Ociel Alí López — Authoritarian drift and political blackmail shape the runoff election in Ecuador, where incumbent President Daniel Noboa won Sunday’s vote.

Augusto Barrera Guarderas, Franklin Ramírez Gallegos and Pablo Ospina Peralta give their opinions on Ecuador's elections and what the results portend for the country's political future and the fate of democracy.

Michael Pröbsting — While Foster and Ness make correct criticisms of left-wing authors who ignore imperialist superexploitation of semicolonial countries, both fail to understand the essence of the Marxist theory of imperialism.

Sean Kenji Starrs — It is important to look beyond the headlines at structural power, namely security, finance, production and knowledge, to get a more accurate view of China’s potential and limitations as a global power.

Anti*Capitalist Resistance — We reject imperialist rearmament and instead argue for a new internationalism of the people.

Christopher Ford — Ukraine’s fight for freedom is intrinsically linked to the global battle against reactionary forces.

Adam Hanieh — We cannot understand the Gaza genocide today, or the crucial place of the Middle East in US geopolitical ambitions, without centering the ongoing centrality of oil to capitalism.

Socialist Project — The growing threat of the right must be addressed. But this must not come at the expense of dissolving socialist politics into coalitions whose strategies have been responsible for the growth of hard-right forces in the first place.

Dmitry Pozhidaev — Trump’s tariffs are less a blueprint for industrial renewal than a prelude to a new techno-nationalist order organised around capital control, technological dominance and regional economic blocs.

Dmitrii Kovalev explains who are the Left for Peace without Annexations and their stance towards the key questions facing Russian anti-war activists.

Emre Öngün — It is necessary to understand the context behind Imamoğlu's arrest and the PKK peace process, two seemingly contradictory dynamics, to grasp the potentials and pitfalls Turkey's democratic movement faces.

William Jefferies — James Doughney’s attempted refutation of Karl Marx’s law of the tendency of the rate of profit to fall is thoughtful and thorough, but ultimately wrong.