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Justin Podur

Justin Podur is a Toronto-based writer and a writing fellow at Globetrotter. You can find him on his website at podur.org and on Twitter @justinpodur. He teaches at York University in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change.

    November 9, 2026
    Diplomacy/Editorials

    Maldives Abuse Scandal and a Former UN President

    Editorial The arrest of Abdulla Shahid, former Foreign Minister of the Maldives and President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, over allegations of sexually abusing a minor is

    Columns/Geopolitics

    The Midterms Just Made the World More Dangerous

    After being massively repudiated in Tuesday’s midterm election, Donald Trump has become a lame-duck president with significantly curtailed authority. What is likely to happen in the remaining two years until a new chief executive is sworn in on January 20,

    November 9, 2026

    Sri Lanka Navy Secures Top Ranking at National Productivity Awards

    News/Sri Lanka

    The Sri Lanka Navy has secured first place in the Public Sector Inter-Departmental Category at the National Productivity Awards 2025/26, emerging as one of

    Blue Moon Over Trump’s La La Land

    Columns/Geopolitics

    That was exquisite, but not surprising. The result was a manifestation of frustration and anger towards Trump, and it cannot be mistaken for a

    The Myth That India’s Freedom Was Won Nonviolently Is Holding Back Progress

    April 10, 2024
    History

    If there is a single false claim to “nonviolent” struggle that has most powerfully captured the imagination of the world, it is the claim that India, under Gandhi’s leadership, defeated the mighty

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    The Perilous Path From Western Domination to De-Dollarization

    September 29, 2023
    Business

    Two interesting things happened at the BRICS summit in South Africa in August. Several new members were invited to join BRICS in 2024: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.

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     Are We Living Through a De-Dollarization?

    June 23, 2023
    Business/Columns

    De-dollarization is apparently here, “like it or not,” as a May 2023 video by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a peace-oriented think tank based in Washington, D.C., states. Quincy is not alone

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    Sub-Imperialism and Multipolarity: Brazil’s Dilemma

    April 1, 2023
    Brazil

    Galeano Names the Problem In the Open Veins of Latin America Eduardo Galeano described an 1870 genocidal war of regime change waged on Paraguay by a Triple Alliance of its neighbors, Argentina, Uruguay, and

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    Asking the Oppressed to Be Nonviolent Is an Impossible Standard That Ignores History

    February 17, 2023
    Human Rights/United States

    In January 2023, after five police officers killed Tyre Nichols, President Joe Biden quickly issued a statement calling on protesters to stay nonviolent. “As Americans grieve, the Department of Justice conducts its investigation, and state

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