Global power and resistance
in Belgium, France, Italy and Spain and arms exports by these countriesThe Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung is a German political foundation that operates both nationally and internationally. In keeping with its namesake, it is committed to the ideas and actions of the socialist Rosa Luxemburg. We are committed to working within the traditions of the global workers’, feminist, anti-fascist, and anti-war movements and uphold the ideas of democratic socialism. We work on two levels: To strengthen left-wing actors in movements, political parties and unions. To develop...
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The WTO launched its World Trade Report 2019 on the future of the service industry at its annual Public Forum, but fierce debates during the event prove that the WTO is almost completely “out of service” due to ongoing trade wars as well as US attacks on Special & Differential Treatment. While the hype around e-commerce was the major theme of the World Trade Report and the lynchpin of the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s hopes for future growth in world trade in 2018, this year’s report focuses on trade in services as the prospective source of...
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All is not well with the G20, which lacks democratic legitimacy, is hopelessly divided and is also losing its political influence. The main reason for this is the conflict between the US and China, the EU and the rest of the world. So how should we interpret the predictably surprising outcomes of the meeting of G20 leaders in Osaka, Japan, with respect to the role played by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), US trade wars and EU strategy? In the run-up to the G20 summit, most of the mainstream media predicted another battle in the US trade war...
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The European Union and the AKP-Countries struggle to re-balance their relationshipHistory Throughout its 70 years of existence the European Economic Community (EEC, today’s EU) has always cultivated a “special relationship” with the former colonies of the EEC member-states, known as the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP). This began with the Treaties of Yaoundé (I+II) and continued after Great Britain’s accession to the European Community with the Lomé Agreements (I–IV). While these pacts (until 1995) focused primarily on maintaining a special...
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Autor*innen für Studie zu den langfristigen Wirkungen von Handels- und Leistungsbilanzungleichgewichten Die Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, eine national und international tätige deutsche politische Stiftung, ist dem Denken und Handeln ihrer Namensgeberin, der Sozialistin Rosa Luxemburg, verpflichtet: Wir engagieren uns für Frieden, Demokratie, soziale Gerechtigkeit und einen demokratischen Sozialismus. Das Projekt: Das Brüsseler Büro der Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung vergibt eine Studie zu den langfristigen wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen von Ungleichgewichten in den...
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Author(s) for a treatise on the long term social and economic consequences of trade and current-account imbalances The Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung is a German political foundation that is active in Germany and abroad. Its work is based on the ideas and actions of its namesake, the socialist activist Rosa Luxemburg. We work to promote peace, democracy, social justice and democratic socialism. The project: The Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, Brussels Office is seeking an author/authors for a study concerning the long term social and economic consequences of huge...
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Why E-Commerce won’t work for Africa’s developmentAs the discourse on the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) is gaining momentum, trade has not been spared. Indeed, with the rise of a knowledge based economy and artificial intelligence trade is supposed to shift from physical markets to virtual markets in a digital economy. It is this virtual market that Electronic Commerce (e-commerce) has become a buzzword at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) level. At its core, e-commerce refers to...
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The Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung is one of the largest political education institutions in Germany today, with branches in many countries worldwide. The Brussels Office op-erates as a think tank reflecting on European and international issues such as the global power shift and the socio-ecological transformation of today’s society. The Brussels Office of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung would like to conclude a long-term design, layout and printing services agreement for printed materials, awarding these services through a bidding process. We hereby request you to submit...
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A North American Left Analysis of the USMCASince its implementation in 1994, NAFTA has been roundly criticized by nearly all North Americans to the left of Clintonian liberalism. The North American Free Trade Agreement freed flows of capital, ratcheted up deregulation, and introduced a variety of other pro-corporate measures. Meanwhile, the agreement did nothing to address pollution, labour standards, or consumer protections. The Economic Policy Institute and a host of others have meticulously documented the many ways that NAFTA was bad for working...
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“Answers to the neoliberal offensive in the Trump era” A year after the provisional approval of CETA, the Spanish government and the European Union are negotiating new Trade and Investment Treaties with Japan, Singapore and Mercosur. Meanwhile, Washington and Brussels are negotiating to strain the TTIP "through the back door". In this context, the Spanish campaign against Free Trade Agreements «Campaña NO a los Tratados de Comercio e Inversión», in association with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, organized a round table discussion on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 to discuss the...
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