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Looking to Sell Weapons, Military Contractors Push Arms Race With China

July 25, 2023 Jonathan King

By Jonathan Alan King & Richard Krushnic This article originally appeared in Truthout.org. Manufacturing in China has long supported the relatively high standard of living of millions of U.S. residents while helping U.S. corporations profit handsomely. Apple, Tesla, General Motors, Nike, Texas Instruments and Qualcomm have significant manufacturing […]

Preparing for War with China While the Planet is Already on Fire

June 24, 2023 Assaf Kfoury

by Assaf Kfoury Originally published by The Shape Project Not a day passes without a China-related news item, typically an ominous one. This focus on Chinese matters is perhaps understandable, given China’s sheer size with a population larger than the North American and European populations combined, […]

The Language of Peace with China

May 23, 2023 Marcus Breen

By Marcus Breen In the sixth paragraph of the May 4, 2023 Boston Globe obituary for Major General Vincent Stewart, he was remembered as someone who said that China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are “long-term existential threats” to the United States. As Director of […]

Protesters are pictured holding signs in the SEC on Apr. 25, 2022. Chloe Courtney Bohl / The Tufts Daily

To Turn Back New Cold War, Peace Movement Must Work Across Borders

May 21, 2023 Maryellen Kurkulos

by Maryellen Kurkulos On Saturday, April 29th MAPA’s 2023 Annual Meeting was held as a virtual gathering, where our members met to affirm our values and set our path forward for the coming year. Our keynote speaker was the noted African-American historian, prolific author and […]

Cold War 2.0 and the Fate of White Supremacy

May 8, 2023 Gerald Horne

by Gerald Horne Remarks given by Professor Gerald Horne, Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, at the 2023 MAPA Annual Meeting, April 29, 2023. You can view his keynote address on our YouTube channel. This transcript has been lightly edited […]

Australia agreed to purchase four Virginia-class submarines similar to the USS Indiana, pictured at Groton, Connecticut, September 25, 2020. (U.S. Navy Photo by John Narewski)

AUKUS Nuclear Submarines: Accelerating the Sleepwalking to War With China

March 23, 2023 Joseph Gerson

by Joseph Gerson The March 13 Biden-Albanese-Sunak summit in San Diego to demonstrate alliance solidarity and to sign the multi-billion AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom, US) nuclear submarine deal accelerated the pace of the U.S. and China sleepwalking toward catastrophic war. Compounding the dangers that came […]

Why New US Military Bases in the Philippines Are a Bad Idea

February 7, 2023 Overseas Base Realignment and Closure Coalition

What Happened? On February 1, the governments of the United States and the Philippines announced the US military will have access to four new military bases in the Philippines as part of an “Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement” signed in 2014. Five bases that already host US troops […]