Russia

Maryna Larina — The global race for critical raw materials can provoke foreign interference and endanger the countries and communities that become targets of predatory extractivism.

Ashley Smith interviews Vano Abramashvili, Maia Barkaia, Ia Eradze and Sopho Verdzueli about the current struggle in Georgia and the new organization they have set up, Movement for Social Democracy.

Where did the “global neofascist axis” come from, and where is it going? What destabilizing effects might Russia’s war in Ukraine have? Ilya Budraitskis and Gilbert Achcar discuss the current conjuncture.

Boris Kagarlitsky reflects on the possibilities of a new world war by drawing on historical analogies, analysing China’s place in the global system, and uncovering the deeper structural crises that underpin today’s international conflicts.

Anti*Capitalist Resistance — We reject imperialist rearmament and instead argue for a new internationalism of the people.

Christopher Ford — Ukraine’s fight for freedom is intrinsically linked to the global battle against reactionary forces.

Dmitrii Kovalev explains who are the Left for Peace without Annexations and their stance towards the key questions facing Russian anti-war activists.

Simon Pirani — European powers have decided on long-term rearmament programmes. The left must not become cheerleaders for these.

Bloco de Esquerda — There are several imperialisms in the global system. But none of them will play a progressive role because all act according to the interests of their capitalist elites.

Three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Kirill Buketow takes stock and explains why Putin’s internal opponents have failed so far.

Do we have reason to hope for a spring in Russia — let alone expect one soon? It seems that we do, writes political prisoner Boris Kagarlitsky from a Russian penal colony.

Pavel Kudyukin discusses the situation of workers and trade unions in Russia, the differing stances among Russian leftists towards Russia’s war on Ukraine, and the campaigns to free political prisoners held in Russian jails.