Ukraine

Leila Al-Shami — Our solidarity must be based on common principles not on which states are participating in a conflict. It must be based on people’s struggles for freedom and social justice otherwise it is meaningless.

Clifton D’Rozario discusses Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role as a global far right leader and the impact of US-China tensions on South Asian politics and struggles.

Record results for (Centre-)Left parties in the Nordic countries, with far-right parties losing ground. Ada Regelmann gives a sober assessment of the European elections results in Denmark, Finland and Sweden.

John Hörnquist — After winning over 11 percent of the vote in June’s European Parliament elections, the Swedish Left Party Vänsterpartiet is celebrating its best election results in twenty years.

The Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine calls on the international community, trade unions and governments to strengthen their support for Ukraine as Russia continues its terrorist attacks and genocidal war in Ukraine.

Ilya Budraitskis, Hanna Perekhoda and Simon Pirani on the global ramifications of Putin’s effort to erase Ukraine’s right to self-determination and the challenges it pose to those seeking to solidarize with victims of imperialism.

Oleksandr Kyselov interviews Henrik Jaakkola, of Finland's Vasemmistoliitto/Vänsterförbundet (Left Alliance)

Dmitry Pozhidaev — In combination with growing state capitalism and the war economy, Russia’s delinking has created additional internal investment opportunities and fiscal space for income redistribution.

Patrick Bond — Boris Kagarlitsky has had a torrid time with Russia’s notorious carceral regime, most recently on February 13, 2024 when prosecutors allied with one Kremlin faction had him re-imprisoned for a five-year term.

How has the Ukraine war shaped ethnic policy in Tatarstan? How will the redistribution of military spending change the republic’s budget? And what do local elites think about it? Airat Arslanov answers these questions and more.

Eric Toussaint — For more than a year, the leaders of the main powers allied against Russia have been unable to reach agreement on how to finance the war and reconstruction of Ukraine.

Li Andersson, leader of the Finnish Vasemmistoliitto (Left Alliance), talks about her party’s priorities in this super election year.