Africa
Red Cross Transfers Congolese Troops as M23 War Intensifies
Over 1,300 disarmed Congolese soldiers and police were transferred from rebel-held Goma to Kinshasa in a Red Cross–brokered deal involving the UN, the Congolese state, and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. But this isn’t demobilization—it’s imperial logistics in motion. M23 is a proxy force enabling neocolonial access to rare earths in eastern Congo, where over 7 million are displaced and U.S.-backed mining continues through subcontracted bloodshed. Peace corridors serve empire, not the people. This isn’t stabilization—it’s necro-extractivism behind a humanitarian mask.
Starlink in Africa: Satellite Colonization by Threat and Coercion
Leaked cables show the U.S. pressuring African governments to fast-track Elon Musk’s Starlink—threatening to withhold aid from states like Gambia and Lesotho if they didn’t comply. From backroom deals to DOGE-backed intimidation, this is digital colonialism disguised as development. Starlink isn’t about inclusion—it’s about surveillance, dependency, and U.S. control of African information infrastructure. As China expands fiber-optic diplomacy, Washington counters with privatized satellites and veiled threats. Starlink is the new imperial flagpole—beamed down from orbit, enforced on the ground.
Africa’s Trade Map: China Dominates, Empire Panics
China is now Africa’s top trading partner in 52 of 54 countries—up from just 18 in 2003. The U.S. calls this “strategic encroachment,” but African states are making material decisions: infrastructure, manufacturing, multipolar cooperation. U.S. hegemony offered coups, debt, and drone bases. China offers roads, ports, and loans—flawed, but not enforced by tanks. The empire’s panic is not about corruption or sovereignty—it’s about losing the monopoly on extraction. In the battle for the continent’s future, Africa is choosing multipolar leverage over unipolar chains.
Asia
Vietnam and Thailand Strengthen Ties — Quietly Building a Multipolar Southeast Asia
Don’t let the handshakes and trade figures fool you — when Vietnam and Thailand deepen economic ties, they’re doing more than boosting business. They’re refusing to be pawns in Washington’s New Cold War. As the empire ramps up military pressure on the region, these two nations are digging in — building their own regional alliance, strengthening local supply chains, and leveraging their economies on their own terms. Infrastructure, green energy, and digital transition aren’t just buzzwords — they’re the bricks of a self-directed Southeast Asian future. Empire prefers a divided ASEAN. Bangkok and Hanoi just made the opposite move.
Malaysia Looks to Russia — Not for Headlines, But for Survival
While the West preaches “rules-based order” and slaps sanctions on half the planet, Malaysia is choosing what actually builds: resilience. Strengthening ties with Russia, Kuala Lumpur is betting on industrial cooperation, resource security, and technological exchange. In a world of dollar blackmail and Western financial volatility, Malaysia is diversifying — not for show, but for survival. This isn’t Cold War loyalty-switching. It’s strategic autonomy in the age of hyper-imperialism. Russia offers minerals, machines, and market access — and Malaysia isn’t waiting for Washington’s permission to say yes.
Philippines Midterms Shake the Establishment — But Not the Empire
The Marcos camp took a hit in the latest midterms, and Duterte’s shadow still looms large. But let’s not get it twisted — this wasn’t a win for democracy. It was a recalibration of oligarchs fighting over who gets to be Washington’s favorite vassal. Duterte allies topped the Senate vote even while their boss sits in ICC detention, and Marcos is losing grip just as U.S. bases expand across Luzon. The ballot box gave us noise. But in the background, U.S. command posts are being reinforced, the South China Sea is being militarized, and Philippine sovereignty is still being rented out by the hour. The real struggle is still with the masses — in the streets, in the fields, in the factories.
Middle East
Saudi and Qatar Pay Syria’s World Bank Debt — Rebuilding the Rubble Empire Left Behind
Saudi Arabia and Qatar just paid off Syria’s $15.5 million World Bank debt—clearing the way for the country’s new government to access international funds again. But let’s not confuse this with recovery. This is the price of readmission into a Western-dominated financial order. After the fall of Assad and Trump’s surprise lifting of sanctions, Gulf monarchies rushed in to “help,” hoping to stabilize Syria on imperial terms: privatize reconstruction, reward compliant investors, and secure regional integration for capital—not for the people. Tartus port is already being handed over to Dubai’s DP World. This isn’t a new chapter—it’s the same colonial ledger, updated for a post-war marketplace.
