Middle East

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Turkey and the neofascist contagion

Gilbert Achcar — The events unfolding in Turkey since last Wednesday are extremely serious: they constitute a new and very dangerous step in the country’s slide towards the suffocation of democracy.
RLC statement on transitional constitution

Revolutionary Left Current: Syria at a crossroads — Towards freedom or tyranny

Revolutionary Left Current — The interim constitutional declaration has entrenched the very opposite of the goals and roots of the Syrian revolution.
Protest in Afrin, Rojava earlier this year in support of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan.

The Kurdish issue, Öcalan’s call and developments in Rojava

Hamit Bozarslan talks about the historical roots of the Kurdish issue, Abdullah Öcalan’s call for the PKK to disarm and recent developments in Northern and Eastern Syria.
Iranian mullahs

So-called axis of resistance: Which way forward for Palestinian liberation?

Joseph Daher discusses regional and multipolar imperialism, the limits of Iranian resistance, and the international path toward Palestinian liberation.
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Abdullah Öcalan: ‘The PKK has reached the end of its life cycle and should be dissolved’

From prison on Imrali Island, Abdullah Öcalan has issued a call to members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party to lay down their arms and dissolve the organisation.
Idlib in solidarity with Gaza, anniversary of Syrian revolution, March 2024.

The Syrian revolution, Iran and Israel: Squaring the circle, refuting myths

Michael Karadjis breaks down some myths surrounding Israel, Iran and the fall of the Assad regime.
Women lead the front row, raising their voices in protest during a demonstration in Kobane on January 16, condemning Turkey’s attack on a civilian convoy near Tishrin Dam.

‘We will fight with all our strength’: As Islamists oust Assad, women’s struggle persists in Syria

Ronahi Hassan — Women in North and East Syria are continuing to fighting for their revolutionary social model, as a hope for Syria, the Middle East, and the world.
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Joseph Daher: Connecting democratic and socio-economic issues in Syria to serve the 99%

Joseph Daher — The ability to improve socio-economic conditions is crucial to widen participation of the Syrian people in the struggles for democratic rights in the country. But the interim government is working in continuity with the previous regime.
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The emerging sub-imperial role of the United Arab Emirates in Africa

Husam Mahjoub — Understanding the UAE’s role in reshaping regional geopolitics is critical to challenge imperialist power structures effectively.
Illustration by Shehzil Malik

Geopolitics of genocide: An interview with Rafeef Ziadah

Rafeef Ziadah — The genocide in Gaza lays bare the harsh realities of modern geopolitics, highlighting the mechanisms of power in a world shaped by imperial ambitions and the strategic exploitation of resources.
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‘We have witnessed the final nail in the coffin of Western liberal pretence’: An interview with Gilbert Achcar

Gilbert Achcar discusses the fall of the al-Assad dynasty in Syria, its implications on the Palestinians’ struggle and the hypocrisy of Western powers.