Tʜᴇ US ʀᴇᴀᴅɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴇsᴄᴀʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs ᴏɴ Iʀᴀɴ Western media reports currently indicate an increasing deployment of US forces to the Gulf. It is also reported that Iran anticipates there will soon be an escalation of US/Israel military attacks. In South Korean, President Lee is under continued pressure from Trump to join in the conflict. Huge protests recently forced Lee to announce the country would not send troops, but Lee has been exploring other ways for South Korea to actively assist the US war on Iran. In this video, Professor Mohammad Marandi discusses these issues in an interview with Dae-Han Song. Professor Mohammad Marandi is an Iranian-American academic, intellectual and political analyst. He is a Professor of English literature at the University of Tehran. Dae-Han Song is a writer and organizer based in South Korea. He works at the International Strategy Center in Seoul and is an associate of the Korea Policy Institute.

Not a Matter of Fate: Okinawa under US-Japanese Rule One in three Okinawans died in the Battle of Okinawa; decades later US military bases fester like an open wound, bringing crime and pollution. Read this essay for @tri_continental on the ugliness of the US-Japanese occupation of Okinawa. thetricontinental.org/asia/n…

Tʜᴇ ꜰɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ Kᴏʀᴇᴀɴ ᴅᴇᴘʟᴏʏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ Hᴏʀᴍᴜᴢ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇs On 20 September, South Korea’s Lee Administration stated that, contrary to foreign media coverage, it had not rejected Trump’s request for support in the Strait of Hormuz. Lee stated that he would not be deploying combat troops to the Strait of Hormuz but left open the possibility of sending an anti-piracy unit in the area. So the struggle against deployment continues. It is in South Korea and the world’s best interest to open the Strait of Hormuz by achieving peace through diplomacy. Read the article by Dae-Han Song here: nocoldwar.org/news/the-fight…

Tʜᴇ sɪɢɴɪꜰɪᴄᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪs Rᴜssɪᴀɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ Russia held an election for the 450 seats of the Duma from 18 to 20 September 2026. President Putin’s party, United Russia, increased its share of the vote and the number of seats it won. In this video, John Ross interviews Denis Rogatyuk about the significance of the election results and what these indicate about Russian people’s views on the war. Denis Rogatyuk is a Russian-Australian international analyst and journalist. He is the international editor at El Ciudadano media platform and an expert at the Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN). John Ross is a Senior Fellow Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China and member of the No Cold War international collective.

Brazil Must Not Surrender Its Critical Minerals by Vijay Prashad Brazil holds around 23 percent of the world’s known rare-earth reserves but produces only a small share and lacks the industrial capacity to process these minerals into high-value products. As foreign companies move to secure Brazilian deposits, the country risks repeating a familiar pattern of exporting raw materials while retaining environmental costs and limited economic… greensocialthought.org/labor…

What’s Behind the Positive Xi-Trump Summit John Ross joins Jyotishman Mudiar, of India & Global Left, to discuss the recent US-China summit, Trump’s evolving China strategy, Russia-China relations and the changing global geopolitical order. What is the Trump administration trying to achieve in its approach toward China and Russia? Is Washington seeking to separate Russia from China, and what would that mean for the emerging international system? youtu.be/pI1gXtgnk4k

Dilemmas Posed by Recent Discovery of Oil in Brazil’s Amazon By Vijay Prashad and Miguel Stedile With all the economic, environmental, and strategic debates surrounding oil in the Equatorial Margin, the discovery of the Morpho well increases risks and opportunities that need to be considered with data and future perspectives. orinocotribune.com/dilemmas-…

Os dilemas da nova descoberta de petróleo na Amazônia brasileira POR Vijay Prashad e Miguel Stedile Com todos os debates econômicos, ambientais e estratégicos sobre o petróleo da Margem Equatorial, a descoberta do poço de Morpho aumenta riscos e oportunidades que precisam ser refletidas com dados e perspectivas de futuro. jacobin.com.br/2026/09/os-di…

Tʜᴇ Xɪ Jɪɴᴘɪɴɢ – Tʀᴜᴍᴘ sᴜᴍᴍɪᴛ The introductory and concluding remarks from John Ross, chairing an international webinar discussing the proposed 24 September Xi Jinping and Trump summit. John Ross is a Senior Fellow Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China and member of the No Cold War international collective The full webinar can be watched here: youtu.be/63o6sUAxrao

Eᴜʀᴏᴘᴇ’s ᴇsᴄᴀʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴡᴀʀ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇ NATO is escalating its drive to war in Europe. At the 2025 NATO Summit the US demanded that European NATO states raise their levels of military spending to 5% of GDP (3.5% directly on the military and 1.5% on military related infrastructure). Most European NATO states have agreed to make the massive shifts of resources to this war-drive that the 5% target requires. In this video, Dae-Han Song interviews Nel Bonilla about the current orientation of NATO, its 2025 and 2026 summits, and the division of labour between European states' making preparations to be directly involved in military combat, whilst the US directs the overall war-drive. Nel Bonilla is an independent researcher and geographer, and the author of the Substack newsletter Worldlines. Dae-Han Song is a writer and organizer based in South Korea and works at the International Strategy Center in Seoul.

