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International Viewpoint, the monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International, is a window to radical alternatives world-wide, carrying reports, analysis and debates from all corners of the globe. Correspondents in over 50 countries report on popular struggles, and the debates that are shaping the left of tomorrow.

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  • Lebanon

    After five days that changed its face, where is Lebanon headed?

    16 January, by Gilbert Achcar

    The events that have unfolded in Lebanon between the election of a new president of the Republic on Thursday 9 January and the appointment of a new prime minister on Monday 13, constitute a major upheaval in the country’s political situation. The fact is that these events are themselves primarily the result of a major upheaval in the actual balance of power that determines Lebanon’s political situation. This is because, in key stages of the country’s history since its independence in 1943, the Lebanese government was subject to an agreement between two rival external powers, and whenever this agreement and the equilibrium accompanying it were disturbed, the situation has become tense to the point of explosion when the tension reached its peak.

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  • Sudan

    Sudan: Towards peace for warlords?

    15 January, by Paul Martial

    Turkey’s mediation in the Sudanese conflict could help peace but would marginalize revolutionary forces.

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  • Syria

    Syria: "The West is sacrificing dozens of peoples and faiths"

    14 January, by Fabienne Dolet, Berivan Firat

    The new government in Syria has received European ministers and seems to have won the goodwill of Western states. The situation of the Kurds who are fighting for their rights remains complicated. Berivan Firat of the CDKF (Kurdish Democratic Council in France) gives his point of view. This interview was conducted b by Fabienne Dolet, on January 4, 2025

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  • Environment

    Mayotte: The essential solidarity and the necessary anti-colonial policy

    13 January, by Idriss Mohamed, Valentin Pantin

    Cyclone Chido ravaged Mayotte on December 14, 2024. This island in the Comoros archipelago was established as the 101st French department on March 31, 2001.

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  • Environment

    Los Angeles is burning and global warming is responsible

    12 January, by Dan La Botz

    A catastrophic fire is sweeping through Los Angeles, destroying entire neighborhoods and global warming with its extreme weather, in this case extremely high wind velocity, is the principal cause. Since they began last Wednesday and as I write on January 12, the fire has swept over 37,000 acres, destroyed more than 12,400 homes, businesses, and schools,16 people have been killed and 13 people are missing, while 153,000 people have been forced to evacuate. Some communities look like they have been bombed. The city has declared a health emergency because of the dense and dangerous smoke.

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