Pascal Lottaz

Pure barbarism by the Zionist entity.

Never forget: the genocide continues also during the “cease fire”. If anything like this happened inside the Zionist state perpetrated by Hamas we would have 24/7 coverage in the West for weeks and all the usual “Israel is under attack“ rhetoric, expressions of shock and pain by the other white European colonial enablers, and calls for Israel’s “right to defend itself“. But if it is the Zionists killing doctors and their team in Gaza, we don’t hear a word in the enablers mass media? Where are the calls for Palestine’s right to defend itself?

Europe is at the point where they are told by Russia that they are utterly useless warmongers.

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How can scholars, journalists and citizens help prevent another world war? Well, just work on it. Kyoto University Symposium 2026: "Geopolitics in the Time of Monsters" Roundtable (Session 15): Plenary Discussion In the closing Kyoto Symposium, we bring together seventeen participants to discuss practical paths toward peace. They explore public education, nuclear disarmament, economic inequality, political organization and dialogue across ideological divides. The discussion moves from individual proposals to candid disagreements about democracy, capitalism, nationalism and the psychology of conflict. Despite differing perspectives, participants consider how cooperation, honest debate and stronger networks can turn anxiety into collective action. Participants: Pascal Lottaz (moderator), Sheng Zhang, Dennis Riches, Warwick Powell, Alexander Mercouris, Nel Bonilla, Radhika Desai, Ulrike Guérot, Evarist Bartolo, Arta Moeini, David Gibbs, Mattias Desmet, Christopher Mott, Ivana N. Hughes, Hillary Briffa, Eric Golson and Aghogho Akpome. Neutrality Studies Links: Neutrality Studies Substack: pascallottaz.substack.com Support Neutrality Studies: neutralitystudies.com/donate Neutrality Studies shop: neutralitystudies.com/shop Time Stamps 00:00 From analysis to action: Pascal’s opening 02:17 The panel’s proposals for peace 17:05 Sincere dialogue and ethical principles 19:04 Disarmament, public engagement and cooperation 26:36 Open discussion: fear, power and dialogue 33:39 Domestic inequality and the roots of conflict 44:02 Nuclear risks, identity and political narratives 56:11 Building coalitions across ideological divides #Geopolitics #AntiWar #Peace #Neutrality #Diplomacy How can scholars, journalists and citizens help prevent another world war? Well, just work on it. Kyoto University Symposium 2026: "Geopolitics in the Time of Monsters" Roundtable (Session 15): Plenary Discussion In the closing Kyoto Symposium, we bring together seventeen participants to discuss practical paths toward peace. They explore public education, nuclear disarmament, economic inequality, political organization and dialogue across ideological divides. The discussion moves from individual proposals to candid disagreements about democracy, capitalism, nationalism and the psychology of conflict. Despite differing perspectives, participants consider how cooperation, honest debate and stronger networks can turn anxiety into collective action. Participants: Pascal Lottaz (moderator), Sheng Zhang, Dennis Riches, Warwick Powell, Alexander Mercouris, Nel Bonilla, Radhika Desai, Ulrike Guérot, Evarist Bartolo, Arta Moeini, David Gibbs, Mattias Desmet, Christopher Mott, Ivana N. Hughes, Hillary Briffa, Eric Golson and Aghogho Akpome. Neutrality Studies Links: Neutrality Studies Substack: pascallottaz.substack.com Support Neutrality Studies: neutralitystudies.com/donate Neutrality Studies shop: neutralitystudies.com/shop Time Stamps 00:00 From analysis to action: Pascal’s opening 02:17 The panel’s proposals for peace 17:05 Sincere dialogue and ethical principles 19:04 Disarmament, public engagement and cooperation 26:36 Open discussion: fear, power and dialogue 33:39 Domestic inequality and the roots of conflict 44:02 Nuclear risks, identity and political narratives 56:11 Building coalitions across ideological divides #Geopolitics #AntiWar #Peace #Neutrality #Diplomacy

