Iran Israel war

Middle East on the brink: Current situation and future prospects

Imran Kamyana — The new chaos emerging in the Middle East is not showing any signs of abating. Instead, it holds immense potential for further escalation, intensifying destruction and bloodshed.
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What’s next for the Nigerian left?

Ayoola Babalola — Although the #EndBadGovernance protests attempted to address lingering questions from the #EndSARS era, the potential for the left to transform Nigeria’s political landscape remains a question.
From Left: Col Assimi Goïta of Mali, General Abdourahamane Tchiani of Niger, and Capt Ibrahim Traoré of Burkinabé.

How West Africa’s military juntas exploit anti-French sentiments for support but undermine human rights

Alex Batubo — The main claim by West African military juntas, when they took power in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, was that they would address the security issues in their countries. Instead have inflicted further attacks on human rights.
Lenin Trump

The logic of Trump versus the logic of Lenin

Paul Le Blanc — Those who share Lenin’s commitments have a responsibility to adapt his perspectives to what has unfolded over the past hundred years. In doing so, we must face a key aspect of Trumpism’s superiority as a global political force.
Kokila Annamalai Parvathi

Socialist Party of Malaysia: Solidarity with Singaporean activist Kokila Annamalai Parvathi

The Socialist Party of Malaysia stands in solidarity with Kokila Annamalai Parvathi, a concerned citizen of Singapore who is facing censorship for voicing out her conscience.
UN headquarters

The United Nations: Balancing high ideals and harsh realities

Dmitry Pozhidaev — Criticism of the UN has never been as harsh as it is today, with the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East exposing its perceived inability to address them.
bombing in Lebanon

Hezbollah’s dilemma

Gilbert Achcar — Hezbollah is now facing the dilemma of its dual loyalty, in a way that affects its vital interests.
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Ukraine: To defeat Russia, people must have a stake in the country’s future

Oleksandr Kyselov — People should have a stake in the country’s future and respect for human dignity must be at the core of a society that asks its members to risk their lives for it.
Boris Kagarlitsky at rally

Boris Kagarlitsky: A letter from prison on the situation of the Russian left

Boris Kagarlitsky sent the following letter to the October 8 online conference “Boris Kagarlitsky and the Challenges of the Left Today”, to be read as part of the panel on the situation of the left in Russia.
Protest in Russia

Boris Kagarlitsky: Change is inevitable

In a new letter from prison, Boris Kagarlitsky discusses the global crisis of our time, ongoing wars, the economy and the collapse of the familiar world order in Western Europe, where the far right is gaining popularity.
Photo composition showing Antonio Gramsci’s face with butterflies and flowers. Photo: La Tinta

Applying/misapplying Gramsci’s passive revolution to Latin America

Steve Ellner — A distinction needs to be made between critical support for the Pink Tide and the passive revolution analysis that gets translated into frontal opposition to those governments.
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Sotsialnyi Rukh (Social Movement): The path to victory and the tasks of the Ukrainian left

One of the key decisions of the Social Movement (Sotsialnyi Rukh) conference, which took place in Kyiv on October 5-6, 2024, was the adoption of the resolution, “The path to victory and the tasks of the Ukrainian left”.