Problematic Brothers: Iranian Reaction to Chávez and Ahmadinejad
When Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez and his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, call each other brothers, they are bound to be “up ...
The Eye of the Storm: A 40th Anniversary Interview With Aijaz Ahmad
Aijaz Ahmad is a leading Marxist intellectual and academic based in New Delhi, India. He has written widely on political ...
Toward a ‘Multipolar World’: Using Oil Diplomacy to Sever Venezuela’s Dependence
In June, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez made his sixth diplomatic trip to Iran. Discussions were held there, as well as ...
‘The South Also Exists,’ as the Third World Once Did
In my childhood, Latin America had only three countries: Argentina, Brazil, and Cuba. ABC. I would hear of Argentina and ...
Middle Powers: IBSA and the New South-South Cooperation
In the 1970s, the world’s underdeveloped nations launched the idea of South-South cooperation. Following in the spirit of Bandung, they ...