Russia

US re-engagement with Russia under Trump came as a shock to many, particularly its European allies. Dmitry Pozhidaev looks at the deeper strategic logic underpinning this apparent tectonic shift in US foreign policy.

Peter Hudis — Trump’s forging of a political alliance with Putin at the expense of Ukraine may not be totally unexpected, but its speed and extent represent a dramatic transformation of world politics.

Boris Kagarlitsky — Washington’s new orientation is towards dominance, one that does not take into account the interests or rights of others, and in which Russia is being openly offered the role of junior partner.

Dmitry Pozhidaev — Lenin’s vision of the national question was far from assimilationist; it was a dialectical approach that recognised proletarian internationalism could only be built on respect for national and cultural differences.

Michael Karadjis breaks down some myths surrounding Israel, Iran and the fall of the Assad regime.

Li Andersson discusses the challenges posed by Russia’s war in Ukraine and Trump’s return.

On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian Socialists for Peace Without Annexations and Posle Media put forward a revolutionary left stance on the Trump-Putin negotiations.

Ukraine Solidarity Network-US — Anyone with an ounce of compassion wants this war to end as soon as possible, but it is morally unacceptable for outsiders to demand that Ukraine surrender.

Alfons Bech — Some political twists and turns might seem implausible. But they can happen and quickly. Such is the case with those who went from defending Putin’s war to defending Trump as a “peacemaker”.

Dave Holmes — Trump is undoubtedly many bad things, but he has realised that the war in Ukraine is lost and wants to get it off the table.

Yana Bondareva discusses Sotsialnyi Rukh’s commitment to the armed defence of Ukraine against Russia’s imperialist aggression.

Gilbert Achcar — We are witnessing a convergence between neofascists at the expense of oppressed peoples.