Russia

Chris Slee — Some rightly denounce NATO’s military build-up, but refuse to do the same with Russia’s military build-up and invasion of Ukraine. Yet both are diverting resources to war, while neglecting their people and the environment.

Where do Russia’s environmental, human-rights, and Indigenous movements overlap? Kirill Medvedev discusses new forms of struggle across Russia’s internal borders.

Dmitry Pozhidaev — Russia’s war in Ukraine is not simply a geopolitical miscalculation or ideological excess, but a structurally embedded feature of its capitalist accumulation regime.

Lev Yurkevych ‘Ukraine and the War’ is the earliest concise Marxist analysis of the Ukrainian question to be presented to international socialists.

Vladimir Plotnikov — Supporting Ukraine does not mean supporting NATO. It means being on the side of the oppressed people against the oppressor.

Dave Holmes — Instead of an all-out emergency mobilisation to deal with global warming, NATO countries are boosting military spending.

Simon Pirani — With militarism and authoritarianism on the rise, the anti-war protests in Russia have international significance.

Gilbert Achcar discusses his new book ‘The Gaza Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective’ and the political events that gave rise to it.

Despite severe restrictions on political prisoners, Boris Kagarlitsky continues to analyse global developments. Here, he offers a sharp and often ironic reflection on the dynamics behind Trump’s return to power.

Rasti Delizo explains the rise of new imperialist powers and faulty logic behind multipolarity, and argues for an anti-imperialism rooted in working-class solidarity.

Eleven Russian political prisoners have issued an appeal to all international leaders who care about the suffering of people for their beliefs.

Ilya Budraitskis on the rise of the far right and anti-fascist strategies.