Articles by Upside Down World

Ecuador’s Fickle Friend: Canada

December 8, 2010 Upside Down World 0
Critics of Canadian foreign policy see Canada’s delayed response to an attempted coup in Ecuador as a sign of uneasy relations. Despite President Rafael Correa’s public support for Canadian economic interests in recent years, they suggest Canada’s backing is by no means guaranteed. They pinpoint geopolitical and economic concerns as potential culprits.

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Interview: Dr. William I. Robinson on Power, Domination and Conflicts in Mexico

December 8, 2010 Upside Down World 0
As people from around the world dig their claws into the quarter million documents released by Wikileaks, the discussion around U.S. power is taking on new and sometimes unexpected dimensions. But the cables about the war in Mexico have yet to be fully released, and much media coverage of events there tend to frame the conflict as a “drug war.” Among the few analysts in the U.S. who are taking an analysis of what’s happening in Mexico to another level is Dr. William I. Robinson, a professor at the University of California – Santa Barbara.

BP Sued in Ecuador for Violating the Rights of Nature

December 1, 2010 Upside Down World 0

“This morning we filed this lawsuit to defend the rights of Nature, in particular the rights of the Gulf of Mexico and the sea, which were violated by the BP oil spill,” said Vandana Shiva, who is one of the plaintiffs. “It’s about universal jurisdiction beyond the boundaries of Ecuador because Nature has rights everywhere, and that is why a global coalition were the first signatories to say: we as citizens of the earth have a duty to protect Nature everywhere.”
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