Home > English > Website archives > Rainbow of Crisis
Rainbow of Crisis
Articles in this section
-
30 October 2006
"You shouldn’t send in killers to stop the killing"
DENNIS BRUTUS is a veteran of the South African liberation struggle, a leading figure in the global justice movement and a world-renowned poet. Imprisoned along with Nelson Mandela, Brutus led the (…) -
27 October 2006, by KIM Iggy
US provokes nuclear crisis
On October 9, North Korea announced it had successfully carried out its first nuclear-weapons test, six days after announcing it intended to conduct such a test. The test was the culmination of (…) -
27 October 2006, by Michel WARSHAVSKY
The Neo-Barbarians
From an ethical point of view, history never stands in the same place: if it doesn’t move towards less oppression and more justice, it moves towards less rights and more barbarism. Paraphrasing (…) -
27 October 2006
Time has Come to Open Doors for a Young Generation
Marwan Barghouthi is a member of the Revolutionary Council of Fateh. He is currently serving a life sentence in an Israeli jail, but is viewed by all observers, including Israelis, as a potential (…) -
27 October 2006, by Siddharth VARADARAJAN
The New Challenge
Reconfiguring the nuclear order is no longer a simple matter. For the simple reason that there is no longer any nuclear order. -
23 October 2006, by EL AITA Samir
What Reforms While a Storm is Building?
Syria underwent profound changes since 2005 in its regional and international positioning, as well as in its internal political situation. This policy brief discusses the domestic prospects for (…) -
23 October 2006, by Gilbert ACHCAR
Complex Crisis
In the past six months, the situation in Iraq has deteriorated in a truly frightening manner, proceeding inexorably toward the actualization of the worst-case scenario — the worst for Iraq, that (…) -
19 October 2006, by Michael T. KLARE
The War is Coming
The common wisdom circulating in Washington these days is that the United States is too bogged down in Iraq to consider risky military action against Iran or—God forbid—North Korea. Policy (…) -
11 October 2006, by Siddharth VARADARAJAN
India and the Korean Crisis
For India, North Korea’s test poses key challenge Reconfiguring the nuclear order is no longer a simple matter -
11 October 2006, by Nassar Ibrahim
NouPalestinian National Unity Government: Does it Bring Solutions?
Following its unexpected victory in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections, Hamas found itself facing major political, social and economic obligations. The initial (…) -
14 September 2006, by Kaiser Bengali
Whither Balochistan?
THE murder of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti at the hands of state security forces is both a human and a national tragedy, with consequences of unimaginably perilous scale. That such disproportionate (…) -
6 September 2006
The New Middle East?
There has been a lot of talk about the "new Middle East" proposed by the American government. What is your comment? The form of the "new Middle East" that the United States wants has begun to (…) -
6 September 2006, by Jonathan Cook
After Lebanon, Israel Is Looking For More Wars
Nazareth. Late last month, a fortnight into Israel’s war against Lebanon, the Hebrew media published a story that passed observers by. Scientists in Haifa, according to the report, have developed (…) -
4 September 2006, by SULERI Abid Qaiyum
A Country without a Nation
An assessment of Pakistan’s performance in social, economic and political terms leads to a much repeated question: How independent we really are? -
4 September 2006, by Alex de Waal
The danger of intervention
The collapse of the Darfur peace agreement designed to resolve the conflict in western Sudan could be averted by a more comprehensive approach to the key issue of disarmament. -
31 August 2006, by Gilbert ACHCAR
Playing with Fire in Iraq
In the past six months, the situation in Iraq has deteriorated in a truly frightening manner, proceeding inexorably toward the actualization of the worst-case scenario — the worst for Iraq, that (…) -
31 August 2006, by Daya Varma
INDO-U.S. NUCLEAR DEAL SHARPENS DEBATE ON THE NATURE OF INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE
