Posts Tagged ‘sovereignty’

Facebook and Washington vs Internet Sovereignty

Another serious warning sign of Washington’s interest in expanding its campaign of global interference was sounded during a hearing in front of the US Congress featuring Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen. While at face value it appears to be a promising step in the direction of reining in Facebook’s abusive monopoly over the flow of information […]

Food Sovereignty: A Manifesto for the Future of Our Planet

At the 1996 World Food Summit, in a debate about how we organize our global food systems, La Via Campesina coined the term food sovereignty; to insist upon the centrality of the small-scale food producers, the accumulated wisdom of generations, the autonomy and diversity of rural and urban communities and solidarity between peoples, as essential […]

USA’s Military Base in India: Security and Sovereignty issues

USA may operationalize the 2016 Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA), by insisting on building a military base in India, for use as a staging area for beyond-the-horizon surveillance and “launching attacks on terrorists in and around Afghanistan”. The US Administration is embarrassed by its capitulation to Taliban (signing a peace treaty with Taliban at […]

Iran’s fuel shipments violate Lebanon’s sovereignty

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Iranian fuel shipments imported by the Hezbollah movement constitute a breach of Lebanon’s sovereignty, according to comments published by his office, reports Reuters. “The violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty makes me sad,” Mikati told CNN in an interview, his office said in a posting on Twitter. He added: “But I’m […]

Holy Sovereignty: How the English Church Resisted a Norman Takeover

The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 brought enormous social and political upheaval to English society. Structures and institutions that had been in place for centuries were replaced by Norman ones, or erased entirely. Ecclesiastical institutions were not exempt from this turmoil. As the Normans took control and the balance of power began to shift, […]

Tamils in Sri Lanka demand the restoration of their lost sovereignty

The Sinhala/Tamil relations and the ethnic conflict intensified immediately after the independence of the Island on February 04, 1948. The rise of Tamil nationalism is not entirely a new phenomenon but only resurgence. The institutionalization and entrenched structure  of genocide of Tamils since independence is the main cause of the conflict that caused the deaths […]

Will EU Form its Army to Reinforce Sovereignty?

In 2012, the European Union received the Nobel Peace Prize for “advancing the causes of peace, reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe”. But in less than ten years, instead of continuing to promote the aforementioned values, the EU “is taking two big steps to bolster its defense capacity and engage in military conflicts through […]

Aine: Radiant Celtic Goddess of Love, Summer, and Sovereignty

Aine is often remembered as a Celtic goddess of love. But she was also a deity of wealth, sovereignty, and the summer. Her sensitive and joyful personality brought her many followers in the Celtic world. The heart of her cult was located in Limerick, Ireland, though her fame spread like the sun’s rays over many other […]

Syrians filled the polling stations to defend their sovereignty and now fill the streets to celebrate the result

28 May, 2021, RT.com -by Eva K Bartlett The Western leadership and establishment media have once again derided the Syrian presidential vote, but the people don’t care. They’re too busy celebrating the outcome of the election and the defeat of terrorism in their country. The irony of media outlets and pundits from America tweeting about what […]

Sabras, cemeteries and sovereignty: 73 years of the country with two histories

News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source

Russia holds the key to German sovereignty

February 17, 2021 A more sovereign Germany closer to Russia and China may be the straw that breaks the US hegemon’s back By Pepe Escobar with permission and first posted at Asia Times Last week we traced the necessary historical and geopolitical steps to understand Why Russia is driving the West crazy. And then, last Friday, right […]

In assertion of sovereignty, Palestinians launch postcodes in West Bank

The Palestinian Authority announced Sunday that it would begin using its own postal codes, a move at easing the delivery of parcels in the disputed territories, as well as asserting sovereignty. International mail sent to or from the West Bank currently has to pass through Jordan or Israel. But the PA said Sunday that it […]

Native Americans Condemn Biden: ‘STOP Attacking Our Sovereignty’

A Native American tribe has slammed the Biden administration for the suspension of oil and gas leasing on tribal lands. The letter, addressed to Biden’s Acting Secretary of the Interior, Scott de la Vega, attacks Secretarial Order No. 3395. The order “temporarily suspends delegations of authority regarding leasing and permitting on federal lands, with a significantly […]

Cooperation Jackson’s food sovereignty initiatives help with sustainable community development, economic democracy, and community ownership in the deep South

Image Credit: Cooperative Jackson A little over a year ago Abrianni Perry, a 28-year-old transplant from Houston, came to Cooperation Jackson to learn about cooperatives from people who’ve been doing it for decades. She’s been happily plunging her hands into the rich West Jackson, Mississippi ever since.  “It’s a beautiful thing to be able to […]

Why Does The World Ignore «Israeli» Violations of Lebanese Sovereignty?

