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
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
Let them drink dirty water
05 Dec 2024
Eddie Ford looks at the environmental disaster that threatens with the appointment of climate deniers, cronies and billionaires committed to ending what they call ‘excessive regulations’
Rules of the game
05 Dec 2024
As Fifa waves through the Saudi bid for the 2034 World Cup, Paul Demarty asks what it tells us about football - and global politics
Permanent state of terror
05 Dec 2024
Journalists and pro-Palestine activists are being arrested on terrorism charges. The mainstream media seems to have taken a vow of silence. So has the soft left, writes Carla Roberts
An acronym versus the hegemon
28 Nov 2024
America and its arrogant bullying is much resented. But, asks Yassamine Mather, does the expanding Brics alliance represent a viable alternative?
Notes on the war
28 Nov 2024
Volodymyr Zelensky lost no time in using Atacms and Storm Shadows. In response, Putin changed Russia’s nuclear doctrine and issued orders for an intermediate-range ballistic missile strike. Jack Conrad assesses the growing dangers of walking towards the nuclear abyss
Hypocrisy in action
28 Nov 2024
Erdoğan speaks fire and fury. Meanwhile, despite the sanctions, it is business as usual. Esen Uslu looks at the relationship between Turkey and Israel
Grand imperial claims
28 Nov 2024
America does not consider itself bound by the ‘law governed world order’. Mike Macnair gives the background to the denunciations of the International Criminal Court’s warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant
From Glasgow to Baghche
21 Nov 2024
Yassamine Mather recalls her time in Kurdistan and the courage and determination, as well as the failings, of the militant Fedai opponents of the Islamic Republic
Uncertain times
14 Nov 2024
Donald Trump’s appointments give us a clue about what to expect, but nothing more. Meanwhile Arab countries are asserting their independence out of fear of their own people, says Yassamine Mather
A strangely familiar failure
14 Nov 2024
How could the Democrats lose to that man - again? The inquest begins, but do not expect any bold thinking from the decadent consultant class, writes Paul Demarty
Notes on the war
14 Nov 2024
Donald Trump has not been slow in coming forward with his peace plan. Not surprisingly, Volodymyr Zelensky is far from keen, nor are European liberals. However, warns Jack Conrad, there is still the distinct danger of escalation and phasing into World War III
Wars and slogans
07 Nov 2024
Accepting, or adapting to, left-syndicalist excuses not to openly engage with our ideas is not the road to principled unity, argues Mike Macnair
Notes on the war
07 Nov 2024
With the freezing cold of winter fast approaching, Ukraine is increasingly dependent on nuclear power. Then there is the Storm Shadow ‘red line’, threats of nuclear war and Donald Trump. Jack Conrad comments on recent happenings and developments
Threat to nuclear sites increases
07 Nov 2024
Though Trump is only president elect he is already changing the politics of the Middle East. Things have become even more dangerous, says Yassamine Mather