijan: recognition of alternative civil service for conscientious objectors urgently needed

A thin red line unites different countries that do not want to recognize the right to alternative civil service for those who, for ethical or religious reasons, refuse to perform military service. After mentioning the “strange case of South Korea,”…

One U.S. Senator and Zero Representatives Say They’ll Vote No Unless Military Spending Reduced

In recent years, and again this year, to my knowledge, only a single member of either house of the U.S. Congress has said publicly, prior to voting No on a military spending bill, that he or she planned to vote…

ZERO WOULD BE NICE: We can safely abolish all nuclear weapons

Been hearing about the Oppenheimer movie? Oscar buzz! Barbenheimer! Cillian Murphy’s alarmingly blue eyeballs! In all the hoo-hah, two crucial things are missing. We have to fully grasp the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons: The movie offers only the tiniest…

Nicaragua Celebrates its Revolution While the US Plans New Sanctions Against It

“We are fighting against the Yankee enemy of humanity,” explained Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo, setting the tone of the 44th anniversary celebration of their revolution. By Roger D. Harris Later, her husband Daniel Ortega, the country’s president, elaborated in…

War is a disaster, let’s give Peace a chance

At the end of the world pandemic period, a long period in which the populations, particularly the popular sectors, suffered all kinds of deprivations, pain and losses seemed to have come to an end in Latin American countries. This social…

The U.S. tries to control the aquatic resources of sovereign countries

In our world, countries have always fought and continue to fight for the right to control and use natural resources. Recently, oil with its unexplored reserves joined the competition. Most people are convinced that oil is the most valuable resource…

Women’s World Cup 2023: New impetus towards the unstoppable emancipation of women

The ninth edition of the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand kicked off on 20 July in Auckland with the home side’s historic one-nil win over Norway. Under the official slogan “Greatness without limits”, thirty-two teams from five…

Mitigation sovereignty or sovereign mitigation in the face of climate change?

Latin America is called to dialogue at the European Union’s table on the implementation of renewable energies as a strategy to mitigate climate change. At the summit with the European Union on 17-18 July, CELAC member governments made clear their…

The Catalan and Basque differential in politics

Yesterday’s general elections were held in Spain; as usual, the population voted in a similar way all over Spain except in Catalonia and the Basque Country. While in Spain as a whole the most-voted party was the PP with 33%,…

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