Russia

Zbigniew Marcin Kowalewski presents the historical characteristics of Russian imperialism.

Every aggressor — from Hitler to Netanyahu — has called their war forced, defensive, provoked from the outside, a response to danger facing the state and its citizens, writes Andriy Movchan.

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.

Boris Kagarlitsky — Assessing Russia’s economic situation, Ekaterina Shulman suggested that the country is running out of money and people. And indeed, by all indications, something is running out.

Ilya Matveev — The Russian economy appears resilient for now, but long-term stagnation is nearly unavoidable.

Renfrey Clarke responds to Chris Slee’s article, “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Defensive response or imperialist aggression?”

Kevin B. Anderson — In his last years, Marx developed new concepts of revolution alongside that of a united working-class uprising.

Oleksandr Kyselov — Ukrainian leftists hope for an end to the war, but remain sceptical of the “peace deal” on offer.

Dmitry Pozhidaev — Reading Trump’s peace plan through Lenin’s method allows us to keep two planes in view at once: inter-imperialist rivalry and Ukraine’s national liberation struggle against an oppressor.

The Ukraine Solidarity Network denounces this latest attempt to impose a settlement that is not acceptable to the Ukrainian people.

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

Dmitry Mazorenko looks at how the deployment of Russian peacekeepers in January 2022 and the subsequent outbreak of war in Ukraine have reshaped Kazakhstan’s relationship with Russia.