We must prevent the re-invention of our country as the world's « big farm », where this time the commodities will be Brazilians' data, our natural resources and energy vectors.
Photo : Meeting between Haddad and Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, in the USA. (Diogo Zacarias/MF)
In May this year, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad made a trip to the USA, followed by an announcement that caught attention : the intention to attract R$ 2 trillion [€320 billion] in Big Tech investments to Brazil, (…)

The peace agreement between the DRC and Rwanda under US auspices is generally unfavourable to the Congolese side and remains fragile.
Photo Credit: The Foreign Ministers of Rwanda, Olivier Nduhungirehe, and the DRC, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, with Donald Trump on 27 June 2025 © DR
After leaving China to exploit the African subsoil for years, the United States is changing its policy. Particularly since during the customs tariff standoff between the two countries, China had threatened to (…)

In July 2025, the United States imposed retaliatory tariffs of up to 35% on various export products from Bangladesh, including ready-made garments. Simultaneously, the Bangladesh government decided to import 700,000 tons of wheat from the US. These two events are not isolated trade issues but rather reveal a deep contradictory picture of Bangladesh's overall economy, agriculture, state policy, and diplomatic position. This report presents a Marxist dialectical analysis of this dual crisis's (…)

Dhaka's Diabari in Uttara—usually alive with the buzz of school bells, workers rushing, and morning routines—was suddenly engulfed in smoke, fire, and death. A military training jet of the Bangladesh Navy crashed into a densely populated residential area, instantly killing at least 19 people and injuring over 150. The entire city stood still in horror, pierced by sirens, screams, and burning debris.
But offering condolences alone is not enough. This tragedy demands deeper questions. Who (…)

Bangladesh is known as the land of rivers and flooding, despite almost all of its water originating outside the territory. The fact that 80% of rivers that flow through Bangladesh have their sources in a neighbouring country, can make access to freshwater in Bangladesh fraught. And the country's fast-growing cities and farms – and the warming global climate – are turning up the pressure.
The Ganges delta in Bangladesh. Emre Akkoyun/Shutterstock
In a recent analysis, my colleagues and I (…)