Statements by the Revolutionary Left Party (Syria) and Socialist Alliance (Australia) opposing the Syrian regime’s genocidal attacks on the Rojava revolution.

Statements by Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union, Democratic Union Party and Kongra Star Coordination denouncing the Damascus transitional administration’s attacks on Rojava and North and East Syria.

Rasti Delizo looks at what underpins US-China tensions and the dangers posed for the Asia-Pacific region.

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.

Chris Slee — Lenin’s writings make clear that imperialism is not just an economic phenomenon. Political and military aspects also matter.

Anderson Bean — Trump’s attack on Venezuela should be understood as a stab at “hegemonic crisis management.”

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.