Marx Crash In: Das Gesetz der tendenziell fallenden Profitrate
Surfing in the PR China- Hainan as the new Chinese Hawai
Interersting documentary on Phoenix TV. Surfing in China. Not internet surfing, but real surfing. There are now about 3000 surfers in the PR Chn, of which 1000 do it on a regular basis. You have to divide between former city dwellers and some rich people who droped out of urban city life and the potential future of a conservative,narrowminded boring and stressful life of traditional unhappy family father or mother with kids, Surfig teacher Darci Liu is such an example…
The Algerian war, France and the postcolonial debate
Macron wants to come to terms with the French history and colonial past. Whether it was the investigation about the French role in the genocide in Ruanda, whether it was a national debate about the historical role of Napoleon or now the report about France´s role in the Algerian war which also produces heated debate on Al Jazzera and the Arab world. Especially also in Algeria. Relations between Algeria and France have hit rock bottom. Algeria called back its ambassador…
Deescalation in the Sino-American relations and around Taiwan?
While China is beating the war drums around Taiwan on National Day due to AUKUS, the coming Summit of the Democracies, the renaming of Tawainse Representative Offices , the USA seems to be willing to deescalate tensions by offering trade talks with China. As the Global Times reports: “’Frank conversations‘ sends positive signal for China-US trade relations: expert By Global Times Published: Oct 04, 2021 05:29 PM Updated: Oct 04, 2021 11:34 PM The US will hold „frank conversations“ with…
Accesion for the West Balkan to the EU common market and infrastructure programs, but not a new EU membership
We repost an article of the ITIMES about the alleged discriminaition of the West Balkans and the ignorance of the EU in order to voice our own criticism on it. International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES)[1] from Ljubljana, Slovenia, has analyzed the current political situation in Western Balkans in the context of the upcoming EU-Western Balkans summit. We bring the most important and interesting excerpts from a comprehensive analysis titled “2021 EU – Western Balkans Summit: EU…
China invades Taiwanese airspace- a clear warning to AUKUS, Taiwan and Japan
On the Chinese National Day, Chinese fighter planes have now penetrated Taiwanese airspace. It’s a good question how to look at the entry of PLAF fighter jets into Taiwanese identification zones. In its self-portrayal, the Global Times vacillates between routine maneuvers and then as an alleged reaction to the passage of two US aircraft carriers near the Taiwan Strait, definitely China wants to demonstrate Taiwanese impotence, because trying to push Chinese planes away would be ver risky and shooting them…
Wie die Ukraine die Szenerie eines drohenden Kriegsausbruchs produziert und die Welt um eine neue Anklage gegen Russland bereichert
Autor: Gegenstandpunkt 3-2021 Im Winter dieses Jahres beginnt die Ukraine mit umfassenden Kriegsvorbereitungen. Der ukrainische Armeechef Ruslan Chomtschak erklärt, auf dem Ausbildungsprogramm der gesamten ukrainischen Armee stünden in diesem Frühjahr Straßen- und Häuserkämpfe in städtischer Umgebung (junge Welt, 3.3.21). Verletzungen der Waffenstillstandsabkommen an der Demarkationslinie finden ohnehin regelmäßig statt, dazu kommt laut einer Meldung der OSZE die zunehmende Vorverlegung schwerer Waffen, die gemäß einer Einigung im Minsk-Format zurückverlegt worden waren. Gleichzeitig verbreitet die ukrainische Seite offenbar gezielt Indiskretionen, die auch…
Ukraine´s winter offensive, Belarus and Zapad 2021 and the third front in Georgia
In the winter of this year, Ukraine will begin extensive war preparations. The Ukrainian army chief Ruslan Khomchak explains that street and house-to-house fights in urban surroundings are part of the training program of the entire Ukrainian army this spring (Junge Welt, 3/3/21). Violations of the ceasefire agreements on the demarcation line occur regularly anyway, and according to an OSCE report, there is also the increasing forward deployment of heavy weapons, which had been moved back in accordance with an…