Gilbert Achcar discusses the fall of the al-Assad dynasty in Syria, its implications on the Palestinians’ struggle and the hypocrisy of Western powers.
Yemen’s Ansar Allah: On the Houthi movement’s roots, governance and resistance
Helen Lackner — Until it fired missiles and drones against Israel in October 2023, the Yemeni Houthi movement, officially known as Ansar Allah, remained largely unknown in the Global North.
The revolution in North and East Syria after the fall of Assad
Chris Slee looks at the history and prospects for the revolution in north and east Syria, also known as the Rojava revolution.
Mazloum Abdi assesses the changes in Syria since the fall of the Assad regime, the attacks by Turkey and its mercenaries on Rojava, and developments in dialogues with the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham administration and between Kurdish political parties.
Statements: On the tenth anniversary of the liberation of Kobani
Statements by the Syrian Democratic Forces, Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and People's Defense Units on the tenth anniversary of the liberation of Kobani.
Syria: A new model for women or misogynistic regimes?
Halide Türkoğlu — As Syria transitions into a new phase of governance, the gains made by women under the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria could offer a transformative model for democratic coexistence.
Asserting a Philippine foreign policy of cooperative peace for the Southeast Asian Sea
Rasti Delizo — The geostrategic rivalry between the US and China sharply rages on throughout the Eastern Hemisphere, impinging on the littoral states around the Southeast Asian Sea.
Imperialism: ‘Antagonistic cooperation’ or antagonistic contradictions? A reply to Promise Li
Michael Pröbsting — Imperialism today is not a system characterised by “antagonistic cooperation” but rather by antagonistic contradictions.
The Cologne dilemma: Post-Soviet anti-war left émigré debate Ukraine war
Pavel Kuznetsov looks at how the first forum of left-wing émigrés in post-Soviet history ended in a split.
Pavel Kudyukin (University Solidarity, Russia): ‘Through struggle we will obtain our rights’
Pavel Kudyukin — For scientists and teachers in Russia, the demands for political freedoms, intellectual freedom and freedom of scientific research are not only political but professional demands.
European conservatives are at an inflection point
Natascha Strobl — Moving away from its historic role, conservatism is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from the far right.
Trump’s war on China in Latin America
Steve Ellner — Trump’s threats against Panama, Canada and Greenland, albeit unachievable, lay the groundwork for a more “rational” strategy of targeting China and singling out real adversaries such as Cuba and Venezuela.