Imperialism

The ecosocialist alternative: An interview with Sabrina Fernandes

Sabrina Fernandes puts the case for ecosocialism, notes some of its important contributions to modern Marxist theory, and explains why we need an eco-territorial internationalism.
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US-supervised globalisation, China’s rise and the imperialisms of our time: An interview with Benjamin Bürbaumer

Benjamin Bürbaumer discusses why capitalism leads great powers to resort to coercion, how Western Europe became integrated into US capitalism, and whether China could displace a declining US with a new Sino-centred capitalism.
Milei and Trump

The new frontyard: Why Latin America has become the playground for imperial and fascist experiments

William Callison and Verónica Gago unpacking Trump's end game in Latin America.
Photo: Amado Becquer Casaballe / Archivo General de la Nación

Las Malvinas and the national question

A flag at the World Cup reopened a debate that goes beyond the Falklands/Malvinas issue, writes Martín Mosquera.
Trump walking on Earth

Ecology, Trump’s new colonialism and a non-dogmatic theory of imperialism: An interview with Ana Cristina Carvalhaes

Ana Cristina Carvalhaes argues for a non-dogmatic theory of imperialism, which incorporates ecology, understands Trump’s aggressive neo-colonialist shift and recognises sub-imperialist countries.
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The Philippines: Is Akbayan now supporting the US against China?

Partido Lakas ng Masa challenge Akbayan’s Perci Cendaña’s statement lauding national defence secretary Gibo Teodoro as a defender of Philippine sovereignty and respond to attacks by an Akbayan supporter.
Trump hormuz strait

Militarised accumulation and the irrational rationality of the Iran war

At the level of the global economy, the Iran war appears deeply irrational. It has disrupted trade, raised energy prices and fed inflation. Yet it continues. Dmitry Pozhidaev explains why.
Islamic Republic of Iran flag

Iran and the Western left

Anti-imperialism has become a key priority for the global left. Cihan Tuğal looks at how we can best mobilise a mass anti-imperialist movement.
Image by Edgar Serrano.

With war on Iran, Venezuela and Cuba, US imperialism enters a new stage — The left needs to take a close look at it

Trump’s actions against Iran, Venezuela and Cuba have few parallels in modern history. Steve Ellner argues they call for a reevaluation of analysis and strategy on the left.
Hughenden Strike Camp, Queensland, 1891. State Library of Queensland.

Working class support for One Nation (Part II): In defence of the explanation

Lisbeth Latham looks at criticisms of the labour aristocracy thesis, arguing that they rest on analytical errors worth examining carefully as they illuminate why the left struggles to explain working class support for One Nation.
Opening march of the Porto Alegre Antifa Conference on March 26, 2026, with over 5,000 protesters. Photo: CADTM, cc.

The Porto Alegre anti-fascist and anti-imperialist convergence — Between unprecedented success and major obstacles

Eric Toussaint — The Porto Alegre anti-fascist and anti-imperialist conference marked a significant moment of internationalist renewal in a global context characterised by the far right’s rise and the proliferation of conflicts.
Opening March March 2026

The Anti-Fascist and Anti-Imperialist Conference: Achievements, challenges and opportunities (plus statements)

Manuel Rodriguez Banchs, Penelope Duggan, Israel Dutra, Antoine Larrache, João Machado, Reymund de Silva and Eric Toussaint reflect on the 1st Anti-Fascist Conference for the Sovereignty of Peoples. Plus statements from Fourth International and European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine.