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Aug 13 2026 
The Cockroaches Have Learned to March
From Colombo to Kathmandu, a stratum treated as disposable has learned to bring down governments – but power keeps passing to armies, technocrats, and the right. Why?
Dear friends,Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental Asia.
This summer, students marched through Delhi, India, in cockroach masks. The masks were a response to India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant calling… Continue reading
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Aug 13 2026 
The Madman and the Statesman
President Javier Milei’s repeated attacks on Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva go beyond political rhetoric, damaging Argentina’s diplomatic standing and undermining its strategic relationship with its largest trading partner. Photo: EFE.
TeleSUR
The truth is that I had promised myself I would avoid the temptation to analyze the statements and behavior of Argentina’s President Milei.… Continue reading -
Aug 12 2026 
A Tide in the Affairs of Men
Craig Murray
Between ten and five years ago, specifically in the light of Brexit, it was not in the least unusual for Scottish Independence supporters to discuss a declaration of Independence as the way forward. Debate more often centred on who should make the declaration – the Scottish parliament or some form of national convention or… Continue reading
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Aug 11 2026 
Why is Latin America becoming a breeding ground for ‘fanatics of Israel’?
Middle East Eye Colombian president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella speaks in Bogota on 30 July 2026 (Luis Acosta/AFP)
Propelled by disinformation, arms deals and surveillance tech, right-wing governments have helped to increase Netanyahu’s reach, undermining the region’s historical alliance with Palestine
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Aug 11 2026 
By hosting an obviously unwelcome guest, Serbia humiliates itself
Strategic Culture Serbia’s president, ignoring public fury, hosts a Nazi-linked leader: a humiliating replay of 1941’s Axis betrayal. © Photo: Public domain
It was designed to be a slap in Russia’s face and to trample on Serbia’s honour. For… Continue reading
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Aug 10 2026 
This Month in China
Pascal Coppens
JULY 2026CHINA’S NEW “NEW THREE”
Since 2023, China’s “new three” referred to three renewable industries where China achieved global dominance and made China an electrostate: solar panels, lithium batteries, and electric vehicles. After the financial crisis of 2008, China’s policy plans moved from theory to concrete industrial engineering, committing massive capital to clean tech. It took… Continue reading -
Aug 06 2026 
Francesca Albanese Special
Francesca Albanese on X
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs Jul 30
Nothing to celebrate in the third summer of genocide.
Too many lives lost, many more devastated. And it continues.
We must persevere.
Stop the Genocide.
End Occupation.
End Apartheid.
Ahmed Eldin @aseisfree Jul 28
@FranceskAlbs new book – a NYT bestseller – is about what it actually costs to look at… Continue reading -
Aug 06 2026 
Top US commander’s accusation against China over SCS exposes its hegemonic double standard: Chinese experts
File Photo: The US Pacific Command chief, Admiral Samuel Paparo, delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Super Garuda Shield 2025 joint military exercise at the Navy Staff and Command School in Jakarta, Indonesia, 25 August 2025. Photo: VCG
Global TimesThe US Pacific Command chief’s latest accusations against China over the South China Sea… Continue reading
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Aug 06 2026 
The Caspian pact tightening a corridor noose around Iran
The Cradle
By reviving a long-stalled Caspian treaty amid a regional war, Tehran risks surrendering the transit leverage its adversaries have spent years trying to break.
Last week, Iran’s cabinet revived one of the country’s most contentious regional files, approving a bill to ratify the 2018 Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea. The agreement… Continue reading -
Jul 30 2026 
China Writer Wei Ling Chua: Ancient West vs “How Ancient Chinese Navy Kept Millions Of Gallons Of Water Fresh Without Chemicals”
Jeff Brown – Radio Sinoland Schematic of a Ship from the Ming Dynasty Navy of Admiral Zheng He
[Please also see this earlier article by Jeff Brown which includes an extensive listing of Chinese centuries-long scientific achievements: China… Continue reading -
Jul 29 2026 
The Crisis in US-Israeli Relations Is Gaining Momentum
New Eastern Outlook
The Israeli war on Gaza and the US-Israeli aggression against Iran have radically altered the situation in the Middle East.One of the most significant consequences of the current conflict is the objective weakening of Israel’s position on the world stage and a noticeable decline in the influence of the pro-Israel lobby in the… Continue reading
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Jul 29 2026 
UN begins search for Guterres’ successor with first straw poll
Al Mayadeen The Security Council meets at the United Nations Headquarters, May 26, 2026.
The UN Security Council will hold its first confidential straw poll on Thursday to assess support for… Continue reading -
Jul 28 2026 
Israeli embassy pressures Australian Labour over Palestine platform
Al Mayadeen Embassy of “Israel”, Canberra, 2022 (Wikimedia Commons)
The Israeli embassy in Canberra has publicly challenged the Australian Labour Party’s proposed Palestine… Continue reading -
Jul 28 2026
Narratives of Moral Conflict: Karim Khan and Delcy Rodriguez
Craig Murray
Please see our earlier article, “Craig Murray: The Weight on Delcy Rodriguez”, in which Craig reports after his second, recent, visit to Venezuela at https://sovereignista.com/2026/04/02/craig-murray-the-weight-on-delcy-rodriguez/
Social media is not conducive to nuance. In the interest of reach, cut and dried positions are more effective and binary moral judgement expected. This leads to over-simplification of complex… Continue reading
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