Tʜᴇ Xɪ Jɪɴᴘɪɴɢ – Tʀᴜᴍᴘ sᴜᴍᴍɪᴛ Helena Cobban speaking at an international webinar, discussing the proposed 24 September Xi Jinping and Trump summit. Helena Cobban is President of Just World Educational The full webinar can be watched here: youtu.be/63o6sUAxrao

The Presidents of Brazil, Kenya and the European Council and Prime Minister of Canada have signed a piece in the FT, calling for multilateralism to be strengthened not weakened. Problems are best solved when countries cooperate rather than act alone. "The real choice is not between preserving the international order established after the second world war or abandoning it. It is between renewing multilateral co-operation in a changing world, or allowing polarisation and power politics to define the next era." ft.com/content/d9e6c07e-7d84…

Tʜᴇ Xɪ Jɪɴᴘɪɴɢ – Tʀᴜᴍᴘ sᴜᴍᴍɪᴛ Anlin Wang speaking at an international webinar, discussing the proposed 24 September Xi Jinping and Trump summit. Anlin Wang is Co-chair of the International Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America The full webinar can be watched here: youtu.be/63o6sUAxrao

Tʜᴇ Xɪ Jɪɴᴘɪɴɢ – Tʀᴜᴍᴘ sᴜᴍᴍɪᴛ Biljana Vankovska speaking at an international webinar, discussing the proposed 24 September Xi Jinping and Trump summit. Biljana Vankovska is Professor Emerita at Saints Cyril and Methodius University Skopje and former Senior Fellow of the Copenhagen Peace Research Institute The full webinar can be watched here: youtu.be/63o6sUAxrao

Tʜᴇ Xɪ Jɪɴᴘɪɴɢ – Tʀᴜᴍᴘ sᴜᴍᴍɪᴛ Wang Wen speaking at an international webinar, discussing the proposed 24 September Xi Jinping and Trump summit. Wang Wen is Dean of the School of Global Leadership, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China The full webinar can be watched here: youtu.be/63o6sUAxrao

Tʜᴇ Xɪ Jɪɴᴘɪɴɢ – Tʀᴜᴍᴘ sᴜᴍᴍɪᴛ @vijayprashad Vijay Prashad – speaking at an international webinar, discussing the proposed 24 September Xi Jinping and Trump summit. Vijay Prashad is the Executive Director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research The full webinar can be watched here: youtu.be/63o6sUAxrao

Tʜᴇ Xɪ Jɪɴᴘɪɴɢ – Tʀᴜᴍᴘ sᴜᴍᴍɪᴛ This is a video of an international webinar discussing the proposed 24 September Xi Jinping and Trump summit. At the time of this webinar the summit was not fully confirmed, but it was widely anticipated in the Western media that it would take place. It gave an opportunity for those outside and inside China who were opposed to both cold and hot wars, and those creating international tension, to compare views and analyses. Speakers in the webinar: Wang Wen, Dean, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Dean, School of Global Leadership, Renmin University of China Biljana Vankovska, Professor Emerita at Saints. Cyril and Methodius University Skopje and former Senior Fellow of the Copenhagen Peace Research Institute Liu Zhiqin, Senior Research Fellow, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China Anlin Wang, Co-chair of the International Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America Yi Yingnan, Research Fellow, Director of Department of Industry Research, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China Vijay Prashad, Executive Director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research Guo Zhidong, Associate Research Fellow, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China Long Chen, Assistant Research Fellow, Department of Regional Studies, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China Wu Qicong, Assistant Research Fellow, Department of Regional Studies, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China Helena Cobban, President of Just World Educational Chair: John Ross, Senior Fellow Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China and member of the No Cold War international collective

Sᴏᴜᴛʜ Kᴏʀᴇᴀ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴀʙᴇᴛ Tʀᴜᴍᴘ ɪɴ Hᴏʀᴍᴜᴢ On 3 September South Korean President Lee’s Administration leaked the possibility of deploying Korean forces to the Strait of Hormuz. The backlash was immediate from Korean civil society that opposes any type of support for Trump’s war of aggression. Deploying forces will prolong Trump’s illegal war of aggression. Instead of fanning the flames of war, we should fight to extinguish Trump’s forever wars. Read the article by Dae-Han Song here: nocoldwar.org/news/south-kor…