In this interview conducted by Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective member Corinna Mullin, H.E. Yuri Gala López, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cuba to the United Nations, reflects on the decades-long U.S. blockade and broader imperialist campaign of sabotage and ideological warfare directed at Cuba's socialist project, including recent escalations targeting the island's oil and energy supplies. The conversation also explores why Cuba continues to serve as a powerful example for the world of internationalism, sovereignty, and the possibility of organizing society around human need rather than profit.

We encourage viewers to explore the latest special issue of The Pen Is My Machete, "Against U.S. Empire: From the Monroe Doctrine to Labor Imperialism," which provides critical context on the long history and ongoing imperialist assault on Cuba and its impact on the Cuban state and people, while highlighting the island's enduring resistance and internationalist role through original analysis, historical statements and documents, government reports, and other

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Adnan is joined by Nina and Navid Farnia, members of the Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective, to talk about the illegal imperialist US-Israeli-Western war launched against Iran. Please avail yourselves of the playlist Iran: History and Politics on this channel. We will be focusing on current developments but that background is always relevant and important in analyzing contemporary conditions.

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On this episode, AISC member Navid Farnia speaks with guest and friend of the show, Professor Setareh Sadeqi (@Leelako). They discuss all things Iran and the United States, including the renewed negotiations between the two countries, the brutal Zionist-U.S. urban war against Iran in January, the possibility of U.S. military aggression, and Iran's preparedness.

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