China
Geopolitical conflicts, anti-imperialism and internationalism in times of ‘reactionary acceleration’
Jaime Pastor — An increasingly authoritarian neoliberalism is spreading, not only in the South but increasingly in the North, with the threat of a “reactionary acceleration”.
The logic of imperialism’s ‘Maritime Great Game’ in the Southeast Asian Sea
Rasti Delizo — A fresh inter-imperialist conflict is mounting in the form of a ‘Maritime Great Game’, and it is swiftly accelerating across the Southeast Asian Sea.
Boris Kagarlitsky on the US elections, Trump, peace talks and prospects for world war
From a Russian penal colony, Boris Kagarlitsky responses to questions about the US elections, its potential impacts on the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine and prospects for a new world war.
Rebuilding Hong Kong’s democratic movements in retreat: A response to Zi‑yuet
Hau-wai critically engages with Zi-yuet’s call for rebuilding Hong Kong's democratic movements.
Imperialism as antagonistic cooperation
Promise Li — Economic interdependence has shown surprising resilience even across rival geopolitical blocs. Existing theories of imperialism fail to fully account for these seemingly contradictory dimensions of today’s world system.
State of the world: Economic crisis and geopolitical rivalries
Claude Serfati — The global space is being transformed under the dual pressure of economic dynamics and geopolitical rivalries.
Russian imperialism: Economic and military aspects
Chris Slee — Economic statistics are not the sole basis for deciding if a country is imperialist. We also have to look at factors such as military strength and military interventions abroad.
On the transformation of social property relations under China’s party-state regime
Michael Pröbsting outlines how Marxist state theory accounts for China’s political regime overseeing one mode of production and then facilitated its transformation into another.