Kishore Mahbubani: The G-7, G-20 paradox

By on    Democracy in Crisis, Development worldwide, Dialogue & negotiations, EUROPE, Global economy, Russia international relations, Sanctions, US EMPIRE/WEST DECLINE, WORLD ORDER - FUTURES  

Kishore Mahbubani: The G-7, G-20 paradox

Image: Wikimedia Commons By P&I Guest Writers August 24, 2022 The G-7 countries are democratic domestically but are dictatorial globally. By contrast, the G-20 group, which has many autocratic regimes, represents a more democratic forum for governance. The G-7 is dictatorial, while the G-20 is democratic. This statement is obviously paradoxical. The G-7 countries are very […]

Sundaram & Chowdhury: US Leads Sanctions Killing Millions to No End

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Sundaram & Chowdhury: US Leads Sanctions Killing Millions to No End

Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Anis Chowdhury June 17, 2022 Food crises, economic stagnation and price increases are worsening unevenly, almost everywhere, following the Ukraine war. Sanctions against Russia have especially hurt those relying on wheat and fertilizer imports. Unilateral sanctions illegal Unilateral sanctions – not approved by the UN Security Council – are illegal under international law. […]

Expansion, Sanctions, and Opposition-Promotion: The West’s Failed Russian Transformation Strategy

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Expansion, Sanctions, and Opposition-Promotion: The West’s Failed Russian Transformation Strategy

    By Gordon M. Hahn February 14, 2018 The US and the rest of the West continue to carry out the same failed Russia policy that let to the ‘new Cold War. That policy can be summed up in the following words: We, with our NATO and EU expansion, will ignore your interests and […]