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A DKP election poster in Berlin
THE German Communist Party (DKP) has called for street mobilisations across the country to mark World Peace Day tomorrow, warning the government against increased militarisation.
It has criticised the German government’s recent decision to send troops to Afghanistan amid the chaos unfolding there since the Taliban seized power earlier this month.
“The deployment of the armed forces at the airport in Kabul and probably in other places in Afghanistan is an armed combat mission. That is clear. It is also clear that this is not a mandate from the United Nations,” a party statement said.
While millions face poverty and public services are squeezed, France is committing billions to defence spending and weapons production, in a dangerous shift towards permanent preparation for war, says CONOR BOLLINS
The defence secretary’s resignation reveals not a split over principle but a dispute over pace of military spending, as Britain’s political Establishment unites behind deeper Nato commitments, argues NICK WRIGHT
NICK WRIGHT returns to Berlin and finds a city in darkness and political turmoil
Western nations’ increasingly aggressive stance is not prompted by any increase in security threats against these countries — rather, it is caused by a desire to bring about regime changes against governments that pose a threat to the hegemony of imperialism, writes PRABHAT PATNAIK