Imperialism & War > United States
Nato paralysis and US decline
17 Jun 2011
No candidate to replace the USA exists or looks likely to arise, writes James Turley
False history and lip service
14 Dec 2017
Far from aiding the ‘peace process’, writes Yassamine Mather, Trump’s Jerusalem announcement will act as an encouragement to Israeli expansionism
Descent into farce
30 Nov 2017
Yassamine Mather reports on crown prince Salman’s latest attempts to stoke up conflict
New alliance against Iran
23 Nov 2017
In response to Trump’s ever more bellicose anti-Iran campaign, Putin has strengthened Russia’s links with the Iran-Syria-Hezbollah axis of resistance. The world is getting ever more dangerous, warns Yassamine Mather
Iran, Kurdistan and the left
03 Nov 2017
How can we achieve principled communist unity in the Middle East? We spoke to Mohammad Reza Shalgouni, a member of the Organisation of Revolutionary Workers of Iran (Rahe Kargar)
Six degrees of Harvey Weinstein
19 Oct 2017
What does the downfall of one of the film industry’s most powerful men tell us? Paul Demarty investigates
Redrawing the map
19 Oct 2017
Why is Trump abandoning the nuclear deal? Yassamine Mather looks beyond the rhetoric
Still on the cards
12 Oct 2017
A US attack on Iran is far from impossible, warns Yassamine Mather
New assault on migrants
21 Sep 2017
Trump’s latest moves emphasise once again the need for the left to get its act together, writes Peter Moody
Not enforcing juche
14 Sep 2017
In the last analysis North Korea’s ‘rogue state’ status results from US strategic requirements, writes Mike Macnair
Left wing of the permissible
07 Sep 2017
As the Democratic Socialists of America begin to make an impact, Jim Creegan analyses the politics of its founder, Michael Harrington
Possibilities and challenges
07 Sep 2017
Are Donald Trump, Jeremy Corbyn and Marine Le Pen from the same mould? Kevin Bean completes his analysis
Part and parcel of global capital
07 Sep 2017
Instead of creating illusions in ‘regime change from above’, writes Yassamine Mather, we must offer support and solidarity to workers like Reza Shahabi
Understanding the ‘populist moment’
31 Aug 2017
Populism has been used as a catch-all definition covering everyone from Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders to Evo Morales and Rodrigo Duterte. But what is populism and what is its historical background? Kevin Bean gives some answers
Oppression from all sides
10 Aug 2017
Iraqi communist Haifa Zangana addressed the London Communist Forum on August 6
Lord of chaos
10 Aug 2017
Donald Trump’s reign is turning into a fiasco, writes Paul Demarty, who is concerned about his plans to regain the initiative