Author Archive: Vijay Prashad

This article was produced by Globetrotter. Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor and journalist. He is a writing fellow and chief correspondent at Globetrotter. He is the chief editor of LeftWord Books and the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. He is a senior non-resident fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China. He has written more than 20 books, including The Darker Nations and The Poorer Nations. His latest book is Washington Bullets, with an introduction by Evo Morales Ayma.
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Understanding the Complicated Politics and Geopolitics of the Coup in Myanmar

Released for Syndication: 02/10/2021

On February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s military—known as the Tatmadaw—invoked Article 417 of the 2008 constitution, dismissed State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, and arrested...

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How ExxonMobil Uses Divide and Rule to Get Its Way in South America

Released for Syndication: 02/03/2021

Tensions rise between neighboring Guyana and Venezuela over a piece of land that has been disputed since at least 1835. Both Guyana’s President Irfaan...

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Why We Can’t Give Up on the Idea of a World Free From Nuclear Weapons

Released for Syndication: 01/26/2021

On January 22, 2021, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) became international law for the 122 states who signed the agreement...

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The U.S.’s Idea of Diplomacy With Ecuador Is a Multibillion-Dollar Loan Trap

Released for Syndication: 01/22/2021

On January 14, a U.S. government agency decided to pay off part of Ecuador’s debt to China so that the Latin American country could...

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Chomsky and Prashad: Three Major Threats to Life on Earth That We Must Address in 2021

Released for Syndication: 01/05/2021

Large parts of the world—outside of China and a few other countries—face a runaway virus, which has not been stopped because of criminal incompetence...

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You Don’t Want to Imagine an Ocean Without Coral Reefs—But You Might Have To

Released for Syndication: 01/05/2021

With a recent report titled “Projections of Future Coral Bleaching Conditions,” published by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in November, Leticia Carvalho—head of...

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Donald Trump’s Final Act: Snuffing Out the Promise of Democracy in the Middle East

Released for Syndication: 12/17/2020

Ten years ago, a hawker in Tunisia set himself on fire, which spurred on people along the entire Mediterranean Sea—from Morocco to Spain—to rise...

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Even the Opposition Believes Venezuela’s Election Was Legitimate

Released for Syndication: 12/11/2020

Before the National Assembly elections on December 6 in Venezuela, the United States government began a campaign to delegitimize the process. The U.S. government...

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Why Imperialism Is Obsolete in Latin America

Released for Syndication: 11/25/2020

An interview with Jorge Arreaza, foreign minister of Venezuela.

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Why Biden Will Keep the U.S.-Imposed Cold War Rolling

Released for Syndication: 11/17/2020

Much will certainly change in the world of U.S. foreign policy when Joe Biden enters the White House. There will be a more measured...

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