With the far right on the rise, it is vital to defend and extend women’s rights. What does the spread of nostalgia politics mean for women?
Nooshi – do you dare to do as Spain’s Social Democrats have done?
7 March, by“What kind of leader is Nooshi, who does not dare to take a ‘clear and unambiguous’ stance like the Spanish Social Democrats, whom she herself often praises?.”
A war neglected by the world — Afghanistan and Pakistan
6 March, byThe recent war between Afghanistan and Pakistan has been overshadowed by the attack on Iran by U.S. and Israeli imperialism. Yet the Afghan-Pakistan war, which began 21-22 February 2026 has resulted in heavy causalities on both sides. It was launched by the Pakistan Air Force airstrikes on Eastern Afghanistan (Nangarhar, Paktika, and Khost provinces).
In the time of predators
5 March, by , ,The attack against Venezuela in early January and the abduction of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores are part of the new U.S. strategy within the broader reorganization of the world and of inter-imperialist power relations. This aggressive strategy notably involves increased economic pressure and direct military interventionism toward Latin America.
Lyes Touati released, a victory for popular solidarity
4 March, byImprisoned for 59 days on unfounded charges, Algerian socialist activist Lyes Touati has been released after a broad mobilization, turning his case into a symbol of attacks on democratic freedoms.
When Russia draws its cannon fodder from Africa
3 March, byVictims of propaganda, many young Africans in search of a better life go to Russia. Yet they find only the violence of war — and too often, death. To compensate for the lack of soldiers, the Russian authorities set up recruitment campaigns in Africa, first through Wagner mercenaries, before these networks diversified.
Trump Launches War on Iran: Will Americans Support It?
2 March, byPresident Donald Trump promised to be the “president of peace” and to avoid foreign wars of regime change such as America’s “endless wars” in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now Trump has launched just such a war on Iran and the question is: Will his base and the American people support or even tolerate it?
Neither Islamabad nor Kabul: A Left Perspective on the Pakistan–Afghanistan War
1 March, byAs cross-border strikes intensify and Pakistan’s defence minister declares “open war” against the Afghan Taliban government, the long arc of Islamabad’s Afghanistan policy appears under severe strain. Is this merely another episode in a volatile frontier relationship — or the blowback of decades of militarised strategy and proxy politics?
