China

Youngsu Won — North Korea is an enigma in many senses of the word, but leader Kim Jong Un’s decision to send troops to fight in Russia’s war on Ukraine shocked many in South Korea and internationally.

Greg Godels argues that the road to defeating imperial aggression — US or any other — is to win the working class to the fight with a class-oriented program that attacks the roots of imperialism: capitalism.

Cyn Huang and Daniil Sapunkov discuss the US presidential election result and what it likely impacts on politics at home and abroad.

Ashley Smith — The Left, social movements, and unions cannot rely on the Democrats, who are responsible for Trump’s victory. Rather, it needs to build an independent resistance committed to fighting for our own demands.

Michael Pröbsting — Contrary to Claudio Katz’s claims that world capitalism is domination of a single US-led “Empire”, it continues to be characterised by inter-imperialist rivalry.

Ashley Smith explores the practical implications of the rise of China for socialists and activists fighting for a better and more just world today.

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”.

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 — The election results show that the mere threat of a reactionary turn was not enough. Liberals are now doomed to reap the fruits of their catastrophic policies, the dire consequences of which will affect not only the United States but the entire world.

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.

Steve Ellner lays out his views on anti-US imperialism, how this should factor into the left’s appraisal of China and Latin America’s Pink Tide governments, and what this means for international solidarity activists.

Hau-wai critically engages with Zi-yuet’s call for rebuilding Hong Kong's democratic movements.