United States

Rasti Delizo — The geostrategic rivalry between the US and China sharply rages on throughout the Eastern Hemisphere, impinging on the littoral states around the Southeast Asian Sea.

Shi Yongqin and Paul Le Blanc engage in a US-Sino dialogue on how the complex historic contexts of the United States, Soviet Union and China shaped developments in the 20th century and beyond.

Richard Seymour on how crisis and catastrophe are feeding the far-right surge.

Robert Springborg on how the Egyptian dictator secures his violent rule.

Bulent Gokay & Vassilis K. Fouskas — Amid the significant and rapid transformation unfolding in Syria, two sub-imperial powers, Israel and Turkey, are seeking to redesign the region.

Rashid Khalidi argues the present war is not the “Israeli September 11”. Instead, the only way to understand it is within the context of the war that Israel has been waging against Palestine for the past century.

Cyn Huang and Daniil Sapunkov discuss the US presidential election result and what it likely impacts on politics at home and abroad.

Ashley Smith — The Left, social movements, and unions cannot rely on the Democrats, who are responsible for Trump’s victory. Rather, it needs to build an independent resistance committed to fighting for our own demands.

Gilbert Achcar writes that after having remained relatively static for a few years, Syria has turned anew into a theatre of war. But while the future is murky at best, Leila al-Shami says Syrians can hope again.

Ashley Smith explores the practical implications of the rise of China for socialists and activists fighting for a better and more just world today.

Gilbert Achcar — Even if not fatal, the blow that the Zionist armed forces have inflicted on Hezbollah is much greater than in 2006.

Jaime Pastor — An increasingly authoritarian neoliberalism is spreading, not only in the South but increasingly in the North, with the threat of a “reactionary acceleration”.