China
Manila is attempting to trigger an incident with China as a pretext for US imperialism
Rasti Delizo discusses Manila's attempts to trigger incidents that could create a pretext for US intervention against China, and what a left foreign policy for the region might could like.
China–United States: Asymmetrical rivalry from a historical and internationalist perspective
Eric Toussaint — We are witnessing a conflict between two superpowers that represent two distinct forms of imperialism.
Resisting the monstrous trifecta of war, genocide and ecocide
Markela Panegyres — The only force capable of making meaningful cracks in the imperialist and capitalist armour is a mass movement of international ecosocialism.
‘Spiralling global contradictions are upending Philippine politics’
Rasti Delizo looks at the impacts of US-China tensions on Philippine politics and the left.
There’s more to oil: Why Venezuela demands a deeper analysis of US imperialism
Daniel Chavez — The logic unfolding in Venezuela reveals something more complicated than straightforward resource extraction.
What is left of the Chinese left?
Au Loong-Yu — With Trump in power, many parts of the world are swinging to the far right. But what is the situation of the left in China? And where is the Chinese far right?
Two narratives on the Hong Kong fire
Au Loong-Yu compares the 2025 Wang Fu Court fire with London’s 2017 Grenfell fire to highlight the similarities and differences between Western and Chinese capitalism.
Trump’s new National Security Strategy outlines US imperialism’s policy for a multi-polar world
Michael Pröbsting — Trump’s new National Security Strategy is not only a crucial document for understanding the current state of US imperialism; it closes a debate that began with the onset of a new historic period in 2008/09.
Frankenstein at the border: Pakistan, the Taliban, and the wounds of a region
Farooq Sulehria looks at the crisis along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the misconceptions within Pakistan’s military establishment, and the shifting global and regional power landscape.