US imperialism

Renfrey Clarke responds to Chris Slee’s article, “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Defensive response or imperialist aggression?”

Yoletty Bracho and Franck Gaudichaud analyse Trump’s imperialist escalation in the Caribbean and its implications for the Venezuelan people.

We are deeply concerned over the recent military escalation in the Caribbean and the aggression against Venezuela by the imperialist US.

A collection of statements oppose US military aggression against Venezuela, Colombia and Latin America.

Luís Bonilla-Molina — If Maduro was already engaged in open negotiations with the US, why then the unprecedented military deployment against Venezuela?

Mau Baiocco takes an in depth look at the crisis in Venezuela as Trump ramps up US aggression.

Malfred Gerig looks at what has changed in the US’s Grand Strategy under Trumpism, particularly during his second administration.

Worker Democracy argues the case for opposing US-China military competition while continuing to support Taiwan’s right to self-defense.

Dmitry Pozhidaev — Reading Trump’s peace plan through Lenin’s method allows us to keep two planes in view at once: inter-imperialist rivalry and Ukraine’s national liberation struggle against an oppressor.

The Ukraine Solidarity Network denounces this latest attempt to impose a settlement that is not acceptable to the Ukrainian people.

William Jefferies — China’s Great Power status is contested by two groups of Marxists: those who view it as socialist and those who deny its challenge to US hegemony. Neither argument stands up to scrutiny.

Steve Ellner — Across Latin America, Donald Trump’s aggressive moves is uniting progressive forces in opposition and bolstering the left’s political prospects.