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Issue No. 275 (July 2013)
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COVER:
The TPPA: A threat to national sovereignty and development
And
then there were twelve
The
origins and evolution of the TPPA
US participation and its subsequent hegemonic role in the later
negotiations of this group resulted not only in an expansion of its
membership but also in the setting of an agenda for what critics charge
is a 'corporate charter'.
By T Rajamoorthy
The
elephant in the room: The geopolitics of the TPPA
Criticising
the leaders of her native New Zealand for their myopia in treating the
TPPA as a depoliticised international agreement, the writer argues that
China is the ultimate target of every major US proposal in this 'new-generation,
twenty-first-century agreement'.
By Jane Kelsey
The
TPPA: Some contentious issues for developing countries
Although
the TPPA talks are shrouded in secrecy, it is possible to ascertain
some of its main issues from leaked drafts and previous free trade agreements
negotiated by the US.
By Martin Khor
Covert
partnership deal has huge destructive potential
Two
leading US activists charge that 'the secrecy of the TPPA process represents
a massive assault on the principles and practice of democratic governance'.
By Lori Wallach and Ben
Beachy
New
threat to state's economic role
The
economically successful developing countries are characterised as having
a strong 'developmental state'. But this role of the state is coming
under attack in new trade agreements such as the TPPA.
By Martin Khor
Privileging
investors over the public interest
One
of the most troubling aspects of the TPPA is its investment chapter
which contains highly controversial provisions (dubbed 'investor-state
dispute settlement' or ISDS) empowering an investor to sue the host
state.
By Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
The
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and capital flows
It
would appear that countries signing on to the TPPA will be seriously
constrained in exercising controls over the inflow and outflow of capital.
By Michael Mah-Hui Lim
Trading
away the health of millions
If
the US demands on intellectual property rules under the TPPA are accepted,
they could severely restrict access to affordable, life-saving medicines
for millions.
The
new chessboard
The
former chief negotiator for Chile in the TPPA negotiations provides
a Latin American perspective on the talks and stresses the need to conduct
negotiations 'carefully and firmly to protect the national and regional
interest'.
By Rodrigo Contreras
ECONOMICS
The
Sen-Bhagwati 'debate' on economic policy in India
The
recent debate on public policy in India between two well-known economists
was timely, taking place at a time when the Indian economy has slowed
sharply. But the issues raised have a relevance beyond the sub-continent.
By Jayati Ghosh
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WORLD
AFFAIRS
US
arms industry would lose big from Egypt aid cut-off
The
refusal of the US, as the main arms supplier, to cut off military
aid to the Egyptian armed forces in the face of their coup against
a lawfully elected government has drawn widespread outrage. What is
often ignored is that there are powerful forces opposed to such an
aid cut-off.
By Thalif Deen
Colombia:
Killing peasant farmers for their land
The
root of Colombia's conflict lies in land ownership and the state's
penchant for selling off peasant land to multinational mining corporations
is what is fuelling Latin America's longest civil war.
By Ellie Mae O'Hagan
The
moment the US ended Iran's brief experiment in democracy
August marks the 60th anniversary of the overthrow of Iran's democratically
elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh by a CIA and Western-backed
coup which restored the absolutist rule of the Shah. The motives
behind the coup and its far-reaching implications are explained.
By Robert Scheer
HUMAN RIGHTS
Killing
in the name of Buddhism
What is behind Buddhist monks inciting attacks on Muslim communities
in Myanmar?
By Tom Fawthrop
WOMEN
Guatemala:
'Femicide' courts hold out new hope for justice
The establishment in the Central American state of Guatemala,
the country with the highest number of killings of women in the region,
of a special court to try cases of femicide is a necessary if only
a first step forward.
By Danilo
Valladares
ACTIONS & ALTERNATIVES
Going
beyond organic: Agroecology as the next step
Why agroecology is an emerging alternative in sustainable agriculture.
By Nina Somera
VIEWPOINT
Why
Britain does not revolt
Britain appears to be remarkably quiescent in the face of a regime
of austerity imposed during one of its longest recessions.
By Jeremy Seabrook
CULTURE
Music
as social inclusion shines in Salzburg
A youth choir which included dozens of disabled youngsters and
made its debut at the recent Salzburg Festival provided moving testimony
of Venezuela's bold efforts to combine musical education and social
inclusion.
By Humberto
Marquez
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