The Taiwan Question: From Civil War to External Intervention
How did an island and its mainland – bound by one language, history, and culture – drift to the edge of conflict, and whose hand has kept that divide open across the decades?
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The Weight of US Ideological Control in Taiwan
When the last US soldier left Taiwan in 1979, Washington’s grip did not loosen – it simply changed shape, shifting from barracks and warships to classrooms, newsrooms, and the minds of a generation.
Iran and the Shield That Became a Bullseye
The foreign military bases sold to Persian Gulf monarchies as protection have instead pulled them into a war they never chose – turning their own territory into the first target struck when retaliation arrives.
The Peoples of Asia Know the Cost of War: Hands off Asia!
From Okinawa’s farmers to the Philippines’ ‘Magnificent 12’, Asia’s peoples have confronted US militarism before – a tradition more urgent now as the New Cold War arrives on their shores.
Africa Was Not the Periphery of the Anti-Fascist War
Africa was not the periphery of the anti-fascist war. From Ethiopia’s defiance of Mussolini to the Thiaroye massacre, Africans fought fascism abroad and empire at home — laying the foundations of post-war liberation and sovereignty.
The Work That Tricontinental Does: The Nineteenth Newsletter (2023)
In March 2018, our first newsletter identified one of the Left’s serious challenges: providing reasonable answers to the practical problems that humanity faces. Over the past sixty-two months, this challenge has been at the heart…