Iran and Europe Talk Diplomacy — Trump Threatens Bombs
Iran met with European powers in Istanbul to salvage the JCPOA, but Washington showed up with threats instead of proposals. Trump warned Tehran to “move quickly,” hinting at military consequences if talks fail. But Iran won’t surrender its right to enrich uranium—a right protected under the NPT. The West’s double standard is obvious: Israel stockpiles nukes, but Iran’s peaceful program is treated as casus belli. This isn’t about nonproliferation—it’s about containment. While Europe tries to preserve diplomatic space, the U.S. demands subjugation. The contradiction is clear: imperialism negotiates with weapons drawn.
Gaza Burned Again — As Trump Plays Peace Broker in Public, Arms Dealer in Practice
Over 250 Palestinians were killed in Gaza this week in the deadliest Israeli strikes since March, even as Trump wrapped up his Middle East tour. He told reporters, “People are starving in Gaza,” but also gave Netanyahu the green light to escalate. As tanks rolled toward Khan Younis, the U.S. said it was “troubled” by the humanitarian crisis—while selling the bombs that cause it. This is not diplomacy—it’s settler-colonial pacification with a press conference attached. The people of Gaza aren’t collateral damage. They’re hostages in a military supply chain. And Trump? He’s not mediating peace. He’s managing optics.
Central/South America and the Caribbean
Evo Morales Targeted by Arce Regime as Bolivia’s Left Implodes
The Arce government has threatened to arrest Evo Morales if he enters La Paz to register his presidential candidacy, escalating a crisis that’s been brewing since the 2019 coup. What’s being called a “legal issue” is in fact a political purge—one aimed at consolidating the MAS party under technocratic control and neutralizing the historic leadership that brought the Plurinational State into being. Morales, once overthrown by a U.S.-aligned alliance of generals, capitalists, and NGOs, is now being criminalized by his former comrades. The caravan of thousands marching with him to the capital is not just a protest—it’s a rupture. Bolivia’s revolutionary process is eating itself alive unless the masses reclaim its direction from both fascist resurgence and party bureaucrats.
Latin America Mourns Mujica — and the Left He Represented
Pepe Mujica, Uruguay’s former president and guerrilla, has passed—but the moment is bigger than mourning. Lula, Boric, and other regional leaders flew in to pay tribute to a man who lived modestly, governed humanely, and never stopped believing in the dignity of collective struggle. But Mujica’s death also signals a fading era: the generation of Pink Tide leaders who rose in the early 2000s is thinning, even as the forces they confronted—neoliberalism, U.S. intervention, capitalist decay—rage on. The question now is not whether we honor Mujica, but whether a new generation can move beyond nostalgia and build the kind of revolutionary power Mujica always insisted was still possible.
China Expands Influence in Latin America — While Trump Threatens to “Take Back the Canal”
At the 10th anniversary of China–LAC relations, Xi Jinping announced new megaprojects, ports, and a $9 billion credit line for Latin America and the Caribbean—offering what Beijing calls “win-win cooperation” as the U.S. pushes tariffs, regime change, and military threats. Trump has openly floated “taking back” the Panama Canal, while falsely claiming China has seized it. This isn’t diplomacy—it’s imperial paranoia. Latin America is turning toward China not out of loyalty, but necessity. The Belt and Road offers ports and railways. Washington offers coups and cages. The Monroe Doctrine is dying—not with a bang, but with a trade deficit.
Europe
Trump Eyes Putin Meeting — But This War Isn’t His to End
Trump says he’ll “just do it” and meet with Putin to resolve the Ukraine war — as if this imperial proxy war is a personal spat between CEOs. But this isn’t about personalities. It’s about power. The war in Ukraine was provoked by decades of NATO expansion and U.S. encirclement — and Russia’s resistance, however contradictory, is a rupture in the unipolar order. What Trump wants isn’t peace. He wants a new imperial reset on U.S. terms, where Europe obeys, Russia retreats, and America reclaims global leverage through deal-making, not diplomacy. Don’t be fooled by the handshake photo ops. This is technofascist peace brokering — where the Global South still isn’t at the table, and the terms are written in Wall Street’s ink.
U.S. May Pull Troops from Europe — But the Empire Never Leaves
Trump’s latest gambit is a threat to withdraw 35,000 U.S. troops from Europe unless NATO allies boost military spending. But don’t mistake this for de-escalation. The U.S. isn’t leaving — it’s restructuring its leverage. Whether with tanks or trade deals, surveillance hubs or capital flows, the American footprint stays intact. This isn’t retreat. It’s imperial recalibration. Europe will keep buying weapons, building logistics networks, and deepening dependency — whether the boots are on German soil or orbiting through Pentagon satellites.