If there is one region where Western imperialism has thoroughly come to a dead end, it's East and Southeast Asia. The name of the game is diversification of partnerships. Kyoto University Symposium 2026: "Geopolitics in the Time of Monsters" Presentation 14: Warwick Powell Warwick Powell explores how energy, production and financial infrastructure shape a changing world order. Drawing lessons from conflict in West Asia, he argues that vulnerable American bases undermine established security arrangements across Asia. He proposes an ASEAN-centered regional order grounded in neutrality, economic integration and locally driven cooperation. The discussion examines China’s industrial rise, alternative payment systems, green energy, Australia’s strategic choices and the dangers of destabilization, asking how regional societies might navigate declining hegemony while avoiding another devastating war. Warwick's Links: Substack: warwickpowell.substack.com/ Neutrality Studies Links: Neutrality Studies Substack: pascallottaz.substack.com Support Neutrality Studies: neutralitystudies.com/donate Neutrality Studies shop: neutralitystudies.com/shop Time Stamps 00:00 Warwick Powell: violence and systemic change 06:05 Energy, production and China’s rise 11:49 West Asia and vulnerable US bases 20:31 Financial infrastructure and alternative payments 23:18 Asia, Australia and the limits of US power 27:38 An ASEAN-centered neutral security order 31:05 Discussion: regional cooperation, energy and payments 48:10 US retrenchment, destabilization and regional choices #Geopolitics #China #ASEAN #Asia #Neutrality If there is one region where Western imperialism has thoroughly come to a dead end, it's East and Southeast Asia. The name of the game is diversification of partnerships. Kyoto University Symposium 2026: "Geopolitics in the Time of Monsters" Presentation 14: Warwick Powell Warwick Powell explores how energy, production and financial infrastructure shape a changing world order. Drawing lessons from conflict in West Asia, he argues that vulnerable American bases undermine established security arrangements across Asia. He proposes an ASEAN-centered regional order grounded in neutrality, economic integration and locally driven cooperation. The discussion examines China’s industrial rise, alternative payment systems, green energy, Australia’s strategic choices and the dangers of destabilization, asking how regional societies might navigate declining hegemony while avoiding another devastating war. Warwick's Links: Substack: warwickpowell.substack.com/ Neutrality Studies Links: Neutrality Studies Substack: pascallottaz.substack.com Support Neutrality Studies: neutralitystudies.com/donate Neutrality Studies shop: neutralitystudies.com/shop Time Stamps 00:00 Warwick Powell: violence and systemic change 06:05 Energy, production and China’s rise 11:49 West Asia and vulnerable US bases 20:31 Financial infrastructure and alternative payments 23:18 Asia, Australia and the limits of US power 27:38 An ASEAN-centered neutral security order 31:05 Discussion: regional cooperation, energy and payments 48:10 US retrenchment, destabilization and regional choices #Geopolitics #China #ASEAN #Asia #Neutrality

Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes examines what nuclear weapons mean for human survival, drawing on research into radioactive contamination in the Marshall Islands. She explains explosive yields, persistent fallout, unequal radiation risks, and the potential for nuclear winter to devastate food production worldwide. In discussion, she addresses nuclear energy, North Korea, deterrence, disarmament, Western double standards, and artificial intelligence in nuclear command systems. Her central argument is that understanding the physical consequences must precede meaningful debate about security and political choices. Ivana's Links: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: wagingpeace.org/ Columbia University profile: chem.columbia.edu/content/iv… Neutrality Studies Links: Neutrality Studies Substack: pascallottaz.substack.com Support Neutrality Studies: neutralitystudies.com/donate Neutrality Studies shop: neutralitystudies.com/shop Time Stamps 00:00 What is at stake 03:41 The destructive scale of nuclear weapons 10:33 Nuclear testing and the Marshall Islands 16:56 Radiation, contaminated food and unequal risks 30:36 Nuclear winter and global starvation 36:37 Q&A: nuclear energy and deterrence 44:22 Disarmament and double standards 59:18 Public opinion, AI and nuclear escalation #NuclearWeapons #Geopolitics #Disarmament #MarshallIslands #Neutrality Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes examines what nuclear weapons mean for human survival, drawing on research into radioactive contamination in the Marshall Islands. She explains explosive yields, persistent fallout, unequal radiation risks, and the potential for nuclear winter to devastate food production worldwide. In discussion, she addresses nuclear energy, North Korea, deterrence, disarmament, Western double standards, and artificial intelligence in nuclear command systems. Her central argument is that understanding the physical consequences must precede meaningful debate about security and political choices. Ivana's Links: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: wagingpeace.org/ Columbia University profile: chem.columbia.edu/content/iv… Neutrality Studies Links: Neutrality Studies Substack: pascallottaz.substack.com Support Neutrality Studies: neutralitystudies.com/donate Neutrality Studies shop: neutralitystudies.com/shop Time Stamps 00:00 What is at stake 03:41 The destructive scale of nuclear weapons 10:33 Nuclear testing and the Marshall Islands 16:56 Radiation, contaminated food and unequal risks 30:36 Nuclear winter and global starvation 36:37 Q&A: nuclear energy and deterrence 44:22 Disarmament and double standards 59:18 Public opinion, AI and nuclear escalation #NuclearWeapons #Geopolitics #Disarmament #MarshallIslands #Neutrality

