Category: International Relations
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War Breaks Out in Northern Ethiopia
“The worst-case scenario is unfolding in Ethiopia,” Gabriel Bizuneh tells me, as he organizes in the Ethiopian community in Washington, D.C. Once again, the federal government is at war with … Keep reading »
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France: Voices from Below
In the political sequence opened by the social movement against the French government’s pension reform (setting the legal retirement age at 64 years instead of 62), official discourse has been … Keep reading »
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Renewing the Left in South Africa: Not Just Doom and Gloom
This article seeks to respond to the questions posed by Amandla! which relate to the South African Left in particular: where is the Left intellectually, programmatically and organisationally? What has … Keep reading »
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Will Israel’s Offensive Against Jenin End Palestinian Resistance?
Israeli occupation forces and border police carried out a broad offensive on Monday morning against the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp. The Israeli troops killed … Keep reading »
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The Electoral Collapse of SYRIZA: The Left and the Coming Election
The meteoric rise of SYRIZA in Greece in 2012 and the resounding double victory of 2015 (one in January and the second in September, after the great compromise of July … Keep reading »
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A Geopolitical European Union?
On taking office as President of the EU Commission in 2019, Ursula von der Leyen said she wanted to create a ‘geopolitical Commission’: “We have enormous tasks ahead of us: … Keep reading »
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South Korea Pivots to Conflict
South Korea’s far-right President Yoon Suk Yeol is rushing South Korea headlong into the middle of the new Cold War that the United States is waging against China. Yoon’s aspiration … Keep reading »
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Sudan’s Army and Paramilitary RSF Turn on Each Other
More than 500 people have been killed and 4,000 injured since fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April 15. … Keep reading »
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Challenging Authoritarian Rule: Turkish Elections 2023
The Turkish general election is to be held on May 14th, this includes elections to the Parliament as well as election of the President of Turkey in a two round … Keep reading »
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From the Protests to Palestine: The Far Right in Israel and the Left
Benjamin Netanyahu returned to the Israeli prime minister’s office in November, backed by a coalition of religious and far-right ethno-nationalist parties. Since then, clashes between Israeli armed forces and Palestinians … Keep reading »
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The Long Arm of Washington Extends Into Africa’s Sahel
On March 16, 2023, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced – during his visit to Niger – that the United States government will provide $150-million in aid to the … Keep reading »
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The First Signs of an Ecological Class Struggle in Germany
After years of rapprochement, Germany’s climate and labour movement are jointly going on strike to demand socio-ecological public infrastructure. Keep reading »