International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

• Mali

  A dictatorship without complexes in Mali

  31 May, by Paul Martial

  The ban on political parties in Mali is a further step in the consolidation of a dictatorship incapable of curbing jihadist attacks. From now on, all political parties in Mali will be dissolved. This was a recommendation of the National Transitional Council (CNT), the legislative body set up by the junta that seized power in 2021.

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• Britain

  Labour panders to racism – playing the far right’s game

  30 May, by Simon Hannah

  When Keir Starmer was standing for Labour leader in 2020 after Jeremy Corbyn resigned, his slogan was “Another World is Possible”. This was a call back to the ideals and hope of the anti capitalist movement in the late 1990s and early 2000s before 9/11 made our world more reactionary, more dangerous, more cynical. As part of his bid for leadership to win over a membership that had only recently elected Corbyn twice over, Starmer gave a speech in which he outlined his view on immigration; “We welcome migrants, we don’t scapegoat them. Low wages, poor housing, poor public services, are not the fault of migrants… we have to make the case for the benefits of migration”.

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• Portugal

  Hard questions for Left Bloc after a terrible parliamentary election

  29 May, by Left Bloc

  National Board Resolution of the Left Bloc from 24 May 2025 regarding the results of the legislative elections of 18 May 2024.

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• South Africa

  South African Union Responds to White House Debacle

  28 May, by Collective

  The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA), a leftwing voice in the South African labor movement, posted the statement below following the May 21 White House meeting of Donald Trump and president Cyril Ramaphosa. Trump’s sickening racism was on full display as he pressed the mythology of the “white genoicide” of Afrikaner farmers. On this occasion Trump even exceeded his everyday spectacle, presumably prompted by Elon Musk who’s seeking to extort favorable concessions for his Starlink operation in South Africa.

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• Madagascar

  Madagascar - victim of a past and present colonial policy

  27 May, by Paul Martial

  Affirming France’s presence in the Indian Ocean was the aim of French president Emmanuel Macron’s trip to Madagascar on 23-24 April, 2025.The Grande Île is unique in that it is one of the poorest countries in the world, and is governed by billionaires who do not hesitate to provoke serious crises in order to gain power. The French president was received by Madagascar’s president. Andry Rajoelina, a former disc jockey who has made a career in events management.

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...and the rest of the current issue

• USA

  Trump: Shamelessly Making U.S.A. More Unequal and Government More Corrupt

• Canada

  Lessons from the last federal elections: Towards the renewal of the status quo ante or the desperate search for an agreement with Trumpism

• Palestine

  The Nakba intensifies. May our solidarity grow too!

• Germany

  Merz-Klingbeil government is Trumpism lite

• Ecuador

  What happened to the left in Ecuador?

Recently posted Features

• Europe/Portugal

  Europe in the Trump-Putin Axis Trap

  12 April, by Left Bloc

  ‘For the Left Bloc, there are various imperialisms and "none of them will have a progressive role because all act according to the interests of their capitalist elites". Therefore, "recognising this reality is vital in elaborating an internationalist proposal capable of offering a future to humanity and conceiving a democratic order of peoples."’

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• Palestine

  The tragic solitude of the Palestinians

  10 April, by Daniel Bensaïd

  The late Daniel Bensaïd (1946–2010) on the silence of academics and his dissent as an anti-Zionist.

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• Belgium

  For an anti-capitalist and internationalist security policy, against the Trump-Musk-Putin axis and neoliberal authoritarian European governments:

  10 April, by Gauche anticapitaliste/SAP Antikapitalisten

  “In this context, the debate on security, military and defence issues has gripped all the countries of Europe. Putin’s regime poses a real threat to Eastern Europe and to democratic and social rights across the continent, through its alliances with the far right. Similarly, Trump, Musk and Vance, like the far right in Europe and elsewhere, are showing their willingness to attack head-on any social and progressive policy, however minimal, such as environmental regulations, the fight against discrimination or workers’ social and trade union rights.”

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• Militarism

  For an intransigent opposition to the rearmament of capitalist Europe

  30 March, by Anticapitalistas

  The drums of war are already generating a deafening din. Governments, companies and the media are united in repeating in unison warmongering slogans reminiscent of the turbulent beginnings of the 20th century. Defend Europe, defend its values, boost the military industry and even bring back compulsory military service. Europe is in danger, it stands alone in a hostile world and must rearm. Dark and toxic winds are blowing, which will sweep away any prospect of emancipation.

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