Those who were connected with the communist movement in the 1940’s argued that India did not gain independence in 1947; rather the British colonialists handed over power to their native (…) -
31 August 2006, by Vinod Mubayi
THE INDO-U.S. NUCLEAR DEAL AND INDIA’S NUCLEAR ENERGY OPTION
In the current debate over the proposed nuclear deal between India and the U.S., it is useful to focus on what is essential in the Singh-Bush agreement of July 2005 from the standpoint of India’s (…) -
16 August 2006, by Gilbert ACHCAR
Lebanon: The 33-Day War and UNSC Resolution 1701
The resolution adopted by the UN Security Council on August 11, 2006 fully satisfies neither Israel nor Washington nor Hezbollah. This does not mean that it is “fair and balanced”: it only means (…) -
15 August 2006, by Michel WARSHAVSKY
The Limits of Might
This morning, 8 August, the Israeli newspaper headlines announced that the Deputy Chief of Staff, Major General Moshe Kaplinsky, has been appointed supreme commander of the Israeli military in the (…) -
14 August 2006, by Siddharth VARADARAJAN
A defeat for Israel, but also for justice
The U.N. resolution is a consolation prize for the Olmert regime, whose failure in Lebanon throws the wider U.S.-Israeli game plan for the region into disarray. -
8 August 2006, by Ahmad Jaradat
Don’t Forget Palestine
New construction work has recently begun at the western edge of the town of al-Khader, in the south Bethlehem region of the occupied West Bank. Under heavy security, huge machinery filled the (…) -
7 August 2006, by Gilbert ACHCAR
The Sinking Ship of the Empire
Everyday that passes shows more of those who enthusiastically supported the Bush administration’s imperial drive in the Middle East leaving its sinking ship. There can be no doubt any longer that (…) -
7 August 2006
International Social Movements Launch Appeal
Today, July 30th, another massacre was committed in Lebanon: More than sixty civilians, among them 37 children, were killed by Israeli bombs while they were sleeping in shelters in the village of (…) -
5 August 2006
Israel’s goal
It seems clear that Israel was just waiting for a pretext to launch its action, and Hizbollah provided it. Is that your view? Israel’s goal is indeed clearer than Hizbollah’s was when they (…) -
30 July 2006
Bring the criminals to the court
by the Alternative Information Center The Alternative Information Center (AIC) condemns Israel for the 30 July 2006 massacre of refugees in Qana, and the vicious attempt by the Israeli military (…) -
30 July 2006, by Michel WARSHAVSKY
ISRAEL’S WAR CRIMES, AN ABNORMAN "NORMALITY"
“We must reduce to dust the villages of the south [...] I don’t understand why there is still electricity there.”[1] With these words, Israeli Minister of Justice and former Labor Party leader, (…) -
29 July 2006, by Siddharth VARADARAJAN
Beware the ’new order’ Israel is imposing
No peace or stability can emerge in West Asia through occupation, subjugation, and the military slaughter of civilians. -
24 July 2006
Israel is holding a whole population hostage
THE U.S. media place the blame for Israel’s attack on Hezbollah, for “starting” the violence? Is that how you view the situation? WHATEVER ONE thinks about Hezbollah or the operation mounted by (…) -
22 July 2006, by Robert Blecher *
Israel at War
"WAR," proclaimed the three-inch headline in MaŒariv, Israel’s leading daily, the day after Hizballah launched its cross-border attack on anIsraeli army convoy on July 12. With the onset of (…) -
22 July 2006
Israel’s Dual Onslaught On Lebanon And Palestine
What are the political and strategic reasons that can be seen behind the latest action by Hezbollah? The explanations that Hezbollah has given for its action are many. The first reason (…) -
21 June 2006, by Jeremy Cronin
NEOLIBERALISM and CAPITALIST RESTRUCTURING
Neoliberalism is the dominant global ideology, and, as such, it has an enormous impact upon our own social reality. We call this ideological current NEO-liberalism to underline that it is, in (…) -
14 June 2006
EXCERPTS FROM PALESTINIAN PRISONERS’ INITIATIVE DOCUMENT
The following eighteen points were presented on 18 May 2006 by its signatories, all prominent Palestinian prisoners, to the Palestinian leadership and people, in the occupied territories and (…) -
5 June 2006, by Phyllis BENNIS
IRAN: BUSH ISOLATED, UNDER PRESSURE.
