This presentation is from a meeting of the International Manifesto Group on Sunday, May 30th, 2021. The ongoing elections in Peru represents a complex instance of the divisions renting politics in Latin America: a revanchist right pitted against a groundswell of opposition to neoliberalism amid the pandemic. Ariela Ruiz Caro provides the essential background for …
This is a panel discussion hosted by the International Manifesto Group. The Panel took place Sunday, June 13. About this event Economic sanctions are becoming an increasingly popular foreign policy instrument in Western countries, deployed alone or in conjunction with military and/or diplomatic interventions to achieve strategic political and policy goals, such as ostensibly protecting individuals …
This panel discussion was hosted by the International Manifesto Group on May 16, 2021. About this Event A critical part of understanding China today is understanding its social character: is it (state) capitalist or (market) socialist? What are the relevant facts? David Lane disinters the historical evolution of the term state capitalism to contest its …
In a meeting with the International Manifesto Group, Oscar Ugarteche provides updated analysis of debt problems G7 countries have incurred in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Longer Telegram: First Time as Fluke, Second Time as Flop? was a panel discussion organized by the International Manifesto Group. The discussion will took place Sunday, April 11th at 2:00-4:00PM UK Daylight Time (8:00-10:00AM CDT) over Zoom. About this Event The Longer Telegram is a pretentious document. It is a conscious emulation of George Kennan’s …
Tensions are rising in Europe between US-oriented forces and those that are turning toward the East. This panel analyzes these tensions, the forces and interests involved, and the evolution of this situation given the Covid crisis and the arrival of a new US administration. Europe in the New Cold War was a panel discussion …
This panel debates the significance of RCEP and the CAI in accelerating the shift of the world’s economic centre of gravity to the East. Unpacking China’s New Trade Deals was a panel discussion organized by the International Manifesto Group.The discussion took place Sunday, March 28th at 2:00-4:00PM GMT (8:00-10:00AM CDT) over Zoom. As Western-biased multilateral institutions …
In a this presentation to the International Manifesto Group, Óscar Ugarteche discusses the economic problems and prospects facing the G7 countries. He compares levels of growth, the rise of debt and fiscal position of G7 countries since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. He compares the G7 countries to one another, as well as comparing …
In this presentation to the International Manifesto Group, Maria Madi aims to discuss the health and economic risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. In 2020, the pandemic found Brazil with a poor economic recovery and little room for fiscal policy following the recession of 2015/16. The far-right president, who repeatedly denied the effects …
In a meeting with the International Manifesto Group, Jenny Clegg reflects on some of the major developments of 2020 in China and in the international system. Her presentation and the discussion analyzes developments in 2020 as significant ones in the road toward a multipolar world order, highlighting RCEP, China’s continued growth and its dual circulation …