Imperialism & War
Grounds for optimism
03 Feb 2011
Israeli socialist Moshé Machover talks to Mark Fischer about the implications of the uprising in Egypt for the whole region
Victim of the global hegemon
12 Sep 2019
Following Trump’s cancellation of talks, Yassamine Mather looks back at the disaster that is Afghanistan.
Main enemy is at home ... and abroad
05 Sep 2019
Erdoğan’s attempts to crush the Kurds face constant frustration, reports Esen Uslu.
Looking for foreign success
05 Sep 2019
Yassamine Mather asks what effect the presidential campaign will have on US relations with the Islamic Republic.
We need a game plan
16 Aug 2019
Protest politics always reach their limits and eventually fizzle out, argues Paul Demarty.
Poised to invade Rojava
08 Aug 2019
Esen Uslu examines Erdoğan’s plans for establishing protectorates in Kurdish areas in Syria and Iraq.
Island illusions
08 Aug 2019
The political crisis in Hong Kong needs to be seen in the context of global politics, argues Paul Demarty.
Profits on the fall
02 Aug 2019
The US officially admits its figures for the last three years were wrong. Michael Roberts comments on the revisions.
From golden age to age of austerity
02 Aug 2019
Trump’s trade war with China and Brexit poses major challenges to globalised capital, argues Yassamine Mather. This article is based on a recent talk given to Cambridge University Persian Society.
Another day, another tirade
25 Jul 2019
Democrat establishment joins Trump in attacking the ‘squad’ as a ‘bunch of communists’, reports Peter Moody
Tanker wars and propaganda
25 Jul 2019
The war of words between America and Iran is becoming more and more dangerous, warns Yassamine Mather
Fifty years on
25 Jul 2019
A new space race has begun. Rival powers aim to get to the moon and then perhaps go all the way to Mars. Jack Conrad says this is all about national prestige, not adding to humanity’s body of scientific knowledge
A vizier or a jester?
18 Jul 2019
As Erdoğan plays the US off against Russia, Esen Uslu asks if his optimism is misplaced
Turkey’s arms industry is on a war footing - High-risk foreign adventures
12 Jul 2019
Erdoğan has been engaging in lavish military spending despite the poor state of the economy, reports Esen Uslu
Corbyn, Tehran and fake news
12 Jul 2019
Yassmine Mather shows that the mainstream media have little or no regard for the truth
G20 and trade war
04 Jul 2019
Osaka saw a truce between the US and China. But the trade war will break out again. This is a struggle for global supremacy and, reckons Michael Roberts, the odds are that China will win