Michael Pröbsting

Putin and Xi

'Empire-ism' vs a Marxist analysis of imperialism: Continuing the debate with Argentinian economist Claudio Katz on Great Power rivalry, Russian imperialism and the Ukraine War

Michael Pröbsting — Relations between Great Powers cannot be understood in isolation but rather have to be viewed in the context of fundamental class contradictions within a given historical stage of a mode of production.
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Inter-imperialist rivalry: China surpasses the US in robot density

Michael Pröbsting — One of the key debates among socialists today is the class character of China. This is hardly surprising since China is not only the most populous country on the planet but its rivalry with the U.S. also constitutes a pivot of the world situation.
Lysychansk

The gigantic destruction of Ukrainian society

Michael Pröbsting - Russia’s war against Ukraine has had devastating consequences for the country’s economy and society.
Europe Japan

Europe and Japan: A call for independent imperialism – On an interesting article by a former editor of 'The Economist'

Michael Pröbsting - Several events in the past few years have provoked profound instability in relations between the imperialist Great Powers. It is therefore not surprising that ideologists and strategic thinkers of the ruling class are working hard to elaborate analyses and perspectives on how their respective Great Power can best respond to the challenges of the current period.
We are determined to liberate Taiwan!

Did the Chinese Communist Party always consider Taiwan as part of the Chinese nation?

Michael Pröbsting - A highly interesting academic study – published nearly half a century ago – casts a light on the Chinese Communists’ position on Taiwan in the past.

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