The Bush administration’s "offer" to join direct talks with Iran reflects Washington’s international isolation on the Iran issue; the offer itself is simultaneously very significant and entirely fake. -
31 May 2006, by Siddharth VARADARAJAN
Arms control in a unipolar world
The new U.S. push on a fissile material cut-off treaty is an attempt to sidestep more urgent issues like weaponisation of space and the development of ’usable’ nuclear weapons. -
30 May 2006, by Walden Bello
THE RISE OF THE RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION COMPLEX
Massive infrastructure damage and great social dislocation have been common consequences of natural disasters and social disasters like wars. Up until a few years ago, the aims of relief and (…) -
22 May 2006, by
Sergio Yahni
Luttes sociales en Israël
Depuis sa fondation, en décembre 1921, l’Histadrut (Organisation générale des travailleurs) a facilité la réalisation des objectifs coloniaux sionistes. Sa première tâche ne consistait pas à (…) -
19 May 2006, by Siddharth VARADARAJAN
An Iranian offer that America must heed
The Ahmadinejad letter is as much an invitation to dialogue as a reminder to the world of the dangers posed by the Bush administration’s policies. -
16 May 2006, by Siddharth VARADARAJAN
New Dawn in Nepal
As the product of the greatest mass upsurge South Asia has witnessed for decades, Nepal’s constituent assembly will be uniquely placed to create a genuinely inclusive democratic system. One can (…) -
16 May 2006, by Baburam BHATTARAI,
Siddharth VARADARAJAN
Nepal: ’The King is down but not out’
VARADARAJAN Siddharth, BHATTARAI Baburam What is your reaction to the G.P. Koirala government’s ceasefire offer and its decision to remove the terrorist tag from the Maoists? We welcome this (…) -
2 May 2006, by Stephen ZUNES
The United States, Israel, and the Possible Attack on Iran
With even mainstream media outlets like the Washington Post and The New Yorker publishing credible stories that the United States is seriously planning a military attack on Iran, increasing (…) -
24 April 2006, by Marjorie P. LASKY
Iraqi Women under Saddam
From 1958 to the 1990s Iraq provided relatively more rights and freedom for women and girls than most of its neighbors. Created in the 1920s and, as a Islamic state, initially adhering to (…) -
24 April 2006, by Marjorie P. LASKY
Radical Religious Groups Threaten Women in Iraq
Some radical religious groups are using alleged Shari’a principles to justify assaults on women. Freed from Hussein’s vengeful eye and increasingly in control of local and regional governments and (…) -
24 April 2006
Women Under Occupation in Iraq
Before the current war and the occupation, geography and demography led to more differences in women’s experience than afterwards. Prior to the Iran¬Iraq war and sanctions, Baghdad was a (…) -
18 April 2006, by Liberation
Indian Government targetting "Maoists"
As Union Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of the previous NDA government, LK Advani had dubbed Naxalism ‘the worst enemy of the Indian dream’. As Prime Minister of the Congress-led and (…) -
16 April 2006, by Liberation
Uprising in Nepal
As tens of thousands of Nepalis took to the streets in the largest demonstrations and clashed with the police on the 11th day of general strike on April 16, the Seven Party Alliance decided to (…) -
10 April 2006, by Pierre ROUSSET
Elements of Political Reflection on a series of natural disasters
I. The framework of the debate First we will stress five points which serve as the framework for this report. 1. It was originally conceived as an element of the discussion on the world (…) -
27 March 2006, by Refaat SABBAH
What next Palestine?
Everybody was surprised with what has happened lately in the Palestinian political scene. This fast and powerful climb of the political Islam, not only put donors and politicians in perplexing (…) -
17 March 2006, by Chihan AKSAN
Crisis in the Middle East
With the intensification of the war in Iraq and the escalation in Palestine, the crisis in the Middle East is deepening. -
6 March 2006
Philippines: After the State of Emergency, a chronic crisis of the regime
On February 24th, 2006, a state of emergency was imposed in the Philippines, then lifted a week later. It was a serious measure. The discretionary powers which the presidency, the police and the (…) -
27 January 2006, by Gilbert ACHCAR
First Reflections On The Electoral Victory Of Hamas
The sweeping electoral victory of Hamas is but one of the products of the intensive use made by the United States in the Muslim world, since the 1950’s, of Islamic fundamentalism as an ideological (…) -
9 January 2006, by Bill WEINBERG
IRAQ: The case for immediate withdrawal
Gilbert Achcar is the author of The Clash of Barbarisms: September 11 and the Making of the New World Disorder (Monthly Review Press, 2002) and Eastern Cauldron: Islam, Afghanistan, Palestine and (…) -
3 January 2006, by Sara ROY
‘A Dubai on the Mediterranean’
Last April President Bush said that Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza would allow the establishment of ‘a democratic state in the Gaza’ and open the door for democracy in the Middle East. The (…) -
22 December 2005, by Nassar Ibrahim
Palestinian Municipal Elections
The fourth stage of the Palestinian municipal elections, which were conducted on 15 December 2005, have come to an end. Both the political importance of the areas in which the elections were held (…) -
18 December 2005, by Michel WARSHAVSKY
Towards the next Israeli elections
The decision to prematurely hold elections to the Israeli Knesset, was made unavoidable by the deep crisis within both the Israeli political system and its parties. This crisis spans the political (…) -
24 November 2005, by John PILGER
From Suharto to Iraq: Nothing has changed
“The propagandist’s purpose”, wrote Aldous Huxley, “is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human”. The British, who invented modern war propaganda and inspired (…)