Ukraine
Ukraine’s debt: An instrument of pressure and spoliation in the hands of creditors
Eric Toussaint — If Ukraine wants to fully regain its sovereignty, it must also free itself from the yoke of the creditors who are acting against the interests of the Ukrainian people.
The Cologne dilemma: Post-Soviet anti-war left émigré debate Ukraine war
Pavel Kuznetsov looks at how the first forum of left-wing émigrés in post-Soviet history ended in a split.
Putin’s hybrid nuclear war on Ukraine
Why has the Budapest Memorandum become synonymous with betrayal for Ukrainians? How close is the world to a nuclear disaster, and what steps can be taken to prevent it? Denys Bondar shares his insights.
Syria, geopolitics and the left
Santiago Alba Rico — The role and bias of this geopolitical obsession becomes very clear as soon as one compares the different attitudes toward Palestine and Syria.
Why is North Korea helping Russia’s war on Ukraine?
Won Youngsu — North Korea is an enigma in many senses of the word, but leader Kim Jong Un’s decision to send troops to fight in Russia’s war on Ukraine shocked many in South Korea and internationally.
Cyn Huang and Daniil Sapunkov discuss the US presidential election result and what it likely impacts on politics at home and abroad.
European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine: On arming Ukraine and the struggle against militarism
To support Ukraine without setting off a wave of militarism, chauvinism and war profiteering, European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine sees its solidarity with the Ukrainian people in an antimilitarist perspective opposed to the rearmament of the imperialist powers.
Yuriy Samoilov provides a left-wing and trade union perspective on the Russia-Ukraine war.
Vitaliy Dudyn discusses trends in labour relations before and after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and in the context of European integration.
Catherine Samary discusses the role of the left in French politics, how it has confronted the global “right-wing” turn and its response to Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Hanna Perekhoda: ‘Russian political elites are openly promoting a global project’
Hanna Perekhoda — The authoritarian right that Putin represents is determined to completely erode international structures that could limit their supremacist, polluting ambitions.
Lithuanian trade union organiser: ‘For us, the fear of being occupied is more real’
Jurgis Valiukevičius talks about the new workers’ movements in Lithuania, emigration and immigration, and how sympathy for Ukrainian resistance has opened up space for discussions about anti-imperialism.