Michael Pröbsting
Western imperialism’s ideological crisis
Michael Pröbsting — There are glaring and growing contradictions between the official ideological justifications and actual foreign policies of Western imperialism.
Michael Pröbsting — Developments in the second decade of the twentieth century demonstrated that a dominating currency does not guarantee the hegemonic role of a declining Great Power.
Michael Pröbsting — The struggle against imperialist aggression and wars has always been an elementary feature of the revolutionary program in modern times.
The Global South has become the focus of inter-imperialist rivalry
Michael Pröbsting — We have entered a historic period where several imperialist Great Powers are rivalling for hegemony. This development is accelerating global instability, wars and economic crisis.
Egypt: EU, IMF prop up General Sisi dictatorship
Michael Pröbsting — Why are imperialist powers so eager to give billions of US Dollars to Egypt’s regime? The answer lies in the nature of dictatorship
Pro-Palestine solidarity and capitalist double-speak in the Middle East
Michael Pröbsting — Middle Eastern governments denounce Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinian people in Gaza but refuse to rupture their economic relations with the Zionist state.
On the end of US imperialism: ‘Wall Street Journal’ interviews disillusioned diplomat Richard Haass
Michael Pröbsting — In a recent WSJ interview, US foreign policy guru Richard Haass offered a disillusioned prospect for the imperialist world order in general and for the US’s role as a global hegemon in particular.
A huge shift in public opinion: Israel’s war on Gaza and the Arab World
Michael Pröbsting — Recent votes in the UN General Assembly have demonstrated that never before has the US been so isolated on a crucial issue of world politics. The shift in public opinion is particularly strong in the Arab world.
Michael Pröbsting — The latest edition of the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ annual Armed Conflict Survey paints a grim picture of the crisis-ridden capitalist world order.
Michael Pröbsting discusses the important changes that have occurred within the global imperialist system in recent decades and its implications for revolutionary strategy today.
BRICS+: An imperialist-led alliance
Michael Pröbsting — The expansion of BRICS reflects the rise of Chinese and Russian imperialism at the cost of their Western rivals.
Russian imperialism and its monopolies
Michael Pröbsting — Some on the left still claim Russia is not an imperialist power (and hence a lesser evil than Western rivals). This is a discussion not just of theoretical interest but also of political importance.