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’It is illusory to believe that an electoral process can be carried out in Haiti’
On February 7, amid an atmosphere of political decline and heightened crisis, the mandate of Haiti’s transitional presidential council came to an end. Parliamentary and presidential elections are scheduled for August 30 and December 16, 2026. However, these elections are unlikely to happen, argues political scientist Frédéric Thomas in this op-ed for Le Monde. Haiti is in a state of war. More than 8,100 murders were recorded between January and November 2025, while armed gangs (...)
From India to Gaza: Youth Revolts and the Struggle to Break Open the Future
“What if all the cockroaches come together?” (Abhijeet Dipke) Marx and Engels issued the historic call: “Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains!” Today, that summons returns with renewed urgency and takes a new form: Young people of the world unite and resist. (…)
Cockroach Democracy: Unarmed and Dangerous
Can all the people be fooled all the time? Can a country with a population of a billion-and-a-half be dragged around like a corpse forever? It cannot. The Cockroaches are out and about. For the first time in years, it feels wonderful to be Indian. Just when hope seemed lost, they came. Young (…)
With the Modi Aura Dispelled, Hope for a Revival of Democratic Voices
The student demand for accountability could not be suppressed by police brutality; it instead grew stronger and spread across the country. It speaks of a revival of a democratic voice against the state’s indifference to citizens’ concerns and the government’s belief that it was accountable to (…)
US knows UAE fueling war in Sudan but $1.4 trillion is getting in the way
The Emirates promised Trump a huge investment, which appears to be playing a role in Washington’s unwillingness to intervene in their arm sales to RSF. Massad Boulos, the Trump Administration’s top adviser for Africa and point man on Sudan, recently spoke before the United Nations Security (…)
Should BRICS+ Lead the Global South?
Leadership of the Global South has gradually declined since the 1980s. Many hope BRICS+ will fill the vacuum, but its purpose and membership suggest such hopes may be misplaced. A repurposed Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) offers the best way forward. Golden Age The post-World War Two (WW2) (…)
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United Arab Emirates: Not all empires look the same
Although the UAE doesn’t occupy territory, it arms militias, controls ports, and launders violence through the language of development. Sudan is paying the price. Empire has never been only a matter of colonial occupation. The United States and Britain remain the most visible architects of (…)
Women Face the Greatest Climate Risks but Are Critical to Climate Action
Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis, yet women’s leadership and local knowledge are critical to building more resilient communities. The climate crisis is worsening many of the economic and social inequalities already faced by women and girls, making it harder (…)
The Most Racist World Cup In History
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 diplomatic passport, was denied entry to the USwhen he (…)
New Geopolitics Threatens More Food Crises
Recent geopolitical trends threaten more food crises, especially in developing countries. A new IPES-Food report urges a strategy of ‘resilient self-reliance’, proposing available opportunities to improve equity, sustainability and solidarity. Enhancing vulnerability The New Geopolitics of (…)
Mali : Anticolonialism in the age of fragmentation
The violence unfolding in Mali reflects a deeper political impasse: how to sustain popular aspirations for emancipation without collapsing into military authoritarianism. Bamako seems to have returned to its own rhythm. Schools have reopened after two days of national mourning, and movement (…)
Les offensives anti-genre
10/09/2026 Namur
Du tiers-monde au Sud global : 50 ans de luttes anticoloniales
17/09/2026 Centre LaVallée
Discussion autour de : Haïti. Briser le piège colonial
19/09/2026 Paris
Discussion autour de : Haïti. Briser le piège colonial
23/09/2026 Bruxelles
Cycle de conférences du CETRI : le Sud global à l’épreuve du nouvel ordre mondial
01/10/2026 Louvain-la-Neuve