This analysis shows that the present conflict between the Kyrgyzes and the Uzbeks is not a rebirth of a traditional "ethnic conflict" but sprang from the internal fight between the different fractions of the Kyrgyz elite. The tension was artificially agitated to meet specific economic and political goals. The author also outlines the social roots and international background of the conflict.

What kind of problems derive in the present Greek crisis from the fact that the launch of the euro was based on the relations of exchange and conditions of the German economy? It is possible at all for a less developed economy, during a lasting crisis, to successfully compete with more developed economies thus repaying its loans taken – when the Maastricht criteria seriously limit its economic policies making impossible to follow Keynesian, anti-cyclic and development policies. 

Original:  Dimitris Konstantakopoulos: La crise grecque : Première « bataille » d'une « guerre » pour l'Europe. Revue Internationale Utopie-Critique, mars, 2010

The author presents a summary of the eight years in power of the Brazilian president that began in 2002. Lula had not broken with his successor's orthodox economic policy but his social programs in fact brought about substantial changes in the life of the poorest. His agricultural and industrial development policies have strengthened the international position of Brazil that was also supported by his foreign policy promoting the integration of Latin America. The most important achievement of the Lula ear probably is the increased self-awareness of the Brazilian society that is setting a further horizon than the limited results of the past eight years.

Original: Pierre Baudet: Le Brésil de Lula, huit ans plus tard . Memoires des luttes 21 jiun 2010

The decade long imperialist war waged by the US in Afghanistan now obviously seems to be lost. The defeat is partly due to the internal affairs of Afghanistan, the special features of the Afghan society and partly due to the mistakes and crimes made by the political and military leadership of the US. The war and its expected outcome are the failure of Washington and also the personal political fiasco of president Obama.

Original article: James Petras: Afghanistan: The Longest Lost War. Global Research, June 16, 2010 http://www.globalresearch.ca/PrintArticle.php?articleId=19758

The crisis of the old-fashioned left in Europe is well known and discussed in broad public. On the other hand, less is told about the challenges facing the traditional left in former colonies. The study addresses the case in Kerala in South India, searching answers why indigenism gains ground on the account of class based political thinking among adivasis – outcasts of the caste system – and why they became disappointed by the paternalist ideology of the communist party? The study also shows that the self-organization of adivasis does not exclude the cooperation with the traditional left.