Imperialism

Adam Hanieh on the US kidnapping of Maduro and its consequences for the geopolitical landscape.

William I Robinson — Beyond the seizure of Venezuela’s oil and mineral resources, the January 3 invasion is inscribed within the epochal crisis of global capitalism.

Éric Toussaint analyses Trump’s National Security Strategy document, placing it in its historical, economic and ideological context.

Don Fitz — Greenland is closer to Venezuela than they appear on a map.

Zbigniew Marcin Kowalewski presents the historical characteristics of Russian imperialism.

Daniel Chavez — The logic unfolding in Venezuela reveals something more complicated than straightforward resource extraction.

The Second Meeting of the International Committee projected the 2026 Antifascist Conference as a strategic space for unity, solidarity, and struggle against fascism and imperialism.

Michael Pröbsting — Trump’s new National Security Strategy is not only a crucial document for understanding the current state of US imperialism; it closes a debate that began with the onset of a new historic period in 2008/09.

Jonathan Lefèvre and Tony Busselen examine how Sudan’s civil war is rooted in imperial exploitation, foreign interference, and competing regional powers.

William Jefferies — China’s Great Power status is contested by two groups of Marxists: those who view it as socialist and those who deny its challenge to US hegemony. Neither argument stands up to scrutiny.

Blanca Missé looks at inter-imperialist rivalry today, the need to oppose all imperialisms and the case for a class-based internationalism.

Blanca Missé argues for reclaiming Lenin’s method for analysing imperialism and suggests updates, particularly on understanding China and Russia’s global status.