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Will the US Attack Venezuela?

Spoiler alert – it already has. This is not a glib answer but a comment on the nature of the conflict. The US mission to wrench Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution out from its roots has a quarter-century pedigree. Stick around to…

Bringing a Howitzer to a Knife Fight: US Armada Off Venezuela

Washington’s escalating regime-change offensive against Venezuela uses drug interdiction conflated with combatting “terrorism” as a pretext for the expansion of imperial militarism. By Roger D. Harris Donald Trump boasted striking small boats off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast to “blow the cartel…

Russia-Africa: Current Challenges

The face of Africa and its global perception are changing dramatically. Until recently, thanks to the efforts of the West and its proxies, the continent was portrayed as an object, not a subject, of international politics, in need of external…

Debunking the Myth: Chittagong Port as a Security Concern for India

A recent India Today commentary (September 2025) alarmingly depicts Chittagong Port as a threat, transforming a commercial port into a chessboard of global power and endangering Northeast India. It warns that every multinational exercise or visit to Bangladesh is a…

Veterans For Peace Condemns Israel’s Attack on Gaza Flotilla and Calls on Veterans to Join Local, National and International Protests

Veterans For Peace condemns Israel’s naval interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza, an illegal act of piracy in international waters. We further condemn the criminal kidnapping of hundreds of humanitarian activists from 44 countries, including U.S. veterans. We join…

A Rare Alignment: The World Stands Ready, Are The Palestinians?

I do not recall a period since the 1967 Six-Day War when the international community has expressed such overwhelming support for the Palestinian cause. This global coalescence and outpouring of support represent an unparalleled precedent, which they cannot afford to…

Battlefield America: Trump’s War on the Enemy Within—the American People

“The era of the Department of Defense is over… From this moment forward, the only mission of the newly restored Department of War is this: warfighting.” — Pete Hegseth “America is under invasion from within… That’s a war, too. It’s a…

How far is Bangladesh protecting the rights of its minority groups?

Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries with across 50 ethnic minority groups, the second most in South Asia. In a sense, four prominent religious groups live in Bangladesh. From the inception of Bangladesh’s independence, the people from…

India is Blowing Hot and Cold with Bangladesh

India has multiple reasons for disliking Bangladesh. In the aftermath of the event of the ouster of all-weather friend Sheikh Hasina from power in August 2024. If we look into previous regimes, Delhi developed heightened relations with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman…

NYC: Anti-Racist Educators to be Honored

On September 29th, Peace Action Fund of New York State (PAFNYS) will present the 2025 William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Peacemaker Awards to lifelong educator and former U.S. Congressman, Jamaal Bowman, and anti-racist educator and activist, Jesse Hagopian at a ceremony in New York City attended by leading…

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