IV585 - October 2023

“Chicomuselo, and many other many towns in Chiapas, have become towns without authorities, where the inhabitants live in dread, in silence, in fear of the permanent surveillance that weighs on them, as organized crime has people videotaping and taking pictures of people who meet up with others or talk to each other.”

“Where France was considered the guarantor of stability in playing its role as Africa’s gendarme, the debacle of the military intervention in the Sahel is reshuffling the cards.”

“Despite the obdurate American political establishment, we protestors in the street are determined to stop U.S. support for Israel’s war.”

Overshadowed by its relationship with the US, Israel has also long enjoyed fruitful ties with China, now its second-largest trading partner — including a military-tech exchange that has helped the Chinese state repress its own population.

“The strategy of striking the Detroit Three puts corporations on the hot seat, having to continually respond to the UAW demands.”

A ground invasion appears imminent, but what is the political endgame?

This article analyses recent political developments in the UK, including election setbacks for the Conservatives, turmoil within Labour over the Israel-Palestine conflict, and the rise of far right parties. Hearse argues that these trends point to a period of increased political polarisation and conflict in Britain after the next general election.

Many are worried the Israel-Hamas war could draw in Hezbollah. But the party lacks the widespread support it once enjoyed because of its collaboration with Assad in Syria and its close ties with business interests.

“The new anti-war movement is fighting against powerful, pro-war propaganda from the United States, Israel, and much of the media.”

“Sweden has been making global headlines owing to a litany of Quran burnings earlier this year. Angry protesters in Baghdad burnt and ransacked the Swedish embassy in July while Iraq expelled the Swedish ambassador. Elsewhere in the Muslim world, agitation was recorded against the burnings of the Quran in Sweden.”