By Denijal Jegic, TRT Last week, civilians in several towns on Lebanon’s southern border were faced with illumination flares and phosphorus munitions fired by the “Israeli” army into Lebanese territory. The “Israeli” regime initially spoke of a “security incident” and later announced it was conducting strikes on “Hezbollah posts” without presenting any evidence. Numerous international […]

In Defence of Sovereignty

August 18, 2020 By Francis Lee for the Saker Blog For the benefit of Frau Merkel & Nordstream-2 No sovereignty = No democracy: If a State is subordinate to another State or group of states it is no longer sovereign. That is to say if it ceases to exercise control over its vital policies, economic, […]

Czechs Slam Pompeo After His Arrogant Assault on Their Sovereignty

‘We are a sovereign country’: PM Babis tells Pompeo Czechs will decide for themselves what to do with their nuclear plant & Huawei US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Czech PM Andrej Babis at a joint news conference in Prague, Czech Republic, August 12, 2020. © Reuters / Petr David Josek / Pool RT.com […]

‘Shared Sovereignty’: How a group of translators is trying to reshape the conversation in Israel-Palestine

Like many second-generation Israelis, Yehouda Shenhav’s Arabic mother tongue slipped away from him. The reason why one of Israel’s most esteemed academics – of Iraqi origin –  speaks Arabic and translates Arabic literature may have some sort of subconscious root in his background, but his fluency mainly arose from conversations with the late Palestinian polymath […]

Iran’s Future Will Be Prosperous: A 150-Year Fight for Sovereignty From Oil to Nuclear Energy

Cynthia Chung July 28, 2020 This is Part 3 of the series “Follow the Trail of Blood and Oil”.  Part 1 is a historical overview of Iran’s long struggle with Britain’s control over Iranian oil and the SIS-CIA overthrow of Iran’s Nationalist leader Mosaddegh in 1953.  Part 2 covers the period of the Shah’s battle with the […]

Israeli Newspaper: US to Recognize Israel’s Sovereignty Over Golan Heights

By Middle East Monitor Israeli media sources have revealed an initiative in the US Senate to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. The Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom reported yesterday that after the American recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a plan was proposed last week to promote the US’ recognition of Israeli sovereignty over […]

Israel Pushing US To Recognize Its Sovereignty Over Syria’s Golan Heights

Israel is pressing the Trump administration to recognize the occupied Golan Heights as Israeli territory. The region has been illegally occupied by Israel since the 1967 War with Syria. Yisrael Katz, Israel’s intelligence minister, told Reuters the subject is “topping the agenda” in talks with Washington, which has already recognized Jerusalem al-Quds as the “capital” […]

Congressman seeks US recognition of Israeli sovereignty in Golan Heights

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Gaddafi’s Son Hopes to “Restore the National State and Sovereignty” in Libya

TRIPOLI, LIBYA — Seven years after NATO-backed rebels deposed Libya’s leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, the late leader’s son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, is reportedly readying himself for a return to the North African country’s political scene in a bid to unite the divided nation. Saif, who is 45 years old, intends to run in the country’s […]

‘Sovereignty & security violation’: Beijing outraged by US warship sailing off disputed island

In this latest clash over freedom of navigation in the disputed South China Sea, the USS ‘Hopper’ missile destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of Huangyan Dao, a tiny island claimed by China, on January 17. The vessel failed to get Beijing’s permission for entering the waters and was intercepted by the Chinese Navy, with […]

Understanding Sovereignty – And How You Lost Your “Kingdom of God”

January 8th, 2018 By Pao L. Chang Guest writer for Wake Up World During the past decade, people’s interest in freedom and sovereignty has increased significantly. Today, everywhere you go you often see in people’s eyes that they are tired of being controlled and usurped by the government. This shift in consciousness is causing a large […]

US double standard: Riots v. sovereignty

IRNA – The US envoy at the UN has supported the rioters in Iran while saying that countries are ‘sovereign’. ‘In the past week, what has happened on the ground throughout the nation of Iran is something the world must take note of,’ said Nikki Haley whose country’s president has called Iranians ‘a terrorist nation’. […]

UNSC meeting on Iran directly interferes with Iran’s sovereignty – Moscow

These fake images of ‘Iran’ are being shared on social media “The United States continues its policy of open and covert interference into the affairs of other states. Under the guise of concern about human rights and democracy, they shamelessly attack the sovereignty of other nations,” top diplomat Sergey Ryabkov told Russia’s Interfax news agency. […]

European Commission Declares War On Poland, Strips Away Its Sovereignty

The European Commission has triggered Article 7 of the EU Treaty against Poland, effectively stripping the country of its sovereignty and ability to govern itself.  The unprecedented move is designed to thwart Democratic changes to Poland’s judicial system by the country’s ruling conservatives. The Article 7 procedure was designed to stop member states from advancing […]

Trump to Abbas–‘Specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem’ will be decided in direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, leaving open the possibility of dividing the city

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‘Move of US Embassy would proceed without recognition of Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem’

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