International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

• Trump

  A Festival of Obsequiousness

  15 October, by Gilbert Achcar

  “As for the proud Palestinian people, they have spent a century proving their refusal to submit to their oppressors – whether the British Mandate authorities or the Zionist government. They will not kiss Donald Trump’s hand or show him “appreciation”, no matter what those who claim to represent them may do.”

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• Madagascar

  Mobilization shakes regime in Madagascar

  14 October, by Paul Martial

  “The new fact is the mobilization of workers. A few days after the first demonstrations, Jirama employees went on strike, joined by the teachers’ union, SEMPAMA. Finally, Herizo Ramanambola, leader of the Solidarité trade union, called for a general strike, also demanding the resignation of the president.”

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• Russia

  Army Contract and Draft: the New Architecture of Military Conscription

  13 October, by Daniil Gorodetsky

  How will the autumn military draft change as of October 1? How does Russia recruit soldiers for its war against Ukraine? How does the new conscript oversight work? Journalist Daniil Gorodetsky answers these questions

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• USA

  Trump’s Imperialism—Working for American Dominance, but Failing

  12 October, by Dan La Botz

  President Donald Trump is trying to reassert U.S. global dominance, leading to a greater threat of wars that could endanger what little stability remains in international relations.

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• Ukraine

  Unwavering support for Ukraine

  11 October, by Fred Leplat

  Ukraine is still resisting heroically Russia’s imperialist war of annexation. Hopes had been placed on the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska for a ceasefire. But in the run-up to the summit and since , Russia escalated its attacks on Ukraine with more drones and missiles targeting civilian housing and infrastructure while making only limited progress on the ground. Russia has now also sent drones over Poland and Romania.

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...and the rest of the current issue

• India

  India after the Tianjin summit and in the midst of the climate crisis – an overview

• Algeria

  Lyes sentenced to six months in prison in Algeria

• Gaza

  A Bitter Account, Two Years into the Catastrophe

• Portugal

  Building an anti-liberal left in Portugal is difficult but necessary

• USA

  Is Trump Preparing a Military Coup?

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• Marxism

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