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
Do the evolution
23 Jan 2025
Going from left to right is a well-trodden path. Paul Demarty traces the development of the ‘last Marxist’ from Spartacism to Trump cheerleader
After the ceasefire
23 Jan 2025
Our solution can only be feasible if it is regional and socialist. Nothing else works strategically. Moshé Machover looks at the prospects following the ceasefire deal and in light of the new Trump administration
War, politics, economics
23 Jan 2025
Starting with Carl von Clausewitz and a critical examination of what he actually said. Mike Macnair looks at pre-capitalist and capitalist times and the relationship between war and business
Questions of war and peace
23 Jan 2025
Once again it has become common to talk about genocide and the danger of nuclear war. How should we respond? Paul Cooper reports on last weekend’s Winter Communist University
Arithmetic of genocide
23 Jan 2025
While the official numbers killed in Gaza is certainly an underestimate, the state, aided by the BBC, tries to muddy the waters, writes Ian Spencer
Turmoil and divisions
16 Jan 2025
Far from HTS bringing stability, things continue to fragment. Yassamine Mather looks at the continued hold of rebel groups and the frustrations of neighbouring Arab states
Rise of lifeboat imperialism
16 Jan 2025
What’s the big deal about Greenland? Paul Demarty examines Donald Trump’s promised new wave of American continental colonial expansion
Atmospheric blow-dryer
16 Jan 2025
Danny Hammill argues that the LA wildfires have been made hellishly worse by urban sprawl, budget cuts and, most of all, global warming
Decade of disaster
16 Jan 2025
Last year was the hottest ever recorded and deadly heat looks like our future, writes Eddie Ford - even if we overcome capitalism
Mounting dangers and fears
09 Jan 2025
The ‘axis of resistance’ has come apart. Israel is brimming with confidence and is just itching to attack. Yassamine Mather looks over the wreckage and criticises the failures of the Iranian left
Redrawing the map
09 Jan 2025
Putting faith in the ‘axis of resistance’ and Netanyahu’s legal troubles was always woefully misplaced. The Zionist state is backed to the hilt by the global hegemon. Moshé Machover spoke to the January 5 CPGB members’ aggregate
Hitting the jackpot?
09 Jan 2025
Esen Uslu takes down Erdoğan’s fantasy that, after successfully backing HTS, he can determine the future of the region
Deserted by friends of convenience
12 Dec 2024
Iran and the Axis of Resistance have suffered yet another defeat. Yassamine Mather looks at the background and assesses the likely consequences of the fall of the House of Assad
Changing balance of forces
12 Dec 2024
The new regime in Damascus is being widely celebrated, but continued internal power struggles and regional rivalries are likely to unleash yet more conflict and suffering, says Esen Uslu
Regional causes and effects
05 Dec 2024
Civil war has erupted once again in Syria. Turkey is clearly a prime mover, but what about Israel? Then there is Russia and Iran. Yassamine Mather investigates what is a tangled web