Russia
‘No one has strengthened the Ukrainian far-right more than Putin’
Andriy Movchan looks at the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the far right's influence, and obstacles to solidarity with Ukraine’s left internationally.
Maryna Larina — The global race for raw materials can provoke foreign interference and endanger countries 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.
Gilbert Achcar: ‘For the neofascists, the law of the jungle is the only one that makes sense’
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.
Should we expect a new world war? Two prison letters from Boris Kagarlitsky
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.
Oppose the Trump‑Putin axis, oppose European rearmament
Anti*Capitalist Resistance — We reject imperialist rearmament and instead argue for a new internationalism of the people.
Ukraine and the Trump-Putin axis of reaction
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.
Support Ukrainian resistance — not monstrous rearmament plans
Simon Pirani — European powers have decided on long-term rearmament programmes. The left must not become cheerleaders for these.
Bloco de Esquerda (Left Bloc, Portugal): Europe in the Trump-Putin axis trap
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, why have Putin’s anti-war opponents failed so far?
Three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Kirill Buketow takes stock and explains why Putin’s internal opponents have failed so far.
Boris Kagarlitsky: Waiting for Russia’s spring
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.