(2020-12-17). China's Economy of Peace. dissidentvoice.org 
In the context of China's webinar on 14 December 2020, on the topic of "China's New Development Paradigm and High-Quality Belt and Road Cooperation", organized by the China Center for Contemporary World Studies, International Department of CPC Central Committee and the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China, my presentation was on China's …
(2020-12-17). US Embassy Caught Scrubbing Tweets Urging Venezuelans Not to Vote. globalresearch.ca The United States embassy for Venezuela has been caught deleting tweets undermining the integrity of the "Tomorrow in Venezuela there will be …
(2020-12-17). Holidays Bring Heightened Good Will Despite Coronavirus. indybay.org Holiday lights are an act of good will and cheerful peace, and are especially effective in the time of Coronavirus.
(2020-12-16). The Black Alliance For Peace Calls For People(s)-Centered Human Rights. popularresistance.org The global economic crisis of neoliberal capitalism—exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic—has exposed the ethical, moral and political contradictions of the liberal interpretation of human rights that contends these rights can be viewed separately from the political economy, global structures and power relationships. Operating from the false premise that human rights are objective and politically neutral, neoliberals began weaponizing the framework in the 1990s as an instrument that rationalized naked imperialist interventions. Humanitarian interventionism and the "responsibility to protect" became the…
(2020-12-16). Moscow denies Armenian PM's claim that Russian peacekeepers were encircled by Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh. rt.com 
Russia's Defense Ministry has rebuffed a claim made by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that Azerbaijani forces have trapped Russian peacekeepers along with Yerevan's own soldiers in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. | The ministry said in a Wednesday statement that the information "does not reflect the reality." | All Russian peacekeeping units in Nagorno-Karabakh are carrying on in an orderly fashion, both at the observatory stations and while monitoring the ceasefire compliance. | The ministry added that the peacekeepers are operating in the region within the scope of the agreement between the go…
(2020-12-16). Rafael Correa on Venezuela, Assange, and 'preventing the total destruction of our homeland'. mronline.org 
Max Blumenthal interviews former Ecuador President Rafael Correa, who was in Venezuela to observe its legislative elections and show support to a government under sustained economic and political attack by the U.S.
(2020-12-16). Taliban delegation arrives in Pakistan for afghan peace talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) — Led by the deputy political chief and head of the political office of the Taliban Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a Taliban delegation arrived in Pakistan to negotiate Afgan Peace Talks.
(2020-12-16). Venezuela's Maduro Proposes Joint ALBA Covid-19 Vaccination. venezuelanalysis.com The Venezuelan president announced a strict quarantine for January.
(2020-12-16). Panama To Bring Cuban and Venezuelan Doctors to Fight Pandemic. telesurenglish.net Panama's Health Minister Luis Francisco Sucre said Monday that the national government had made the decision to bring in foreign doctors from the United States, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, and Cuba to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement came two weeks after Panama's President Laurentino Cortizo announced that his government was "trying to reach an agreement" with Cuba. | RELATED: | The decision is made a…
(2020-12-16). Peace dividend for Libya economy, as oil flows and Central Bank unifies exchange rate after years of deadlock. news.un.org The ceasefire that halted Libya's civil war in October has begun to pay economic dividends that should improve living standards for ordinary Libyans, with a first central bank board meeting in five years and a full resumption of oil production helping to build momentum for political change.
(2020-12-15). Elections and building socialism under hybrid war: A Venezuelan perspective. peoplesdispatch.org 
Hernán Vargas of the Movimiento de Pobladores y Pobladoras discusses the legislative elections in Venezuela held on December 6 and what they mean for politics in the country…
(2020-12-15). A look at Venezuela's National Assembly election. workers.org 
Venezuela's December 6 National Assembly (AN) elections overcame the prior pro-imperialist majority in that body and catapulted the ruling United Socialist Party (PSUV) into an overwhelming majority. President Nicolás Maduro, also of the PSUV, won big. Voting is smooth and fair in Venezuela. The imperialist politicians and corporate media, especially . . . |
(2020-12-15). Socialist election win masks deeper problems. mronline.org 
With a majority of the opposition boycotting and an abstention rate of almost 70%, the governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) obtained 69% of the vote in the country's December 6 National Assembly (AN) elections.
(2020-12-15). Regardless of Who Occupies the White House, The Decadent Trajectory of Neoliberalism Continues. globalresearch.ca November 3rd has passed and slightly more than a third of the eligible electorate chose the Democrat, slightly less than a third the Republican, and the remaining third chose none of the above by either not voting or casting …
(2020-12-15). The Endless War to Preserve American Primacy. commondreams.org Unable to achieve victory abroad, the United States has been battered by an accumulation of crises at home. The two are related. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/peace_11.jpg …
