This fourth edition of Transnational Institute's renowned annual State of Power report seeks to examine different dimensions of power, unmask the key holders of power in our globalised world, and identify sources of transformative counter-power.The essays are an insightful analysis of globalised power today, covering an impressive breadth of themes, from corporate law to the dominance of the financial sector, from big mining to food speculation. They also bring to the fore social s...

This book is a compilation of various writings from seminars conducted by Admiral TNI (ret.) Rosihan Arsyad, which discussed various maritime problems in Indonesia, especially the South China Sea issue.Historically, Indonesia wielded significant influence in Southeast Asia. This was made possible by the formidable maritime forces of the Sriwijaya Kingdom in the 7th century and the Majapahit Kingdom in the 12th century. During their peak, these two kingdoms were able to assert their...

This book is a compilation of various writings from seminars conducted by Admiral TNI (ret.) Rosihan Arsyad, which discussed various maritime problems in Indonesia, especially the South China Sea issue.Historically, Indonesia wielded significant influence in Southeast Asia. This was made possible by the formidable maritime forces of the Sriwijaya Kingdom in the 7th century and the Majapahit Kingdom in the 12th century. During their peak, these two kingdoms were able to assert their...

TNI's fifth annual State of Power 2016 report explores the intersect of power and democracy. Featuring prominent activists and academics, its essays feature the long battle between economic power and popular democracy, expose the different powers seeking to undermine democracy today, and tell the stories of radical popular democratic alternatives emerging worldwide.Contents of bookIntroduction: Democracy is dead, long live democracies!Hilary WainwrightDemocra...

Geopolitical rivalry is reshaping our planet as reactionary nationalists take power and global tensions mount. TNI's 13th State of Power report explores whether this is the end of US imperialism and the beginning of a Chinese empire, the way nationalism is reshaping neoliberal globalisation, and the implications of a shifting global order for the vast majority of the world and for social movements fighting for justice.

Fascism and the far right are on the rise. TNI's State of Power report in 2026 looks behind the news headlines at the underlying reasons for their rise, the economic interests that support them, the ways they weaponise today' s social and ecological crises for their benefit and proposals on how we can fight back.

Despite causing the worst financial crisis in decades, the financial sector emerged even stronger. TNI for its eighth flagship State of Power report brought together leading scholars and activists to examine through essays and infographics the varied dimensions and dynamics of financial power, and how popular movements might regain control over money and finance.

On November 5, 2015 a failure at the Germano iron ore mine's tailings dam in Mariana, Minas Gerai state, Brazil caused hundreds of tons of toxic mud to sweep downstream, killing 19 people and contaminating the Doce River for many hundreds of kilometers. In the wake of the disaster, Vale adopted "Mariana never again," as its motto. Yet, in 2019, it did happen again. This time in Brumadinho. And it was even worse; killing 270 people. Investigations showed that mining executives consistently ...

The fossil fuel based energy system has shaped capitalism and our geopolitical order. TNI's 12th State of Power report unveils the corporate and financial actors that underpin this order, the dangers of an unjust energy transition, lessons for movements of resistance, and the possibilities for transformative change.

Mia's tough. A fighter. She's been fighting her entire life. When she was a child, she fought her older sister—Debra. Later, she fought Joyce, her mama. Now, most days, she has to fight the feelings of self-loathing and doubt that accompany her through the halls of John L. LeFlore.A year ago, at Phillips Prep, Mia was part of the "in crowd," mostly because she had been friends with Chandra Thomas since elementary. But things are changing, and Mia is slowly falling out of Chandra's ...

Young Andre Mitchell is a gifted football player who is adept at dodging tackles and dodging trouble. In junior high he was a star. But now—in high school—Dre must not only make the grade in the classroom, he must hold his own on the field and in the streets.At John L. LeFlore, Dre is a small fish in a pond full of piranhas. He's uncertain if new love interests can be trusted, or if old puppy love can mature. All of this becomes even more complicated when a run-in with local thugs ...

Tracey is an honor student, a teacher's pet, and the only black grandchild of the mulatto Kauffman Family. After generations of carefully-chosen mates, the Kauffmans have diluted just about every trace of Africa out of them. That is, unti Tracey's doting father went against his mother's wishes and married a smart, ambitious girl with beautiful ebony skin and features that call to a black man like West-African djembe drums.Tracey takes after her mother, at least when it comes to ski...