Vijay Prashad
Eurasia Review
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The Global South Refuses Pressure To Side With The West On Russia – OpEd
At the G20 meeting in Bengaluru, India, the United States arrived with a simple brief. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said at the February 2023 summit that the G20 countries must condemn Russ… → Read More
The French Are Going, But The War In The Sahel Continues – OpEd
On February 9, 2023, around 100 armed men drove to Dembo, Burkina Faso, on motorcycles and in pickup trucks. They opened fire on a militia group called Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (V… → Read More
Burkina Faso Ejects French Troops – OpEd
On January 18, 2023, the government of Burkina Faso made a decision to ask the French military forces to depart from the country within a month. This decision was made by the government of Captain … → Read More
The Brazilian Hard Right Are Already A Political Cliché – OpEd
On January 8, 2023, large crowds of people—dressed in colors of the Brazilian flag—descended on the country’s capital, Brasília. They invaded the federal building and Supreme Court and vandal… → Read More
Can The Left Disagree Without Being Disagreeable? – OpEd
I have been a reporter for thirty years. During this period, I have been to many former war zones and to active war zones, including in Iraq, Libya, and Syria. I have seen things that I wish I had … → Read More
The US Egged On The Coup In Peru – OpEd
On December 7, 2022, Pedro Castillo sat in his office on what would be the last day of his presidency of Peru. His lawyers went over spreadsheets that showed Castillo would triumph over a motion in… → Read More
Is Russia Really The Reason Why Mali Continues To Push France Away? – OpEd
By Vijay Prashad On November 21, 2022, Mali’s interim Prime Minister Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga posted a statement on social media to say that Mali has decided “to ban, with immediate effe… → Read More
Guinea’s Plight Lays Bare The Greed Of Foreign Mining Companies In The Sahel – OpEd
On October 20, 2022, in Guinea, a protest organized by the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) took place. The protesters demanded the ruling military government (th… → Read More
The West Must Stop Blocking Negotiations Between Ukraine And Russia – OpEd
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. This war has been horrendous, though it does not compare with the terrible destruction wrought by the U.S. bombardment of Iraq (“shock and awe… → Read More
Charting The Rise Of Anti-French Sentiment Across Northern Africa – OpEd
In November 2021, a French military convoy was making its way to Mali while passing through Burkina Faso and Niger. It did not get very far. It was stopped in Téra, Niger, and before that… → Read More
Will The Samarkand Spirit Revive The Word ‘Mutual’ In World Affairs? – OpEd
In mid-September 2022, the nine-member Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) met in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for its 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State. Because China, India, a… → Read More
The Roar Of A US Warplane Over A Civilian Irish Airport – OpEd
“This is not a regular airport,” Margaretta D’Arcy said to me as we heard a C-130T Hercules prepare to take off from Shannon Airport in Ireland after 3 p.m. on September 11, 2022. That enormous U.S… → Read More
The Most Important Election In The Americas Is In Brazil – OpEd
Former Brazilian President Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva (known as Lula) runs about on stage at the Latin America Memorial in São Paulo. He was there on August 22, 2022, speaking at a book launch featu… → Read More
How Cuba Is Eradicating Child Mortality And Banishing The Diseases Of The Poor – OpEd
Palpite, Cuba, is just a few miles away from Playa Girón, along the Bay of Pigs, where the United States attempted to overthrow the Cuban Revolution in 1961. Down a modest street in a small buildin… → Read More
The United States Extends Its Military Reach Into Zambia – OpEd
On April 26, 2022, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced that they had set up an office in the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia. According to AFRICOM Brigadier General Peter … → Read More
Why Does United States Have A Military Base In Ghana? – OpEd
In April 2018, the president of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, said that Ghana has “not offered a military base, and will not offer a military base to the United States of America.” … → Read More
The Rise Of NATO In Africa – OpEd
Anxiety about the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) toward the Russian border is one of the causes of the current war in Ukraine. But this is not the only attempt at e… → Read More
Is This The End Of The French Project In Africa’s Sahel? – OpEd
On May 15, 2022, the military junta in Mali announced that it would no longer be part of the G5 Sahel platform. The G5 Sahel was created in Nouakchott, Mauritania, in 2014, and brought to… → Read More
Mali’s Military Ejects France, But Faces Serious Challenges – OpEd
On May 2, 2022, a statement was made by Mali’s military spokesperson Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga on the country’s national television, where he said that Mali was ending the defense accords i… → Read More
Will Japan And Russia Tensions Over Contested Pacific Islands Spill Over Into War? – OpEd
Each year, Japan’s Foreign Ministry releases a Diplomatic Bluebook, a guide to the government’s views on the world. Kyodo News, a reputed Japanese wire service, reports that the… → Read More