The mass movement for sovereignty in Ecuador speaks to key problems facing democracy in the modern world

TWENTY years after protestors in London and Seattle took to the streets in opposition to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and World Trade Organisation (WTO) these institutions are once again attempting to overthrow democratic rule.

Sarah Glynn, co-convener of Scottish Solidarity with Kurdistan, argues that the United States’ backing of a Turkish offensive into Syria must be opposed

I’M terrified for my friends and for all that they have done to establish a beacon of hope in their corner of the Middle East – and I’m terrified for a world that can blithely contemplate their extinction.

The ejection of the former White House national security advisor has been understandably celebrated – but US foreign policy may not change as radically as some might hope, Sean Bell finds

THERE has never been a situation – or, for that matter, hemisphere – that has been made less safe because John Bolton wasn’t there to intervene.

US military use of Scottish Government-owned Prestwick Airport has tripled since 2015

The US threat of tariff retribution on France for its Digital Services Tax shows how tax on corporate giants has little to do with fairness and a lot to do with global economic power

ON THURSDAY [11 July], the French Senate passed the Digital Services Tax, a landmark levy on global tech giants. The tax will see digital companies with global revenue over $750 million have to pay 3 per cent of global revenues and sales to the French Government, raising an anticipated 500 million Euros.

The SNP’s foreign affairs spokesperson said: “The immediate priority must now be for all parties involved to de-escalate things.”

It takes an exceptional degree of western cognitive bias to not see that it is the United States that is the bully, the aggressor and the international-law breaker in this conflict, not Iran

There has been radio silence from the BBC and the UK Government on Pompeo’s leaked threats to undermine UK democracy – but it’s as serious as it can get

AS UK POLITICS becomes engrossed in the theatre of a Tory leadership contest, an altogether more serious development came to light on Sunday [9 June].

Allegiance to the US empire ties Scotland into a global network of anti-democratic force

AS tens of thousands protest around the UK against the visit by US President Donald Trump, his British sympathisers are complaining that he should be respected for what he represents – the most powerful state in the world and the UK’s ‘most important ally’.