Europe

Outside the National Assembly, the symbol of ‘The Law’ stands over a political arena where the meaning of democracy and popular sovereignty is fiercely contested

Where will France go? Interview with La France Insoumise

Walden Bello interviews various leaders of La France Insoumise.
Janis Ehling

‘We rose like the phoenix from the ashes’: Interview with Die Linke’s Janis Ehling

Walden Bello interviews the man behind Die Linke’s come-from-behind victory in the February 2025 Bundestag elections.
Rally Russian troops out

Unwavering support for Ukraine

Ukraine is still resisting heroically Russia’s imperialist war of annexation, writes Fred Leplat.
Workers assemble solar panels at a factory of Jiangsu DMEGC New Energy Co. in Suqian, China, 22 July 2025. Photo: IMAGO / VCG

Green capitalism is not dead yet

Philipp Köncke looks at how the Chinese party-state overtook the West in the renewable energy market.
Bjarke Friborg

Bjarke Friborg (Red-Green Alliance, Denmark): ‘There is no contradiction between military support for Ukraine and criticising NATO and the arms industry’

Bjarke Friborg discusses his recent visit to Ukraine and why the Nordic left is making great strides in its thinking on issues of popular defence and security in Europe.
Labor Party leader Jonas Gahr Store and his wife Marit Slagsvold vote in the 2025 General Election at Uranienborg School in Oslo.

Norway election: Labour narrowly holds on to power amid uncertainty

Ellen Engelstad — In the end the left bloc won the election, but the vote has delivered a far less convincing mandate for change than the previous one
Ukraine emergency services

Ukraine must receive all it needs to win a just peace! European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine statement and petition

European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine — After Trump’s “summits” with Putin and European leaders, Ukraine confronts the immediate prospect of an unjust “peace” settlement that rewards the Russian aggressor.
Marc Botenga

Challenging the EU’s deadly partnership with Israel

Marc Botenga on how Europe’s inaction on Gaza amounts to legal and moral complicity.
Poland Ukraine map

As Nawrocki becomes Polish president, grievances with Ukraine resurface: Why history still divides Warsaw and Kyiv?

Andrea Braschayko, Francesco Brusa and Szymon Martys look at the visible intensification of debates around the painful legacy of Polish-Ukrainian historical relations.
Jeremy Corbyn  Zarah Sultana

Jeremy Corbyn & Zarah Sultana (Britain): ‘It’s time for a new kind of political party. One that belongs to you.’

Two prominent left-wing British MPs, Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, have issued a joint statement to announce they are setting up a new party.
protest in Britain

Britain: A new left party emerges?

A new left party is on the cards, but it is unclear what is going on behind the scenes. Simon Hannah looks at the bigger issues a new party needs to address.

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