The world is not going through a "new crisis" just because the West is in trouble. Most parts of the world have been in crisis for hundreds of years due to the West doing fine. That's what's coming to an end and it seems it is this prospect of the end of exploitation that is scaring the elites into a frenzy against their own populations. Kyoto University Symposium 2026: "Geopolitics in the Time of Monsters" Presentation 12: Aghogho Akpome Aghogho Akpome challenges the idea that today’s crises mark a new age of monsters, tracing their roots through colonialism, capitalism and Western knowledge systems. Drawing on literature and African histories, he argues that prosperity for a minority has depended on exploitation elsewhere. The discussion explores modernity, socialism, cultural difference and the meaning of the West, with participants challenging and refining his claims. Akpome concludes by advocating decolonial thinking, shared interests and solidarity across societies rather than new hierarchies of supremacy. Aghogho's Links: University profile: arts.unizulu.ac.za/dr-a-akpo… Research publications: orcid.org/0000-0003-4538-360… Neutrality Studies Links: Neutrality Studies Substack: pascallottaz.substack.com Support Neutrality Studies: neutralitystudies.com/donate Neutrality Studies shop: neutralitystudies.com/shop Time Stamps 00:00 Literature and a decolonial perspective 02:36 The long age of monsters 05:45 Colonial wealth and the global majority 13:55 African histories and colonial violence 26:55 Historical amnesia and a system turning inward 32:16 Western knowledge and decolonial alternatives 39:29 Discussion: modernity, capitalism and socialism 48:36 Solidarity, cultural difference and the meaning of the West #Geopolitics #Imperialism #Africa #Colonialism #Neutrality The world is not going through a "new crisis" just because the West is in trouble. Most parts of the world have been in crisis for hundreds of years due to the West doing fine. That's what's coming to an end and it seems it is this prospect of the end of exploitation that is scaring the elites into a frenzy against their own populations. Kyoto University Symposium 2026: "Geopolitics in the Time of Monsters" Presentation 12: Aghogho Akpome Aghogho Akpome challenges the idea that today’s crises mark a new age of monsters, tracing their roots through colonialism, capitalism and Western knowledge systems. Drawing on literature and African histories, he argues that prosperity for a minority has depended on exploitation elsewhere. The discussion explores modernity, socialism, cultural difference and the meaning of the West, with participants challenging and refining his claims. Akpome concludes by advocating decolonial thinking, shared interests and solidarity across societies rather than new hierarchies of supremacy. Aghogho's Links: University profile: arts.unizulu.ac.za/dr-a-akpo… Research publications: orcid.org/0000-0003-4538-360… Neutrality Studies Links: Neutrality Studies Substack: pascallottaz.substack.com Support Neutrality Studies: neutralitystudies.com/donate Neutrality Studies shop: neutralitystudies.com/shop Time Stamps 00:00 Literature and a decolonial perspective 02:36 The long age of monsters 05:45 Colonial wealth and the global majority 13:55 African histories and colonial violence 26:55 Historical amnesia and a system turning inward 32:16 Western knowledge and decolonial alternatives 39:29 Discussion: modernity, capitalism and socialism 48:36 Solidarity, cultural difference and the meaning of the West #Geopolitics #Imperialism #Africa #Colonialism #Neutrality