EU Courts Kazakhstan as Great Power Rivalry Reaches Central Asia
The EU is trying to buy influence in Kazakhstan — pouring money into minerals, ports, and infrastructure to counter China’s Belt and Road and Russia’s traditional regional dominance. But this is no clean break. Kazakhstan is playing all sides, diversifying trade while maintaining ties with Moscow and Beijing. For Brussels, this is about locking down critical minerals, opening Eurasian transit routes, and proving Europe can still be relevant in a multipolar world. What’s being sold as “strategic partnership” is really just neocolonial competition with a glossy diplomatic face. The Great Game has a new dress code, but the stakes remain the same: control the corridor, extract the wealth, shape the narrative.
North America
U.S. Labels Mexican Cartel “Terrorist” — Expands War on the Border
The Trump regime just escalated its drug war into a legal war — designating a Mexican cartel as a “terrorist group” and indicting one of its leaders on U.S. soil. But this isn’t about justice, and it’s not about drugs. It’s about leverage. The U.S. is laying the legal groundwork for cross-border drone strikes, black ops, and military incursions — all under the same logic it used to invade Afghanistan. Washington creates the narco economy, then criminalizes it at will. Mexico is not the battlefield — it’s the laboratory. This is technofascist lawfare disguised as anti-trafficking. And it’s not about stopping crime. It’s about building jurisdiction.
Mexico Says No to U.S. Narco Ops — “Our Sovereignty Is Not For Sale”
President Claudia Sheinbaum publicly denied U.S. agents are operating in Mexico’s anti-drug operations, calling it fake news — and made it clear that Mexico doesn’t take orders from the North anymore. That’s no small statement. For decades, DEA raids and CIA black sites were facts of life across Mexican territory. But Sheinbaum’s declaration — “we are not going to allow the violation of our sovereignty” — hits different under a Trump 2.0 regime that’s openly toying with calling Mexico a terrorist threat. The people haven’t forgotten Plan Mérida, CIA infiltration, or decades of imperial “drug diplomacy.” The question is whether Sheinbaum can hold the line — or if sovereignty will once again be traded for appeasement and export permits.
Canada’s Military Recruitment Collapses While Trump Talks Annexation
Canada can’t even recruit soldiers right now — and that’s not a glitch, it’s a crisis. A broken digital portal, 14,000 troops missing, and a military that’s been bleeding capacity for a decade. Meanwhile, Trump is half-joking about turning Canada into the 51st state — and no one’s laughing. As Ottawa scrambles to rearm and digitize its forces, the real question is: rearm for who? Canadian sovereignty isn’t dying from neglect. It’s being sold off through defense pacts, weapons procurement, and joint war planning with an empire that sees Canada less as a partner and more as northern real estate. The crisis in the CAF isn’t technical — it’s political. You don’t recruit for liberation by serving empire.
The United States
Trump’s $27 Trillion Tax Bill Stalls as GOP Turns on Itself
Trump’s new tax bill is a $27 trillion gift to billionaires, but even his own party can’t stomach it. The plan guts corporate tax rates, slashes social spending, and opens the gates for Wall Street and the crypto mafia to feast—yet it’s stalling because some Republicans fear public backlash before 2026. This isn’t fiscal policy. It’s legalized looting under the banner of “economic freedom.” Trump calls it growth. We call it technofascist stabilization: squeeze the poor, deregulate capital, and outsource the fallout to austerity. The crisis isn’t political deadlock—it’s that the ruling class can’t decide how fast to rob us.
Trump’s Real Trade War is With the Global South, Not China
New Fed data shows Trump isn’t just targeting China—he’s attacking the entire Global South. U.S. imports from Africa, Latin America, and South Asia now dwarf trade with China, and that’s where the next tariff tsunami is headed. While Trump rails against Beijing, it’s low-wage countries like Mexico, Vietnam, and Kenya that are bracing for impact. The empire isn’t decoupling—it’s reconfiguring its global supply chain dominance through selective punishment. This is settler-capitalist panic in motion: punish the periphery, protect the core, and hope nobody notices the dollar is dying. What Trump calls “economic nationalism” is really recolonization by spreadsheet.
Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Wartime Deportation Plan—For Now
Trump’s attempt to mass-deport migrants under a 1950s-era “wartime authority” just hit a legal wall—but not for long. The Supreme Court paused the move, citing constitutional overreach. But Trump’s strategy is clear: push the limits of executive power, then blame the courts when empire’s machine hesitates. This isn’t immigration policy. It’s settler-colonial pacification repackaged as national security. The regime wants to criminalize existence itself, targeting racialized labor while preserving the infrastructure of hyper-exploitation. Don’t mistake a court delay for a victory—the deportation engine is still running. They just need better paperwork.
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