US imperialism

Denys Pilash

‘The left should support a just peace for Ukraine, not a Trump-Putin deal to appease the aggressor’: An interview with Ukrainian socialist Denys Pilash

Denys Pilash discusses the implications of the shift in US policy towards Russia, the threat posed by the rising global axis of extreme reaction, and the need for a renewed internationalism that opposes all oppressors.
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Russian political prisoner Boris Kagarlitsky on the Moscow-Washington axis

Boris Kagarlitsky — Washington’s new orientation is towards dominance, one that does not take into account the interests or rights of others, and in which Russia is being openly offered the role of junior partner.
Trump Putin graphic Posle

Russian left statements: ‘The Putin-Trump “peace talks” will bring nothing but new imperialist wars’

On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian Socialists for Peace Without Annexations and Posle Media put forward a revolutionary left stance on the Trump-Putin negotiations.

Ukraine solidarity under the Trump administration (Plus video: Ukraine’s fight for self-determination: Three years of resistance against Russian imperialism)

Ukraine Solidarity Network-US — Anyone with an ounce of compassion wants this war to end as soon as possible, but it is morally unacceptable for outsiders to demand that Ukraine surrender.
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In search of alternatives: Strategies for social movements to counter imperialism and authoritarianism

Iqra Anugrah — The rise of potential state challengers to US dominance does not mean the ushering in of a new progressive era, but it can represent opportunities for social movements to challenge Western imperialism.
Illustration by Shehzil Malik

Geopolitics of genocide: An interview with Rafeef Ziadah

Rafeef Ziadah — The genocide in Gaza lays bare the harsh realities of modern geopolitics, highlighting the mechanisms of power in a world shaped by imperial ambitions and the strategic exploitation of resources.
Donald Trump

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.
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‘We have witnessed the final nail in the coffin of Western liberal pretence’: An interview with Gilbert Achcar

Gilbert Achcar discusses the fall of the al-Assad dynasty in Syria, its implications on the Palestinians’ struggle and the hypocrisy of Western powers.
Southeast Asian Sea

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.
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Imperialism: ‘Antagonistic cooperation’ or antagonistic contradictions? A reply to Promise Li

Michael Pröbsting — Imperialism today is not a system characterised by “antagonistic cooperation” but rather by antagonistic contradictions.
Then-President Donald Trump arrives for a Latinos for Trump event, in Doral, Fla., Sept. 25, 2020

Trump’s war on China in Latin America

Steve Ellner — Trump’s threats against Panama, Canada and Greenland, albeit unachievable, lay the groundwork for a more “rational” strategy of targeting China and singling out real adversaries such as Cuba and Venezuela.
Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro meets with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing in September 2023

Some clarity on imperialism and anti-imperialism today — A response to Steve Ellner

Greg Godels argues that the road to defeating imperial aggression — US or any other — is to win the working class to the fight with a class-oriented program that attacks the roots of imperialism: capitalism.

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