“There is a new trend in the world towards creating different unions. Previously established associations such as the G77 are also becoming more active. It is very important that G77+China takes place in Cuba, which is under American embargo. Many developing G77 member countries attended this summit in Cuba, officially bypassing the American embargo. It was also important that the ...
The 53rd meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), also known as the Davos Summit, was held on January 16-20. With the slogan “Cooperation in a Fragmented World”, more than 2,700 people attended the Forum from 30 countries, including 50 heads of state or government, as well as representatives of international organizations and the business world. The forum mainly addressed ...
By Michael Roberts * Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida comfortably won last October’s general election for the lower house of the Diet for the ruling Liberal Democrats (albeit with a slightly reduced majority). And he is headed for victory in this Sunday’s upper house election, likely to extend the number of seats it holds to 60 out of 125 contested. So ...
The global capitalist economy seems in disarray. From increasing inflation to vulnerable supply chains, from endangered food production to energy transition and crisis – complaints and warning calls rise at nearly every chapter and branch of the world economy. United World International thus has started a new series of articles and interviews that will shed light on the situation of ...
By Luciano Vasapollo This article was first published in English by UnitedWorld. The italian version was first published by www.lantidiplomatico.it. The Italian version can be read here. With the government of the economist Mario Draghi, Italy has definitively entered the phase of complete cession of popular and national sovereignty, continuing the long phase of commissioner control by the strong powers ...