Imperialism & War
Grounds for optimism
Clarity as to the reality
19 Jul 2018
The open racism of Netanyahu is preferable to the platitudes of liberal Zionism, argues Tony Greenstein
Revenge of the global hegemon
19 Jul 2018
Donald Trump’s attacks on his Nato and European ‘foes’ give us a lesson in global realities, writes Eddie Ford
Complicity in torture
12 Jul 2018
The details of ‘extraordinary rendition’ are finally out in the open. Yassamine Mather looks at the UK’s responsibility for ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’
Ethnic cleansing continues
05 Jul 2018
Israel is moving Palestinians into bleak and desolate townships located next to rubbish dumps, writes Tony Greenstein
Gaining momentum
05 Jul 2018
The campaign to reinstate Stan Keable has growing support
Vulnerable to a major slump
28 Jun 2018
The consolidation of Erdoğan’s rule and the intensification of repression cannot prevent the impending economic crisis, writes Michael Roberts
US ramps up the pressure
28 Jun 2018
Principled left says no to regime change from above. Yassamine Mather gives them critical support
Not a Sunni-Shia conflict
21 Jun 2018
The nightmare that is Yemen has not only been brought about by regional rivalries. US and British arms sales and diplomatic support are vital, writes Yassamine Mather
Result may hinge on Kurds
21 Jun 2018
How will Erdoğan respond, asks Esen Uslu, if he cannot get a majority?
Bad allies, bad timing
14 Jun 2018
Sometimes countries are just plain unlucky. Yassamine Mather looks at Iran and its fraught international relations
No such thing as socialist Zionism
14 Jun 2018
The historic contradictions of the Zionist left are being played out in the death throes of Meretz, writes Tony Greenstein
Space policy directive 2
31 May 2018
Donald Trump has signed a presidential directive designed to boost US space commerce and fend off any challenge from China. Jack Conrad says the left would be well advised not to welcome the latest promises of getting back to the moon and going on to Mars
Allies fall out
24 May 2018
US threats are alarming EU leaders, who fear more instability in the Middle East, writes Yassamine Mather
End of a love affair?
24 May 2018
The relationship between US Jews and Israel is becoming more and more strained, argues Moshé Machover. This is an edited version of his talk to the May 22 London Communist Forum
Seventy years of colonial terror
17 May 2018
The state of Israel is based on war, colonial expansion and dispossession, writes Yassamine Mather