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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

Mazloum Abdi (Syrian Democratic Forces): ‘The HTS administration and those seeking a solution to the Syrian crisis must work to stop the attacks on North and East Syria’

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.
Kobani 10 year anniversary

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.
Halide Türkoğlu cover pic

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.
Southeast Asian Sea

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.
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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.
 first forum of left-wing emigrants in post-Soviet history

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

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 Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is greeted by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the G7 Summit in Italy, 13 June 2024.

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.
Then-President Donald Trump arrives for a Latinos for Trump event, in Doral, Fla., Sept. 25, 2020

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.
Cemil Bayik, co-chair of the KCK Executive Council

‘Kurdistan is where the fate of the Middle East will be determined’: An interview with Cemil Bayik

Cemil Bayik discusses the current process regarding the solution of the Kurdish question and its connection to the ‘Third World War’ raging in the Middle East region.
Asef Bayat

Syria’s ‘delayed revolution’: An interview with Asef Bayat

Asef Bayat — The recent developments in Syria represent a new form of political change, the characteristics of which we will better understand in the future. But there is no doubt that these events are part of the Arab Spring.