Donald Trump
Denys Pilash discusses the implications of the shift in US policy towards Russia, the threat posed by the rising global axis of extreme reaction, and the need for a renewed internationalism that opposes all oppressors.
CPI(ML) Liberation — While the US’ continental neighbours are standing up to the Trump administration’s tariff threats and arrogant posturing, India’s Modi government has adopted a policy of quiet capitulation.
US-China alignment under Trump and lessons from Ukraine for the Philippines
Reihana Mohideen — Like Ukraine, the Philippines could be reduced to a pawn in the US power play with China.
Cyn Huang and Michaela Brangan discuss the significance of Trump’s attacks on hard-won rights and his administration’s policy shift on Gaza, Ukraine and Europe.
Trump 2.0: A new stage of imperialism
Paul Clarke — We are facing a new era of heightened US nationalism, imperialist bullying and oligarchic rule by diktat.
The Trump-Putin axis and its impact on global politics
Peter Hudis — Trump’s forging of a political alliance with Putin at the expense of Ukraine may not be totally unexpected, but its speed and extent represent a dramatic transformation of world politics.
Trump’s United States: Resisting the ‘everything, everywhere all at once’ blitzkrieg
Max Elbaum — MAGA’s fast-moving coup is upending the longstanding arrangements that have undergirded domestic politics and the US role in the world. What does this mean for the resistance, and how can the US left maximize its impact?
Oleksandr Kyselov — With a madman in the White House, all pretences have fallen away and raw power again reigns supreme. But if the left acts in a quick and determined manner now, it can help give peace a chance.
Russian political prisoner Boris Kagarlitsky on the Moscow-Washington axis
Boris Kagarlitsky — Washington’s new orientation is towards dominance, one that does not take into account the interests or rights of others, and in which Russia is being openly offered the role of junior partner.
Li Andersson discusses the challenges posed by Russia’s war in Ukraine and Trump’s return.
Russian left statements: ‘The Putin-Trump “peace talks” will bring nothing but new imperialist wars’
On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian Socialists for Peace Without Annexations and Posle Media put forward a revolutionary left stance on the Trump-Putin negotiations.
Ukraine Solidarity Network-US — Anyone with an ounce of compassion wants this war to end as soon as possible, but it is morally unacceptable for outsiders to demand that Ukraine surrender.