The capitalist class will never give up if we don't force them into peace and an equitable future. And this is not a antiquated social paradigm but the only framework that can help you understand the insane levels of political violence around us. Kyoto University Symposium 2026: "Geopolitics in the Time of Monsters" Keynote 3 (Presentation 11): Prof. Radhika Desai Professor Radhika Desai examines the crisis of world capitalism through her geopolitical economy approach. She argues that Western decline and China’s rise reflect a deeper struggle over production, imperialism and socialism. Drawing on Marx, Smith, Keynes and Gramsci, she challenges prevailing accounts of world war, fascism and neo-feudalism. The discussion explores artificial intelligence, Russia’s economic system, Trump’s tariffs and neoclassical economics, concluding with an exchange with Bill Mitchell on the left’s retreat from macroeconomic policy and the role of planning. Radhika's Links: Website: radhikadesai.com/ Books: radhikadesai.com/books/ Neutrality Studies Links: Neutrality Studies Substack: pascallottaz.substack.com Support Neutrality Studies: neutralitystudies.com/donate Neutrality Studies shop: neutralitystudies.com/shop Time Stamps 00:00 Geopolitical economy and capitalism’s crisis 06:06 The changing world order 17:26 Imperialism, nations and development 27:45 Marx, monopoly and planned production 39:00 Neoliberalism and capitalism’s decline 50:37 Q&A: Keynes, AI and multipolarity 59:33 Russia, China and imperialism 1:19:17 Bill Mitchell: where the left lost its way #Geopolitics #Imperialism #Capitalism #China #Neutrality

Neutrality is back! Not just on this channel but in the international debate. And we are happy to announce the first-ever (academic) book series on the topic. Listen to Eric and Hillary introducing the two volumes that will come out shortly and why they show that neutrality is the better foreign policy strategy. Kyoto University Symposium 2026: "Geopolitics in the Time of Monsters" Presentation 10: Eirc Golson & Hillary Briffa Eric Golson and Hillary Briffa explore how neutrality helps states preserve autonomy in an increasingly contested international order. Drawing on historical cases, they examine the legal foundations, practical demands and political limits of staying outside wars and military alliances. Their discussion considers recognition, defence capacity, diplomatic usefulness, domestic legitimacy and adaptation, alongside examples from Switzerland, Malta, Hawaii and the Gulf. The audience debate addresses nonalignment, mediation, Taiwan, security guarantees and the pressures that powerful states place on neutral actors today. The (BRAND NEW) Neutrality Studies Books and Book Series: Reframing Neutrality: bloomsbury.com/uk/reframing-… Neutral Actors in History: bloomsbury.com/uk/neutral-ac… Open Access: Both books will be made available Open Access. You don't need to purchase them. PDFs will be available in due course. Eric and Hillary's Links: Eric Golson — University of Surrey: surrey.ac.uk/people/eric-gol… Hillary Briffa — King's College London: kcl.ac.uk/people/hillary-bri… Neutrality Studies Links: Neutrality Studies Substack: pascallottaz.substack.com Support Neutrality Studies: neutralitystudies.com/donate Neutrality Studies shop: neutralitystudies.com/shop Time Stamps 00:00 Neutrality in a changing international order 03:39 Law, diplomacy and the flexibility of neutrality 10:48 Small states and the limits of alliances 16:52 Hillary Briffa: the craft of staying out of wars 22:22 Five conditions for lasting neutrality 31:55 Failure, hierarchy and empire 40:31 Q&A: nonalignment, guarantees and mediation 53:22 Gulf security and opposition to neutrality #Neutrality #Geopolitics #NATO #Diplomacy #Sovereignty

What an incredible case against @DrJillStein. She’s being assaulted by a police officer with a bicycle, and then gets charged herself with assault because she was unable to avoid being pushed by that officer. I wonder what’s next. Protesters who get shot by the police and survive, thrown into prison for damaging the bullets?