Ten years ago today, regime security forces in Bahrain attacked unarmed protesters camped at Pearl Roundabout, Manama. In the third piece of his series on the Arab uprisings, David Wearing looks at how the UK helped crush Bahrain’s pro-democracy movement.
Despite the immense gains made by Rojava's revolutionary project over the last eight years, it is lagging behind on ecological measures. To understand why, Matt Broomfield traces the delicate balance of geopolitical power in the region.
In the heady days of 2011, the talk was of ‘revolution’ sweeping the Arab majority world. In the second piece of a series on what these events can teach us about Western imperialism in the twenty-first century, David Wearing takes a look how the uprisings were thwarted.
Myanmar's military seemed to have everything it wanted. So why has it staged a coup against a government that had no meaningful way to threaten its power? Joshua Carroll explains.
Ten years ago today, thousands poured onto the streets of Egypt and the Arab uprisings began in earnest. In the first piece of a new series on what these events can teach us about Western imperialism in the twenty-first century, David Wearing takes a look at the roots of the uprisings.
2020 may have been a tough year, but it also saw major victories for environmental justice movements around the world. Nathan Thanki spoke to campaigners in Ireland, South Africa, the Philippines and Ecuador about how to fight - and how to win.
Fossil fuels may be on the way out, but there’s no reason to trust firms will wind down quickly enough, or in a way that protects workers. Kate Aronoff looks at how nationalising the sector could work in the US or UK - and argues ultimately it’s a good idea.
In recent months, BP, Shell, Eni, Total and Equinor have all committed to achieving ‘net zero’ emissions by 2050. Joe Sandler Clarke takes a look at what’s really going on behind these new green pledges.
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