Imperialism

Liminal time: The age of uncertainty
Álvaro García Linera — We are witnessing the slow and melancholic disintegration of the old free market order and the nascent rise of various alternative models, none of which has secured a definitive foothold yet.

Foreign direct investment: The opium for development
Dmitry Pozhidaev — If religion is the opium of the people, FDI is the opium of development: it creates an appearance of development while undermining and restricting development opportunities.

US empire, global capitalism and the ‘internationalisation’ of states: An interview with Sam Gindin
Sam Gindin discusses the rise of the US empire, its role in creating a truly global capitalism and the challenges it faces today.

Western imperialism’s ideological crisis
Michael Pröbsting — There are glaring and growing contradictions between the official ideological justifications and actual foreign policies of Western imperialism.

The ‘multipolar world’: A euphemism to support multiple imperialisms
Frederick Thon Ángeles, Manuel Rodríguez Banchs and Jorge Lefevre Tavárez put forward 18 ideas about the new world order, the dangers of rising inter-imperial conflict, and the need to build an independent pole anchored in the international working class.

Ukraine at a turning point: Imperialism, national liberation and solidarity
Ilya Budraitskis, Hanna Perekhoda and Simon Pirani on the global ramifications of Putin’s effort to erase Ukraine’s right to self-determination and the challenges it pose to those seeking to solidarize with victims of imperialism.

Framing Palestine: Israel, the Gulf states, and US power in the Middle East
Adam Hanieh provides an alternative approach to understanding Palestine – one that is framed by the wider region and the Middle East’s central place in our fossil fuel-centred world.

Russia’s delinking from the West: The great equalizer
Dmitry Pozhidaev — In combination with growing state capitalism and the war economy, Russia’s delinking has created additional internal investment opportunities and fiscal space for income redistribution.