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Focus on the Global South deeply regrets the passing of Dr Francisco (“Dodong”) Nemenzo.Dr Nemenzo was one of the pillars of socialism and the progressive movement in Philippines. He played a central role in the revival of the left in the 1960’s.  Both outside and...

Democratic Party leadership has been discredited and there's room for new progressive leaders to take the helm. By Walden Bello | November 7, 2024 Nearly a month before the November 5 elections, I anticipated that Donald Trump would win and wrote about it in a couple...

Unraveling the complex threads of war, peace, and global civil society Wars can have many and diverse causes, but it is when local conflicts are intertwined with geopolitics and geoeconomics that they become especially dangerous and destabilizing. Volatile...

The International Court of Justice’s verdict Israel is its own worst enemy. The more it kills, the more it destroys whatever is left of its legitimacy as a state, the further away peace and security are from its grasp. The genocide that is happening in Gaza is not...