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Tsimdo and the Crisis of the Ethiopian Center
Yohannes Woldemariam 24/09/26
Something important has changed in Ethiopia. For years, Abiy Ahmed benefited from the fact that his opponents were divided. Tigrayan forces, Fano, the Oromo Liberation Army and armed movements elsewhere had different objectives and histories and, (…)
Ethiopia: widening gap between the Pretoria Agreement and the political landscape
Yohannes Woldemariam 22/09/26
For a long time, it was still possible to describe the problem mainly as one of implementation. Displaced Tigrayans had not returned home. Territorial questions remained unresolved. Disarmament was contested. Relations between Mekelle and Addis (…)
The Most Racist World Cup In History
Nate Bear 16/06/26
The football World Cup starts this Thursday and the US regime has already guaranteed that it will be the most racist in history. FIFA-appointed Somalian referee Omar Artan, voted the best referee in Africa last year and travelling on a (…)
The UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights: Regulating Corporate Power in the Era (…)
Daniel Uribe Terán 30/03/26
This study published by South Centre and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) examines how the United Nations Legally Binding Instrument serves as a vital tool to preserve state sovereignty and to ensure the primacy of human rights in the era of (…)
Trump, the Dying Multilateral Order, and the Global South
Walden Bello 17/03/26
In the second year of Donald Trump’s second term, beginning with the kidnaping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 2, 2026, followed by the war of choice he has waged against Iran alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, (…)
Myanmar’s “general’s election” has failed before it has even started
Ma Thida 29/12/25
A suite of repressive laws make the outcome of Myanmar’s 2025–26 general election a foregone conclusion, but the public and the international community are unlikely to accept the result as the ruling military junta desperately seeks legitimacy (…)
What’s Happening in Latin America?
Alvaro Garcia Linera 15/12/25
The region is once again a laboratory of progressive waves and right-wing counter-waves vying for our political future. A reactionary political wave is sweeping the continent. Wherever leftist and progressive movements are collapsing due to (…)
India Under Modi: Shrinking Democracy, Growing Inequalities
Atul Kohli, Kanta Murali 10/11/25
Narendra Modi’s decade in power has seen an erosion of democracy alongside soaring inequality. While religious nationalism diverts public attention, the super-rich add to their wealth. Economic performance remains lacklustre, welfare spending (…)
Data Centre Investments Bad Deals
Jomo Kwame Sundaram, K. Kuhaneetha Bai 28/10/25
Opposition to data centres (DCs) has been rapidly spreading internationally due to their fast-growing resource demands. DCs have been proliferating quickly, driven by the popularity of artificial intelligence (AI). Who are data centres for? (…)
Another Gen Z uprising?: Protests in Paraguay against the Peña government
Pablo Meriguet 20/10/25
The protests on September 28 denounced corruption and insecurity. The government responded with a heavy hand. On September 28, hundreds of people took to the streets of Paraguay’s capital, Asunción, to protest the right-wing government of (…)