US imperialism, climate catastrophe and the new cold war: interview with senior Nicaraguan minister Paul Oquist

It is clear that humanity is facing several extremely serious threats. The stakes in the struggles that are set to define the next decade will have seismic implications for the future of our species. I met with Dr Paul Oquist, Nicaragua’s Secretary of the Presidency and National Policies and long-time representative of Nicaragua to the UN on climate change, to interview him on the launch of his new book ‘Equilibra: The Philosophy and Political Economy of Existence and Extinction’ which explores the multiple existential threats that are facing humanity.

The deadly combination of coronavirus and neoliberalism in Latin America

Latin America has become a new epicentre of the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, as the death toll rapidly increases in countries with US-backed neoliberal governments. In particular, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru seem to be seriously mishandling the public health crisis.

Nicaragua y la lucha contra el imperialismo estadounidense en América Latina: una entrevista con Daniel Kovalik

Derrocar al gobierno sandinista en Nicaragua es un objetivo clave de la política exterior de Estados Unidos en América Latina. Junto con Cuba y Venezuela, Nicaragua ha sido descrita por la administración Trump como parte de una "Troika de tiranía" en la región. Tras el golpe de estado respaldado por Estados Unidos en Bolivia que eliminó a Evo Morales y el Movimiento hacia el Socialismo (MAS) del gobierno en noviembre de 2019, la administración de Estados Unidos ahora está intensificando sus intentos de lograr un cambio de régimen en Nicaragua y Venezuela y aislar y atacar aún más la revolución cubana.

Nicaragua and the struggle against US imperialism in Latin America – an interview with Daniel Kovalik

In 2018 the US coordinated an attempted coup against Nicaragua’s democratically elected President Daniel Ortega and the left wing Sandinista government. The coup plot failed but the impact of months of extreme violence instigated by right wing opposition groups funded by the US has been to transform Nicaragua’s economic success story into a crisis, with the economy contracting in 2018 and 2019. The imposition of US sanctions through the ‘NICA Act’ of December 2018 has put serious pressure on the Nicaraguan government.