Russian imperialism
Trump’s peace, Lenin’s test: Class, empire and the price of a deal
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.
Ukraine Solidarity Network (US): Oppose Trump’s surrender plan for Ukraine
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.
Kazakhstan and Russia’s neo-imperialism
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.
The courtroom rebels standing up to warmonger Putin
Simon Pirani — At the heart of “Voices Against Putin’s War” are ten speeches made in court by people who opposed Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, and were arrested and tried for doing so.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Defensive response or imperialist aggression?
Chris Slee — Even if it were true that Putin was “worried about NATO’s intentions”, that still would not justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Unwavering support for Ukraine
Ukraine is still resisting heroically Russia’s imperialist war of annexation, writes Fred Leplat.
Bjarke Friborg discusses his recent visit to Ukraine and why the Nordic left is making great strides in its thinking on issues of popular defence and security in Europe.
Long wave theory, globalisation’s end, and the coming crises: An interview with William Jefferies
William Jefferies explores the usefulness of long wave theory for understanding the current moment, how globalisation reshaped the world economy, and the coming period of crisis.
Putin has only strengthened NATO
Chris Slee — Some rightly denounce NATO’s military build-up, but refuse to do the same with Russia’s military build-up and invasion of Ukraine. Yet both are diverting resources to war, while neglecting their people and the environment.
Capital, power and war: The crisis of Russia’s peripheral accumulation regime
Dmitry Pozhidaev — Russia’s war in Ukraine is not simply a geopolitical miscalculation or ideological excess, but a structurally embedded feature of its capitalist accumulation regime.
Ukraine between empire and revolution: Lev Yurkevych’s anti-colonial Marxism
Lev Yurkevych ‘Ukraine and the War’ is the earliest concise Marxist analysis of the Ukrainian question to be presented to international socialists.