Once again, a threat of civil war hangs over Ethiopia, opposing different factions to the detriment of the already badly wounded peoples.

“In these notes, we address South America, where the complexity of societies, scandalous socioeconomic inequality, the presence of a so-called “middle” economy with its own influence in the region (Brazil), a tradition of struggle and organization on the left, and governments less subservient than the liberal right (such as those of Colombia, Brazil, and Uruguay), imperialist interventionism faces more obstacles and has to moderate its attacks. In light of important electoral processes and tests in the class struggle posed by far-right and right-wing governments, such as those in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and Ecuador, it is worth considering the commonalities across national contexts in the region in the coming months.”

By early May, Putin's regime appeared to be facing a perfect storm: a battlefield stalemate, economic stagnation, and a visibly faltering state response to crises ranging from flooding in Dagestan to a foot-and-mouth outbreak in Siberia. At the same time, the Kremlin intensified mobile-internet blackouts and expanded efforts by the security services to tighten control over social media.

By dint of dragging on, the United States' war against Iran seems to be becoming a real international tipping point whose scope varies according to the region. Its consequences are expected to be major in Asia. On the geopolitical terrain, of course, as illustrated by the Xi-Trump summit in Beijing on 14-15 May. But it will also aggravate the social crisis in many countries as well as boosting the global climate and ecological crisis. It is the beginning of multiple upheavals that will only be fully measured with hindsight.

As soon as he became prime minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis built parallel powers and, seven years later, he is swimming in scandals marking the privatization of the state for his own benefit and that of his relatives and the employers.