Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt

(Neo)colonial Offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Solidarity with the people of Congo!

by CETIM

In line with its long-standing struggle against (neo)colonialism and for the liberation of peoples throughout the world from the shackles of oppression, CETIM (…)

Pakistan’s debt dilemmaa

by Abdul Khaliq

At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, held from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Abdul Khaliq gave an update on the economic, political and social (…)

Sudan: Debt, Maldevelopment, and the Challenge of Stability

by Elsadig Elsheikh

At the time of writing, Sudan remains at a dangerous crossroads. It can either be a state ruled by its diverse citizens’ desire for the rule of law, equitable and (…)

In memory of Patrice Lumumba, assassinated on 17 January 1961

by Eric Toussaint

On 17 January 2025, we commemorate the 64th anniversary of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961). After a resounding victory in the first real elections (…)

The Urgent Need to Better Measure Household Debt

by Arnaud Natal, Isabelle Guérin, Sébastien Michiels

Sébastien Michiels, Arnaud Natal, Isabelle Guérin and Timothée Narring have authored a paper on household debt in the North and Global South, which CADTM is pleased (…)

How Tsipras and Varoufakis’s turned their backs on Syriza’s platform

by Eric Toussaint

Yanis Varoufakis traces his collaboration with Alexis Tsipras and his alter ego, Nikos Pappas, back to 2011. That collaboration gradually broadened, starting with (…)

A great text by Nadia Valavani* on the first Tsipras government

by Yorgos Mitralias

There’s no doubt that Nadia Valavani’s text, which we publish below, is both an unexpected and extremely welcome surprise. There are many reasons for this. Firstly, (…)

The Age of Neofascism and Its Distinctive Features

by Gilbert Achcar

With each passing day and at an accelerating pace in recent years, it becomes increasingly obvious that we are witnessing a new era of rise of the far right on a (…)

Frontex: Who watches the watchman?

by Fernanda Gadea

At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, held from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Fernanda Gadea denounced Fortress Europe and its Frontex system. (…)

Auschwitz, the bankruptcy of the idea of progress and the rehabilitation of the utopian dimension of socialism

by Yorgos Mitralias

Auschwitz Why republish a text on Auschwitz and its meaning, written in Greek in the last century? Because, reread today, at a time profoundly marked not only by (…)

8 March: Solidarity with women in Gaza, the DR of the Congo, and of the world at large

by CADTM International

On this international day of struggle for the rights of women, the CADTM reasserts its commitment to feminist movements that fight systemic oppressions everywhere in (…)

Glimpses of the CADTM South Asia meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 29 January to 2 February 2025

by CADTM South Asia, Fernanda Gadea

CADTM South Asia held its annual meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 30 January to 1 February 2025. The discussions were very intense and covered a wide range of (…)

Binding Treaty: Civil society decries corporate influence at the UN

by CADTM Switzerland , Collective, Les Amis de la Terre

The historic 10th session of negotiations for a UN treaty to hold transnational corporations (TNCs) accountable for their human rights violations (Binding Treaty) has (…)

Call for Africain and International solidarity | No to the criminalization of solidarity | Freedom for activists defending the rights of migrants and refugees

by ATTAC/CADTM Morocco , Collective

Since May 7, 2024, civic activists in Tunisia have been arrested and placed in pretrial detention. Their so-called crime? Engaging in lawful and transparent actions (…)

CADTM International Council | Day 3 | Strategic considerations and the political and economic situation in Europe

by CADTM International, Maxime Perriot

The third and final day of the CADTM International Council was marked by strategic discussions on the future and a presentation of the political, economic and social (…)

Ecological debt : Who is reponsible ? The need for radical alternatives, far from false solutions of green capitalism

by Maxime Perriot

At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, held from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Maxime Perriot developed the concept of ecological debt. Who is (…)

Debt-for-nature swaps 2.0, a deceptive solution

by Maxime Perriot, Pablo Laixhay

Debt-for-nature swaps are back to the forefront of the international stage. Promoted as being an innovative solution to reduce the debt of countries of the South (…)

To achieve an ecological bifurcation we have to give up on false solutions

by Eric Toussaint, Maxime Perriot

The capitalist system and its institutions have fully integrated climate change into their mental software and suggest false solutions that do not address the issues (…)

Environmental and climate debt: Who is responsible?

by Eric Toussaint, Maxime Perriot

The concepts of climate debt and ecological debt are central to successfully achieving the ecological bifurcation. The ecological debt owed by States – and in (…)

The CADTM International network condemns the cowardice of Northern governments in response to the climate emergency

by CADTM International

The COP29 was another farce. The CADTM International network denounces an event that was riddled from the start by fossil fuel lobbies and by the Azerbaijan (…)

A questionable account by Varoufakis of the origins of the Greek crisis

by Eric Toussaint

In the previous article entitled ‘Greece 2015: Varoufakis’ proposals were doomed to fail’, I critically analysed the proposals made by Varoufakis before joining (…)

Workshop on Democratizing Investment

by Mike McCarthy , Christoph Sorg, Eric Meier

INDEP online Workshop on Democratizing Investment February 21, 2025 First session: Socializing investment (3.30-4.45pm CET) Christoph Sorg (Humboldt (…)

Greece 2015: Varoufakis’ proposals were doomed to fail

by Eric Toussaint

In his book Adults in the Room, Yanis Varoufakis gives his version of the events that led to the shameful capitulation of the government of Alexis Tsipras in July (…)

The policies of Sri Lanka’s new government: a historic opportunity lost

by Eric Toussaint

Éric Toussaint reviews the situation in Sri Lanka since 2022. From the popular revolts to the new centre-Left government elected in late 2024 and the negotiations (…)

Inaugural Joint Statement | The Hague Group, January 31, 2025

by The Hague Group

We, the Representatives from the Governments of Belize, Plurinational State of Bolivia, Republic of Colombia, Republic of Cuba, Republic of Honduras, Malaysia, (…)

Debt-for-nature swaps 2.0, a deceptive solution

by Maxime Perriot, Pablo Laixhay

Debt-for-nature swaps are back to the forefront of the international stage. Promoted as being an innovative solution to reduce the debt of countries of the South (…)

Microcredit as an instrument of the international financial system and alternatives

by Omar Aziki

At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, which took place from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Omar Aziki delivered a critical analysis of (…)

Colombo Declaration 2025 : Against IMF-led agreement, debt and austerity

by CADTM South Asia

We, the participants of the 11th CADTM South Asia meeting, hailing from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, as well as Morocco, the Philippines, Brazil, Belgium (…)

The Urgent Need to Better Measure Household Debt

by Arnaud Natal, Isabelle Guérin, Sébastien Michiels

Sébastien Michiels, Arnaud Natal, Isabelle Guérin and Timothée Narring have authored a paper on household debt in the North and Global South, which CADTM is pleased (…)

Democracy and Debt: Has the Link been Broken?

by Michael Hudson

The year 2025 is considered by Christians to be a jubilee year under the banner of debt cancellation. To mark the occasion, the CADTM is republishing a series of (…)