Imperialism & War
Grounds for optimism
03 Feb 2011
Israeli socialist Moshé Machover talks to Mark Fischer about the implications of the uprising in Egypt for the whole region
Rot at the heart
18 Jun 2026
Erdoğan’s blatant intervention in the internal affairs of the main opposition party is all part of a master plan to ensure him a third presidential term. Meanwhile, lacking a principled programme, the left is reduced to tailism. Esen Uslu reports
Attempting to silence us all
18 Jun 2026
Top British judges show themselves to be stunningly ignorant about basic British history. Clearly we should have no illusions in such people, including when they sit in international courts. Rather we should put our trust in the working class movement and mass politics, writes Carla Roberts
Art of the memorandum
18 Jun 2026
The interim agreement extends the ceasefire, opens the Strait of Hormuz and, perhaps, ends the four months of conflict between the two countries. With both sides claiming victory, Yassamine Mather gives her take on the diplomacy to come
Looking for an off ramp
04 Jun 2026
Tump is in trouble. Congress has voted to embarrass him, Israel is determined on aggression and, far from collapsing, the Tehran regime continues to resist. Meanwhile, as Yassamine Mather reports, ordinary Iranians are suffering terrible deprivation
T-traps and Punic wars
28 May 2026
Michael Roberts delves into the history of the ancient world to find a suitable analogy for the rivalry between the US and China. It is not, he says, Athens and Sparta, but Rome and Carthage
Applying the law
28 May 2026
Using tear gas and rubber bullets, the police stormed the HQ of the main opposition party in Ankara. Esen Uslu reports on the latest step towards one-man rule
Art of not doing the deal
28 May 2026
Talks about talks, draft memorandums, shuttle diplomacy, strange rumours and threats of escalating military strikes. Yassamine Mather explains what is going on
Notes on the war
28 May 2026
All of a sudden, it is Russia which is said to be on the back foot militarily, its economy facing ruin and its supply of manpower reaching exhaustion point. In reality, argues Jack Conrad, the stalemate continues
Brazen cruelty and shared principles
28 May 2026
Global protests over the treatment of Gaza aid flotilla activists will bring some comfort to the Palestinian masses, but the stench of hypocrisy from the bourgeois establishment is hard to stomach, says Carla Roberts
People want to believe
28 May 2026
Though it is quite obviously a distraction tactic, the release of Nasa and war department files on UFOs has been a big hit with the public. Paul Demarty looks at the modern obsession with ‘alien visitors’
Reshaping the balance
21 May 2026
China is increasingly being treated as a near-peer economic rival. In light of the Trump-Xi summit, Yassamine Mather examines the nature of the country and its rivalry with the US
Bent on provocation and violence
14 May 2026
Zionists are turning up on leftwing demonstrations in Italy. They want to get excluded, so they can claim to be victims of anti-Semitism. However, as Toby Abse reports, a particular target of the Zionists is leftwing Jews
Ceasefire on life support
14 May 2026
With Donald Trump in Beijing, hopes of an Iran deal rose. But not by much. Yassamine Mather does not believe that China will come to the rescue of the US. There is, therefore, the danger of another outbreak of hostilities. Meanwhile many poor countries stand on the brink of economic collapse
Standoff amid talk of a deal
07 May 2026
No surprise, the Tehran regime has survived. Nor has it been forced to sue for an unequal peace. But the country is economically on its knees and the latest Pakistani‑brokered deal could easily flounder. Yassamine Mather gives her assessment
Caught in the crossfire
30 Apr 2026
So far the Kurds have refused to be used against Iran. Syria remains divided and highly unstable. Meanwhile, tensions between Turkey and Israel mount. Esen Uslu explores the web of contradictions