Syria

Arab elites welcome Trump as massacres in Gaza continue
Sushovan Dhar — As Israel’s war continues to inflict suffering on Gaza, Arab monarchies busied themselves with welcoming Trump and signing multimillion-dollar trade agreements.

‘A politically conscious Kurdish society is emerging’
Engin Sustam says that the Kurdish movement is no longer just an organization but an international people’s movement rooted in socialism.

The Syrian conflict is not yet over: Assad has fallen, but the revolution hasn’t won
Yassin al-Haj Saleh — The enormity of Assad’s fall is one thing; claiming the revolution has triumphed is another.

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.

Syria: Building an anticapitalist economy in Rojava
Azize Aslan discusses the economic order and class relations in Rojava (North and East Syria) and the role class struggle plays in the revolution.

Revolutionary Left Current: Syria at a crossroads — Towards freedom or tyranny
Revolutionary Left Current — The interim constitutional declaration has entrenched the very opposite of the goals and roots of the Syrian revolution.

Post-Assad Syria: Entering the era of ‘Assadism without Assad’
Yaqoub Abdul Majeed — After more than five decades of the Assad family’s rule, Syria appears to be entering a phase of “Assadism without an Assad”.

The Kurdish issue, Öcalan’s call and developments in Rojava
Hamit Bozarslan talks about the historical roots of the Kurdish issue, Abdullah Öcalan’s call for the PKK to disarm and recent developments in Northern and Eastern Syria.

So-called axis of resistance: Which way forward for Palestinian liberation?
Joseph Daher discusses regional and multipolar imperialism, the limits of Iranian resistance, and the international path toward Palestinian liberation.