Amid the human suffering caused by terror attacks, it's easy to forget the economic dimensions, writes Paul Mobbs. But after the 13th November attacks in Paris defence industry shares soared, while a host of connected think tanks, lobbyists and politicians dominated the media in pushing for military responses. Is it time to expose and confront the terror industrial complex?
… probably has little to do with the Syrian conflict directly. They are most likely the legacy of the NATO-led conflict in the the Balkans two decades ago. The fall-out from the present conflicts in Libya, Syria and Iraq - given the …
From slave labour to armed conflict, our thirst for natural resources has created serious problems for Africa. Pádraig Carmody’s latest book attempts to unravel the moral morass, says Mark Newton
… Reviews Africa Minerals Natural Resources Conflict Diamonds Coltan Oil Politics … Europe jacket.jpg From slave labour to armed conflict, our thirst for natural resources has … African resources has led to a great deal of conflict across the continent. Another example …
Believers in the possibility of a better civilization, one rooted in increasing co-operation and harmony, find ourselves in a world where demagogues are empowered to bring about the polar opposite, writes Jeremy Leggett. A new despotism rooted in isolationist nationalism and conflict is gaining strength. The battle is not lost: but first we must understand the dangers.
… rooted in isolationist nationalism and conflict is gaining strength. The battle is … energy, tech, truth, inequality, reform, and conflict I invite the reader to consider my … energy, tech, truth, inequality, reform, and conflict. This list is not comprehensive in …
The United States no longer depends on the Middle East for fossil fuels - changing the context for the most recent conflict between Israel and Gaza.
… Palestine Oil Economics Israel / Palestine Conflict The United States no longer depends … - changing the context for the most recent conflict between Israel and Gaza. Hamas … dispute could spiral into a wider regional conflict. Oil Despite US Secretary of State …
President Modi is determined to sweep away 'obstacles to growth' including the laws that allow marginalised communities to challenge the confiscation of their lands and forests for dams, mines and other 'development' projects, writes Arpitha Kodiveri. If proposed 'reforms' are enacted, the only remaining avenue of dissent may be one of armed conflict.
… avenue of dissent may be one of armed conflict. Recently, I stood at the … is taking place, and is emblematic of the conflict that is deepening in many parts of … positioned against each other in a way that conflicts are inevitable - can be seen across …
The IPCC's most important ever assessment of global warming warns that the world must cut its carbon emissions must be cut sharply and soon, writes Damian Carrington - and the cost is affordable. But in fact, emissions are rising at record levels, and the IPCC's strong support for unproven-at-scale CCS technology will leave many mystified.
… to come, including food shortages and violent conflicts. But it also found that ways to … can indirectly increase risks of violent conflicts by amplifying well-documented drivers of these conflicts such as poverty and economic …
The political vacuum left by the Iraq war provided the space for radical extremism to take root in the Middle East and rampage across the region, writes Dr Robert Dover. That makes Tony Blair directly responsible for the refugee crisis that is destabilising Europe today, reflected in the UK's Brexit vote. And it fatally wounded the credibility of his 'third way' social democratic politics across the EU.
… relearning of a timeless lesson of war: that conflict is contagious and often … youths (some estimated 5,000) into the conflicts in Iraq and Syria, which in turn has forced thousands to flee these conflict zones and head for the relative …
Israel has exploited the legal ambiguity of its military rule of Palestinian territories, writes Tony Klug - cherry-picking Israeli law, Ottoman law and Geneva Conventions to suit its purposes. Israel must now decide - is it an occupation, or an annexation? Only once that decision is made, can Israel's slide towards apartheid be halted.
… closely engaged with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, on both sides, for nigh on fifty … peoples dominates the other, there will be conflict. In a Jewish Quarterly article in …
The 'Biotechnology Food Labeling Uniformity' bill has been introduced to the US Senate to require clear, simple labelling of GMOs nationwide - informing consumers while saving manufacturers from a confusing patchwork of state regulations. Could it defeat the dreaded DARK Act?
… producers are not subject to confusing or conflicting labeling requirements in different … they are asking for without placing unfair or conflicting requirements on food producers. …
Turbulence lies ahead for the UK's wind energy sector, writes Rebecca Cooke, as key Conservative MPs appear to be launching a hardline attack on onshore wind farms in the run up to the General Election.
… landscape and topography at the site. Policy conflict Mr Pickles decision to reject the windfarm also conflicts with the Government's commitment to …
Impunity reigns in the Amazon, write Joe Sandler Clarke & Sam Cowie, and the indigenous peoples of the forest are the big losers as they suffer repeated killings and land grabs. Big cuts to Funai, the agency meant to protect Brazil's indigenous tribes, have encouraged land barons to expand their land holdings into indigenous territories and murder any who resist.
… first six months of the year in rural land conflicts, eight more than at the same time in … number of people being killed in rural land conflicts. Bellini believes the current …
This statement was read out by the five anti-fracking campaigners standing trial at Brighton Magistrates Court this week, for joining in a peaceful protest near the Sussex village of Balcombe. The trial will resume on 17th April, when a verdict is expected.
