U.S. imperialism

International News

Imperialism and the Crisis of Governance in Sudan and Libya

May 29, 2023 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: These remarks were prepared for and delivered in part at a webinar in honor of the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor […]
South African Minister of the Presidency
International News

African Leaders to Visit Russia and Ukraine on Mission to End War

May 26, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in neighboring Ukraine there have been several efforts to resolve the conflict diplomatically. Peace talks were held in Belarus and later Turkey just […]
Huge explosion of ammo dump in western Ukraine.
International News

Russia Pounds Weapon Stockpiles Before Ukraine Offensive

May 22, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole In an attempt to disrupt Ukraine’s preparations for a much talked about Spring offensive, the Russian Federation has been pounding Ukrainian weapons depots and troop concentrations. Many reports have been appearing about […]
Russian troops await expected Ukraine “Spring Offensive”
International News

Both Sides Await Ukraine Offensive

May 17, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole Both supporters and opponents of the US proxy war against the Russian Federation in Ukraine are awaiting the much talked about Ukrainian counteroffensive. The U.S. and its NATO allies have been training […]
South Africa, China and Russia naval drills
International News

South Africa, the ICC and the Global Arms Trade

May 16, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Two international issues have surfaced which are further aggravating diplomatic ties between the United States and the Republic of South Africa. The Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Summit is […]
Sudan crisis continues
International News

Sudan Talks Held in Saudi Arabia Reveals Underlying Crisis of Governance

May 16, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There have been various contours of discussions reported for the talks between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) which commenced in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 6. […]
NNOC delegation
International News

NNOC brigadistas detained and harassed

May 16, 2023 fwstaff
By National Network on Cuba Several of our May Day brigadistas were detained, harassed, threatened with jail time & had electronics taken by the U.S. Customs/Border Patrol on return from Cuba today. In face of […]
Sudan democracy movement remains suppressed amid security crisis
International News

Sudan Conflict Provides Rationale for Further Imperialist Militarization

May 4, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since April 15 hundreds of thousands of people have been dislocated in the Republic of Sudan, a strategically important state and a member of the African Union (AU). The two military structures […]
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman chairs a meeting of Saudi Arabia’s cabinet on 4 April
International News

Why the Saudis Have Called Off their israeli Wedding

May 3, 2023 fwstaff
By  Ali Abunimah, executive director of The Electronic Intifada After leading Israel’s extreme far-right to victory in last November’s elections, a buoyant Benjamin Netanyahu hoped to quickly resume Tel Aviv’s march towards full normalization with […]
Domestic News

Tucker Carlson and the U.S. war on China

May 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Gary Wilson Why was Tucker Carlson fired from Fox News? Not for any of his known offensives, even though that’s a very long list. Carlson is the millionaire (net worth $420 million) son of […]