Immanuel Wallerstein
Bolivia: Defeat of Right Reaction
The domestic and international reaction to the Left parties that are in office in a number of countries in South America – most notably in Bolivia and Venezuela – has tended to utilise violent, non-democratic and even means of sabotage to destabilise the regimes. The ongoing developments in Bolivia are the most notable examples of the tactics of the opposition.
The big question when Morales was elected was whether he could stay long in office, or whether the Bolivian right, perhaps in collusion with the armed forces, could oust him. He has now demonstrated that he can.
An EPW editorial (Courtesy Economic and Political Weekly) and an article by Immanuel Wallerstein (Courtesy Monthly Review) on the political developments in Bolivia.
The New World Geopolitical Order: End of Act I
It would be a mistake to underestimate the importance of the agreement on September 8 between Nicolas Sarkozy of France in his capacity as current president of the European Union (EU) and Dmitri Medvedev, President of Russia. It marks the definitive end of Act I of the new world geopolitical order.
Can NATO Survive Georgia?
Amidst all the journalistic brouhaha about a new cold war, most analysts are missing out on the real crisis that has been crystallized by Saakashvili's imprudent excursion into South Ossetia. The very existence of NATO has been put into question.
Geopolitical Chess: Background to a Mini-war in the Caucasus
If one plays geopolitical chess, it is best to know the rules, or one gets out-maneuvered, Immanuel Wallerstein writes on the Russia-Georgia war issue in the Caucasus. Courtesy: MRZine.org
Videos from Newsclick
- Angelina Jolie's Mastectomy: Patenting Genes is Patenting a Discovery
- Pakistan Elections: Regional Mandate- A Threat or an Opportunity
- India's External Balance Deficit: Impending Macro-Economic Crisis
- Prison Reforms needed - not a Sanaullah for a Sarabjit
- Fighting for their land; two farmers in the West Bank
Recent comments
-
West Bengal: Theatre of the Absurdthrough a democratic
-
Appeal to make the enquiry report on Com. TPC's killing publicA report on this in Ei Samay
-
TPC Memorial Committee holds Press Conference in Delhi"The SIT probe has already
-
TPC’s Murder: Questions that Remain after One Yearit is indeed strange and
-
TPC’s Murder: Questions that Remain after One Yearthanks for posting this