… that climate change will cause violent conflict, displace millions of people and wipe … Lucas Climate change will cause violent conflict, displace millions of people and wipe …
To understand how technology is used in the real world we must appreciate who owns and controls it, writes Colin Todhunter: whose interests it serves, and how it works in an economic system driven by profit, geopolitics and the compulsion to capture and control markets - while the monopolists proclaim a noble ideology of 'free choice' and 'democracy'.
… is a programme of endless destabilisations, conflicts and wars over finite resources to … or Iraq whose countries were thrown into conflict and chaos by the designs of a … for land are leading to violent upheaval, conflict and ecological destruction, all to …
The eruption of nuclear weapons into today's election campaign should ignite a real debate over the UK's Trident missile system, writes Oliver Tickell. The notion that the UK is more secure with nuclear weapons than without is a dangerous illusion. The truth is the reverse - they are far more likely to make the UK a nuclear target, than to protect it.
… weapons have not been used in the Ukraine conflict. And the conflict has taken place in spite of both the … weapons failed in their job of preventing conflict. But there is another argument - that …
As the Arctic ice retreats, a fragile but resource-rich landscape replete with oil, minerals, fish and islands is opening up, writes Conn Hallinan. A new land-rush is on, and it could all lead to war. But it can be avoided provided states respect the rule of law and build on existing regimes of cooperation to protect the precious Arctic environment.
… a zone of competition, or worse, a zone of conflict." There is a great deal at stake The … Union and Japan - that want access. The conflicts range from serious to somewhat … South China Sea. For all the potential for conflict, there is a solid basis for …
Politicians are forever citing 'terror' as a reason to expand the security state and restrict civil liberties, writes Paul Mobbs. But when it comes to the real threats that face the world - ecological breakdown, climate disruption, resource crises, and an unjust and rapacious world order ... well, that's all 'green crap'. Isn't it?
… Britain's history of terrorism, due to the conflict in Ireland, in global terms the risk … Tackling the ecological roots of the world's conflicts Terrorism, globally, is a serious …
There's a plan afoot in Yemen, writes Martha Mundy, but no one is telling you about it. It's a plan so big that a country of 20 million people has to be starved and bombed into total submission, yet the world is indifferent. Yes, its oil. Lots of oil, and gas too, and lakes of fossil water, all lurking beneath the desert sands of the Arabian peninsula. How do we know? Because they told us.
… That is a big price to pay for success in a conflict seemingly so minor it receives … legitimacy and stability How is the conflict explained to us? Spokesmen of Western …
Sir David King is credited with bringing climate change to serious political attention. But he is also a campaign of GM crops. How does that square?
… creation and science mix? These potential conflicts were highlighted late last year when … managing risks at the same time, there is no conflict. However, if you look at other …
When Tory MP Mark Reckless jumped ship to join UKIP last September, one of his reasons - missed by mainstream media - was his outrage at Medway Council's plan to build 5,000 houses on an internationally important sanctuary for nightingales, after ministers tipped the wink that they would 'green-light' the scheme.
… a call-in is required. The first relates to conflicting with national policies on … or both, and it is not clear how any conflict between them should be resolved. The …
The UK's insistence on opening up the UK to fracking is symptomatic of a deeper malaise, writes Paul Mobbs. Of course we need a change of government, but more than that, we need a deeper, enduring change of the nation's governance if we are ever to effect the transition to sustainable policies on energy and environment. It's time for the UK to become truly democratic.
… side of a dictatorial regime in a regional conflict - and is doing so purely for … a longer-term settlement of the various conflicts in that region. Even without … dismissal of European court judgements that conflict with national policy objectives, …
Western media have studiously ignored the far-right, violent and often outright Nazi politics of many of Ukraine's Euro-Maidan protestors, writes Robert Parry. But with the thugs now organized into Nazi brigades of the Ukrainian army, and waging war on Russian separatists, an unlikely British paper has dared tell the truth: the conservative Daily Telegraph.
… of a long article about the Ukraine conflict, the New York Times reported that the … a part in public life as victors in the conflict, Mr Galeotti added. 'And what do you … and Luhansk regions, and today's armed conflict. Thanks to the US/NATO sponsors of …
Environmentalists should support working class struggles, argues Stephanie McMillan. Ecocide is the inevitable outcome of capitalism - and only the working class has the power to bring the system down.
… planet. Labour vs Capital - the fundamental conflict The only class that is in fundamental conflict with capital is the working class. …
Turkey's shooting down of a Russian jet near its border with Syria has just revealed the real nature of the war, writes Oliver Tickell, and sharply illustrates the dangers of getting involved in a conflict that is driven more by a battle of two gas pipelines than a clash of ideologies. The message for the UK - keep well out! Or if we are serious about crushing IS, best join in with Assad and Putin.
… the dangers of getting involved in a conflict that is driven more by a battle of … and destabilisation in their wake. It is the conflict in Syria and the consequences of the …
Turkey's Gezi Park protestors are finding common cause with Kurdish communities, writes Rosa Wild. Both are suffering from Erdogan's annihilation of land, forests, parks and cities in pursuit of economic growth. A new eco-democratic resistance is taking root.
… Workers Party who have fought a three-decade conflict against the Turkish state. "Nuclear … destruction of over 3,000 villages during the conflict between the PKK and the state, the … in Kurdish; the names of Kurds killed in the conflict or by police brutality appear around …