Dmitry Pozhidaev

Trump tariff economic crash

‘Tariffs are a beautiful thing to behold’: A Marxist analysis of protectionism and the crisis of global capitalism

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.
Capitalism is not working

Reinvigorating Marx’s value theory to understand 21st century capitalism

Dmitry Pozhidaev — Guglielmo Carchedi and Michael Roberts’ new book offers a necessary counterpoint and challenge to dominant economic paradigms that continue to marginalise value theory.
Trump and Putin talking

From confrontation to engagement: The strategic logic of US rapprochement with Russia

US re-engagement with Russia under Trump came as a shock to many, particularly its European allies. Dmitry Pozhidaev looks at the deeper strategic logic underpinning this apparent tectonic shift in US foreign policy.
Lenin writing

In defence of Lenin’s writings on the national question: A response to Hanna Perekhoda

Dmitry Pozhidaev — Lenin’s vision of the national question was far from assimilationist; it was a dialectical approach that recognised proletarian internationalism could only be built on respect for national and cultural differences.
The university student-led movement has poured increasing pressure on the government.

Is Serbia’s student protest movement at an impasse?

Dmitry Pozhidaev — Unless the student protests in Serbia transform into a larger popular movement, they will gradually dissipate without leaving a lasting impact.
People attend a protest against the Serbian authorities, demanding justice for the victims of the train station roof collapse in Belgrade.

Beyond protest: Can Serbia’s student movement spark a political breakthrough?

Dmitry Pozhidaev — The student protests are significant in that they expose and deepen the fractures within Serbian capitalism, potentially laying the groundwork for more profound political shifts in the future.
Serbian election protests

Serbia in 2024: A mirror on capitalism’s global crises

Dmitry Pozhidaev — In 2024, Serbia offered a particularly clear reflection of the three core dimensions of capitalism’s crisis: political, economic and systemic.
Founding socialist Yugoslavia

Commemorating November 29, 1943: The founding of a new Yugoslavia

Dmitry Pozhidaev — On November 29, 1943, amid the turmoil of World War II, the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ) proclaimed the foundation of a new Yugoslavia that envisioned a radically different future.
Boris Kagarlitsky Long Retreat Jeremy Corbyn

Boris Kagarlitsky’s ‘The Long Retreat’: Capitalism, crisis and the left’s challenge

Dmitry Pozhidaev — By integrating historical analysis, dialectical critique and a pragmatic vision for action, Boris Kagarlitsky’s new book offers a roadmap for reclaiming the future.
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.
Nobel Prize economy winners

The Nobel Prize for Institutions: A critique of Acemoglu and Robinson’s framework

Dmitry Pozhidaev — In many ways, Acemoglu and Robinson’s framework echoes the “end of history” thesis popularised by Francis Fukuyama.
Putin meeting with Russian capitalists

Class analysis and Russian imperialism: A response to Ilya Matveev

Dmitry Pozhidaev — By focusing on ideology and Putin’s personal motivations, Matveev overlooks class dynamics and the material interests of Russia’s capitalist class, which are crucial to understanding Russia’s post-2014 foreign policy.

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