WORLD WORLDWIDE EUROPE FRANCE - news journal UPDATE - (en) France, UCL AL #363 - Culture - Read: Les Utopiques, "Where is the world going?" (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

 Who hasn't wondered this? We've all heard this question, which belongs

to an anxiety-inducing world of wars and the rise of fascism. Drawing on
the perspectives of trade unionists and activists, issue 29 of Les
Utopiques attempts to answer it. Christian Mahieux discusses and refutes
the idea of the threat of war that the media drums into us. In many
countries, war is already a reality. The concept of the threat of war is
a Eurocentric notion. This idea is nothing more or less than an
invitation to justify the transition of our societies to a war economy.
The president of one of the top five arms suppliers cannot ignore the
facts of war around the world.

War for whom, why war, how did we get to this point? The war economy
will impose a logic of austerity. This could be seen as a formidable
neoliberal counter-reform project to promote multiple attacks on social
rights and achievements. But it goes further. The goal is to maximize
profits, to multiply levies for the benefit of a dominant minority.
Boris Plazzi, head of international relations for the CGT (French
General Confederation of Labour), points out that $1.747 trillion was
paid out to shareholders in 2024.

Where is the world heading? This question is all the more relevant with
Trump's second term and his continual media about-faces. "This is not a
simple commercial incident: it signals a new phase of the systemic
crisis of globalized capitalism," warns the author. "The geopolitical
chessboard has been reversed." "The major transformations are not
signaling a deglobalization but rather a reconfiguration of globalization."

And such movements are not without their own challenges. War and the
rise of fascism are part of this sad backdrop explored in other articles.

Once again, these diverse approaches from union members from the CGT,
FSU, and Solidaires contribute to this effort to equip ourselves with
collective tools for struggle and reflection. Together, we will forge
the tools for understanding this world and give it new meaning.

Dominique Sureau (UCL Angers)

"Where is the world going?", Les Utopiques No. 29, Syllepse, Summer
2025, EUR15.

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