Articles by Chandra Muzaffar
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The Syria Deal: Dangers and Opportunities
Dr. Chandra Muzaffar – TRANSCEND Media Service,
23 Sep 2013
Commentators tell us that there is a palpable sense of relief in Damascus and in other parts of Syria in the wake of the Russia-US deal over Syria’s chemical weapons. The citizens of Damascus — the world’s oldest, continuously inhabited city — know that they will not be bombed for the time being.
→ read full articleThe Trans Pacific Partnership: Be Cautious
Chandra Muzaffar – TRANSCEND Media Service,
8 Jul 2013
The US already has 320,000 troops in the Pacific region. That is the military arm of Pacific Power. The TPP is designed to secure the economic dimension of Pacific Power.
→ read full articleMalaysia Supported UN General Assembly Resolution on Syria
Chandra Muzaffar - CounterCurrents,
3 Jun 2013
The UN resolution also revealed its bias by recognizing the Syrian National Coalition “as the effective interlocutor needed for a political transition.” That the SNC is just one of many groups in a highly fragmented opposition and commands very little support within Syria itself is conveniently glossed over. Imposing the SNC upon the Syrian people in this manner is a clumsy attempt to effect a regime change of sorts.
→ read full articleGood Terrorist, Bad Terrorist
Chandra Muzaffar, Countercurrents – TRANSCEND Media Service,
4 Feb 2013
There is terrorism that is condoned and terrorism that is condemned by Western powers and other states. If violence serves their interests, it is acceptable. If it doesn’t, the militants are targeted. In other words, there are ‘good terrorists’ and ‘bad terrorists’.
→ read full articleThe China Japan Dispute Over Diaoyu Islands: Historical Analysis
Chandra Muzaffar – Global Research,
1 Oct 2012
It is not a coincidence that the Japanese Right has become more vocal— especially vis-a-vis China— at a time when the United States is seeking to re-assert its presence and its power in the Asia-Pacific region. Even on the Diaoyu dispute, the US government, while professing to remain neutral, has through the Pentagon made it clear that the Japan-US Security Treaty would come into force in the event of a military conflict between Japan and China.
→ read full articleWorsening Trends in Global Arms Transfers
Chandra Muzaffar – TRANSCEND Media Service,
9 Apr 2012
Translating it into reality we realise is a monumental challenge which goes beyond the cessation of the production and consumption of conventional weapons. But let the citizens of the world at least demand that those who rule in their name put disarmament on the global agenda as an urgent item that requires immediate attention.
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