Russian imperialism
Drawing on more than a century of Marxist thought from Lenin to David Harvey, Ilya Budraitskis and Ilya Matveev reveal the specificity of Russian imperialism, as well as its global implications.
NATO and the North Atlantic left: A road to nowhere
Jana Silverman and Jaime Caro look at alternatives socialists on both sides of the Atlantic can propose to promote geopolitical stability in the face of the global polycrisis.
Russian socialist: ‘Solidarity means accepting Ukrainians’ pain and suffering as our own’
A Russian socialist from the Left For Peace Without Annexations explains why the left should support the resistance by Ukrainians and Russia’s anti-war opposition.
Anticolonial fraud: The Kremlin in Africa
The Kremlin is exploiting anti-imperialist sentiment in Africa to advance its own imperial ambitions, contends Sasha Fokina.
The US and Israel have waged war on Iran. Russia has reaped the benefits, using fossil fuel profits to bankroll its war on Ukraine. Frieda Afary, Denys Pilash, Alexandra Zapolskaya and Ashley Smith discuss the impacts on Iranians and Ukrainians.
Manuel Rodriguez Banchs, Penelope Duggan, Israel Dutra, Antoine Larrache, João Machado, Reymund de Silva and Eric Toussaint reflect on the 1st Anti-Fascist Conference for the Sovereignty of Peoples. Plus statements from Fourth International and European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine.
Trump, Putin and Ukraine: Towards a division of spheres of influence at the expense of the people
Eric Toussaint — Trump’s policy follows the classic logic of great-power rivalry: curb the Moscow-China rapprochement, keep the US at the centre of the diplomatic arena, and make Europe bear the cost of the war in Ukraine.
Ukraine: The peace that cannot come
Oleksandr Kyselov — Russia appears unwilling to compromise in Ukraine, a problem ignored by those calling for an end to support for Kyiv.
The Putin regime and the consolidation of a new imperialist state in Russia
Florence Oppen — Russia's imperialist economy today is a case study in the principle of combined and uneven development.
Is Russia imperialist? A response to Renfrey Clarke
Chris Slee — Lenin’s writings make clear that imperialism is not just an economic phenomenon. Political and military aspects also matter.
Russian imperialism: A historical approach
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.
