Adam Hanieh on the US kidnapping of Maduro and its consequences for the geopolitical landscape.

William I Robinson — Beyond the seizure of Venezuela’s oil and mineral resources, the January 3 invasion is inscribed within the epochal crisis of global capitalism.

Statements in solidarity with Iranian protesters from Socialist Alliance (Australia), Partido Lakas ng Masa (The Philippines) and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation.

Éric Toussaint analyses Trump’s National Security Strategy document, placing it in its historical, economic and ideological context.

Don Fitz — Greenland is closer to Venezuela than they appear on a map.

Zabalaza for Socialism — We enter a new year in a time of deep crisis and danger.

Zbigniew Marcin Kowalewski presents the historical characteristics of Russian imperialism.

Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi — After the Assad regime’s collapse, many predicted the SDF would rapidly unravel from within. Those expectations have not materialised.

Rojava Information Centre — Two Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo are facing an armed assault by the forces of the Syrian government aimed at seizing control of the neighborhoods.

Reinaldo Iturriza López — As calls for restoring our violated sovereignty multiply, we should take the time to understand the silence of those with whom sovereignty resides.

Bülent Gökay & Lily Hamourtziadou — The ongoing actions against Venezuela are even more reckless than Bush’s campaign in Iraq, appearing as a disaster waiting to happen.

Luís Bonilla-Molina — Nationalist sentiment is sweeping the country, but it lacks a clear political leadership.