US imperialism
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.
Statements: Hands off Cuba! End the US blockade!
Statements by Socialist Alliance (Australia), Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, Partido Lakas ng Masa (the Philippines) and Socialist Party of Malaysia opposing US imperialism’s latest threats against Cuba and in solidarity with the Cuban people.
US imperialism, Madurismo without Maduro and Venezuelan sovereignty after January 3
Malfred Gerig looks at why the January 3 US military assault occurred, what the new Delcy Rodríguez government represents and what it all means for Venezuelan sovereignty.
Why is the US attacking Venezuela?
Chris Slee — Several reasons explain US hostility to the Maduro government.
Iran: Currency shock, budget politics and class conflict
Siyavash Shahabi explores the roots of Iran’s crisis and the currents that make up the recent wave of resistance.
Governing crisis: Sanctions, austerity and social unrest in Iran
Ida Nikou — Recent protests triggered by currency collapse and price shocks expose how sanctions have reconfigured state power, enabling austerity and insider accumulation rather than relief.
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.
Iran in revolt: Neoliberalization, sanctions, repression
Kayhan Valadbaygi — Deep political-economic transformations are causing recurrent waves of unrest, with no long-term solution in sight.
Venezuela: Epitaph for a revolution?
Luís Bonilla-Molina — The question everyone has asked is: could the January 3 imperialist attack on Venezuela spark a revolutionary response? Subsequent events have shattered that illusion.