Small island developing States (SIDS) face an uphill battle as they strive to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis amid vulnerabilities worsened by the pandemic. The 2021 edition of UNCTAD’s
A globalising world requires multilateralism to attain shared goals particularly the preservation of ecological security. While this can happen without the leadership of one country, citizens of the world increasingly look to the US for leadership in ad
I met Jacques Chirac this fortnight. Just before he made the call to George Bush and just before he left to attend the European Union summit in Athens, the French president met some 20 of us in his
<font class=UCASE>OSCAR OLIVERA</font> is today an icon for all people s movements to regain control of their resources. He tells <font class=UCASE>RICHARD MAHAPATRA</font> why water is not for sale
Optimism is a great friend but a bad guide. The Asian Social Forum meeting in Hyderabad, India, deliberately avoided this truism while proclaiming grandly: "Another world is possible". Another world is definitely possible. In fact it exists. The numerous
Fences and Windows: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Globalization Debate
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THE ENEMY OF NATURE: THE END OF CAPITALISM OR THE END OF THE WORLD? Joel Kovel . Published by Zed Books . 2002 . Price: not stated An average Indian radical
RIO, JOHANNESBURG AND BEYOND . LEADINDIA . Published by Orient Longman Private Ltd . New Delhi . 2002 . 320 pages India's achievements, failures and opportunities
...as they know it. Documenta 11 diffuses the boundary between politics and aesthetics
A protest against globalisation took a unique turn, on the eve of the G-8 summit. It was a demonstration against G8 nations' support for an oil economy and refusal to fund non-conventional energy
