The Economic War Against Syria
by Roberta Rivolta, published on Counter-Hegemonic Studies, December 4, 2024 As ancient as economic wars may be, the use of embargoes as means of coercion experienced a significant acceleration only[…]
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Tag: Sanctions
Cuba’s Economic Crisis: US Sanctions and the Problem of ‘Overcompliance’
by Joy Gordon, published on LaMonde Diplomatique, October 7, 2024 Cuba has faced many economic crises, but the current one is different. It is far worse than even that of[…]
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Human Rights Week of Actions: Protest Sanctions on Palestine, Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua
Co-sponsored by International People’s Tribunal Against U.S. Imperialism, Zone of Peace Campaign, Black Alliance for Peace, Friends of the ATC Nicaragua, Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition, Venezuela Solidarity Network, National Network on[…]
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Nicaragua’s Finance Minister Details How U.S. Sanctions Impact Nicaragua’s Poor
by John Perry, published on CovertAction Magazine, December 26, 2023 s it true that 50% of Nicaraguans want to leave their country owing to a climate of repression and economic[…]
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The Criminality of Unilateral Sanctions
by Prabhat Patnaik, published on MR Online, September 1, 2024 DURING Modi’s visit to Ukraine (why he visited Ukraine at all at the present time remains a mystery), Zelensky asked[…]
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Venezuela Rises From Under U.S. Led Onslaught of Economic Coercive Measures
by Maria Paez Victor, a speech given in a UNAC/Sanctions Kill Webinar July 23, 2024 There are a few things that is necessary to stress about the situation in Venezuela.[…]
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How Venezuela Is Overcoming the US Blockade
by Roger Harris, published on Counterpunch, June 28, 2024 The future of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution, a target of US imperial power since its inception in 1998, may be decided on[…]
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SK Statement on Sanctions in Palestine: Real vs Fictional
In an attempt to create a perception of balanced policy, the Biden administration has imposed sanctions on four Israeli settlers and two organizations that raise funds for extremists in the[…]
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The World Does Not Need Illegal Sanctions – The World Needs Peace and Development
by Vijay Prashad, produced by CounterPunch, October 30, 2023 Good afternoon. My name is Vijay Prashad. I am the Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. I am grateful to[…]
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