By Max Ormond February 21 to 23 is designated as the Global Days of Action to #CloseBases. On February 23, 1903, the United States took over Guantánamo from Cuba. It has never been returned. People across Latin America have used this date to organize events opposing bases, militarism, and the Monroe Doctrine. World Beyond War expanded it into a global …

By Michelle Fahy Published with permission of the author https://undueinfluence.substack.com Australia’s independence has been dangerously compromised by Labor and Coalition governments, which have signed up to deep-rooted military agreements with the United States of America. These agreements have also underpinned the increasing militarisation of Australia: witness the 2022 speech by Labor’s Richard Marles, the newly appointed deputy prime minister, in …