United States

The meaning of Trumpism for Mexico and the world
Manuel Aguilar Mora — Trump proclaimed that his MAGA movement was the beginning of a new US. But where is this new US going?

Boris Kagarlitsky: Trump’s uncertain foreign policy
Boris Kagarlitsky — No one quite knows what to expect of Donald Trump’s presidency. Which is only natural, as he himself does not know.

The revolution in North and East Syria after the fall of Assad
Chris Slee looks at the history and prospects for the revolution in north and east Syria, also known as the Rojava revolution.

Asserting a Philippine foreign policy of cooperative peace for the Southeast Asian Sea
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.

Disaster nationalism is the new fascism
Richard Seymour on how crisis and catastrophe are feeding the far-right surge.

Egypt: Sisi’s weakness makes him more brutal
Robert Springborg on how the Egyptian dictator secures his violent rule.

Syria after Assad: Hope and uncertainty
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: ‘Israel has created a nightmare scenario for itself. The clock is ticking’
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.

Resisting authoritarian populism: Trump’s victory and the tasks of the Left
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.