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The Independent: Churchill was a politically complex man – but he was certainly a racist
09
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The Independent: Churchill was a politically complex man – but he was certainly a racist

"Many historians have tried to make sense of our former prime minister and his times. He was a racist, but also anti-fascist; he was anti-communist, yet carved up Europe and gifted much of it to Stalin" BY: Sean O'Grady PEJOURNAL - “Churchill was a racist” was the graffiti on the fine statue of the old man on Parliament square. In the big scheme of things, it’s a minor piece of vandalism – but an unfortunate one as, quite unlike the defenestration of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol, the wartime prime minister is an obviously revered national hero. The desecration…
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Foreign Policy: How the World Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic
09
Jun
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Foreign Policy: How the World Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic

The pandemic will change the world forever. Foreign Policy Magazine asked 12 leading global thinkers for their predictions. PEJOURNAL - Like the fall of the Berlin Wall or the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the coronavirus pandemic is a world-shattering event whose far-ranging consequences we can only begin to imagine today. This much is certain: Just as this disease has shattered lives, disrupted markets and exposed the competence (or lack thereof) of governments, it will lead to permanent shifts in political and economic power in ways that will become apparent only later. To help us make sense of the ground shifting…
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Political Economy Journal: Venezuela and Iran’s victory over sanctions
09
Jun
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Political Economy Journal: Venezuela and Iran’s victory over sanctions

BY: Valeria Rodriguez PEJOURNAL - The arrival of Fortune and Forrest, those of the five Iranian ships with oil and additives for the production of gasoline to Venezuela is a victory of both countries over the criminal sanctions that the United States imposes on each of them.After September 11, 2011, the Bush administration understood that in order to have power in a globalized world, it must achieve financial hegemony since all the countries of the world need money to survive and operate in the 21st century, it creates financial trails that are difficult to hide, whoever has that information will…
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American sanctions and global economic crisis
09
Jun
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American sanctions and global economic crisis

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - U.S. new sanctions on Iran, Russia, Venezuela and N. Korea and tariff conflicts with China and E.U. is going to be a part of daily news. Broadening the criteria of sanctions and putting concentration on financial systems, not only decreases the effect of the sanctions in wider view but also makes the policy makers of the targeted countries to reach to this conclusion that for preventing the collapse of international economy, global financial system generally and common global trade currency (USD) specially must be replaced with more independent alternatives. If we look at U.S. financial…
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Libya’s war; Erdogan says ‘agreements’ reached with Trump
09
Jun
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Libya’s war; Erdogan says ‘agreements’ reached with Trump

PEJOURNAL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said "some agreements" have been reached with his US counterpart Donald Trump that could herald a "new era" in the conflict in Libya. Turkey supports the internationally recognised government of Fayez al-Sarraj, whose forces have in recent weeks driven back an assault on the capital, Tripoli, by the forces of renegade commander Khalifa Haftar. While the US officially supports Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), Haftar is supported by Washington's allies - Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France, and Saudi Arabia - as well as Russia. "After our call this evening,…
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Danger of ‘miscalculation’ as global powers scramble for position in Libya
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Jun
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Danger of ‘miscalculation’ as global powers scramble for position in Libya

PEJOURNAL - War-ravaged Libya begins a new phase of armed conflict after forces loyal to the internationally recognised government in Tripoli besieged strongholds of warlord Khalifa Haftar in the country’s centre and south. At least 16,000 civilians were displaced in the recent weeks of fighting in which numerous military facilities, neighbourhoods and towns changed hands in western Libya, according to the United Nations. Now the battle has moved to the coastal city of Sirte, the hometown of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, and the remote airbase in Jufrah, where Russians have quartered a dozen war jets as well as mercenaries of…
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Caracas Receives Testing Kits From Iran to ‘Strengthen Venezuela in Its Fight Against Coronavirus’
09
Jun
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Caracas Receives Testing Kits From Iran to ‘Strengthen Venezuela in Its Fight Against Coronavirus’

Although Venezuela lifted its corona-virus related restrictions on 1 June, Caracas continues to grapple with the repercussions of the disease which has claimed the lives of at least 22 people there, according to the World Health Organisation. PEJOURNAL - The Venezuelan government has announced the arrival of an Iranian plane with a cargo of humanitarian aid on board to help the South American country tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on state television Monday, Venezuela's Planning Minister Ricardo Menendez said that “right now, what we are receiving is different types of testing kits”.  He echoed Iran's Ambassador to Venezuela Hojjatollah Soltani…
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Maximum Pressure on Iran and Venezuela has Brought Them Together to Embarrass the U.S.
09
Jun
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Maximum Pressure on Iran and Venezuela has Brought Them Together to Embarrass the U.S.

THROUGHOUT THE covid-19 pandemic, the Trump administration has relentlessly pursued its “maximum pressure” campaigns against Iran and Venezuela, heaping on more sanctions in the apparent hope that one or both regimes would crack under the combined strain of the virus and economic strangulation. Yet the most visible result of the policy to date has been to bring the two nations together to orchestrate an embarrassing display of U.S. impotence. PEJOURNAL - Last Tuesday, the last of five Iranian tankers arrived in Venezuela, sailing past U.S. warships deployed in the Caribbean. They were delivering an estimated 60 million gallons of gasoline…
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US Protests and the Joker that Held his Creator Captive!
09
Jun
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US Protests and the Joker that Held his Creator Captive!

Despite media dominance, the regime has tried to make the Joker a hero of order and security in its adversaries, but with anti-racist protests that have swept across the United States and other countries following the Liberal Capitalist system, Apparently, this time the "Trapped Hunter" and Joker, whose mission was to save liberal capitalism from the wrath of the oppressed class, has become the killer of this system. PEJOURNAL - "The Joker" was first introduced as a villainous character in the DC Comics. He was Batman's main villain, which caused him a lot of trouble and created a great deal…
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How Long Will Trump’s Confrontation with China Last?
09
Jun
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How Long Will Trump’s Confrontation with China Last?

PEJOURNAL - The conflict between China and the United States has a long history, but during Trump's presidency, the conflict has become more apparent, and Trump is trying to change the structure of relations between the two countries. The United States and China were informal allies during the Cold War against the Soviet Union. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States changed its view of China tillthe 1990s, so much so that China was identified as one of the most serious threats to the United States in the 21st century, according to a future congressional report. The…
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