An article from Contretemps tackles a debate on the French left in “Dreaming as internationalist materialists”, Simon Hannah discusses “Revolutionary defeatism, yesterday and today”. Jaime Pastor reflects on “New Disorder, Geopolitical Transition and Militarization of Europe”.
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- 8 May – Strategic thinking
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Ukraine
Ukrainian socialist: Five main problems with the US-Ukraine mineral deal
10 May, by Vitaliy DudinThe minerals deal signed between Ukraine and the United States reflects US capital’s desire to gain unhindered access to Ukraine’s mineral resources. It also gives the US new leverage over Ukraine’s economic and political situation. In contrast, there are no obvious benefits for Ukraine, despite it ceding sovereignty.
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Syria
Syria: Fishing in Troubled Waters
9 May, by Gilbert AchcarIsrael has accustomed us to fishing in troubled waters. The Zionist state has long been interested in sowing discord and fanning its flames in striving to redraw the map of the Middle East in its image, so that the logic of sectarian and ethnic fragmentation prevails over the logic of citizenship and shared loyalty to a state that merges sectarian and ethnic groups into a single melting pot while preserving their rights. Inspired by the Roman Empire’s famous principle of “divide and conquer”, Israel has sought, since its inception, to exploit the differences it found in its immediate and distant surroundings, playing sectarian minorities against the regional Sunni majority and ethnic minorities against the Arab majority: Druze, Christians, Kurds, and others – even Shiites during the time of the Shah of Iran, before that country became a hotbed of anti-Israel hostility and contributed in turn to fuelling Shiite sectarianism in neighbouring Arab countries in an effort to expand its regional influence.
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DRC - Rwanda
Peace under the seal of business
8 May, by Paul MartialThe option of peace between the DRC and Rwanda is now becoming plausible, albeit fraught with obstacles. However, this is proving disadvantageous for Kinshasa.
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South Africa
Climate sanctions against fossil-addicted capitalists
7 May, by Patrick BondThe implications of climate-unjust politics are ever more important to interpret and resist. United States President Donald Trump, an unabashed ‘climate denialist’, withdrew his country, the main historic emitter of greenhouse gases, from United Nations negotiations, and should now be sanctioned. But annual UN COPs (Conferences of the Parties) won’t, because the ‘climate action’ approach is dominated by the West and BRICS. They continue to deny the world long-overdue ‘climate justice’ and they won’t punish Trump’s climate crimes.
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Britain
Reform – Labour is feeding the monster
6 May, by Dave KellawayThe centre cannot hold! In the wake of Reform’s massive gains in local elections, Dave Kellaway investigates the new political landscape.
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...and the rest of the current issue
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East Asia
East Asia: War and revolution
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USA
May Day in America, is it now here to stay?
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Nigeria
Nigeria: against oil industry impunity
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Mexico
Mexico: “The right-wing parties are practically in the worst phase of their history”
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Zambia
Zambia: people are victims of extractivism
Recently posted Features
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Our history
The spirit of 1968 is inextinguishable – even 50 years later
17 June 2018, by Hilary Wainwrightread article...This rebellious era shaped radical activists – and aggressive capitalists. What can we learn from 1968, for democratic change today?
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Our history
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia: 1968 as the antipodes of 1989
16 June 2018, by Catherine Samaryread article...From March 2 to April 14, 2018, a series of initiatives dedicated to "May 68 seen from the South" were held in France, initiated and supported by the Sortir du colonialisme network, Cedetim, the Institut Tribune socialiste (ITS), the IPAM Foundation, the Gabriel Péri Foundation, the Fondation de l’écologie politique, the Copernicus Foundation, Espace Marx and the Centre d’histoire sociale du XXe siècle. The French magazine “Contretemps” will be publishing articles on “the 1968 years” including some contributions on “May 68 seen from the Souths” throughout 2018. This article by Catherine Samary is a modified version of her contribution to the latter.
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Our history
1968: a revolution too early to judge
16 June 2018, by Ilya Budraitskisread article...The events of 1968 have been stripped of their meaning and are now more a symbol of capitulation than revolution. Accepting this is the first step to making its legacy relevant again
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Our History
Malaysia’s “Second Emergency” (1968–89)
13 June 2018, by Gregor Bentonread article...The impact of revolutionary developments in Vietnam and China on the May events of 1968 in France and other Western countries has long been acknowledged. Less notice has been paid outside Asia to their repercussions on other Southeast Asian countries, which also experienced a revolutionary high tide in 1968. The upsurge of armed struggle in Malaysia in 1968 is rarely mentioned in general studies on the period, and is not often talked about even in Malaysia.
India/Pakistan
Radical Socialist Statement on Operation Sindoor
May 2025
The Indian Armed Forces have launched Operation Sindoor which has carried out strikes in as many as nine places spread over three cities in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Punjab province while a counter-strike by Pakistan, also to be condemned, has led to lives lost in Poonch. All this is an extremely worrisome development, though not entirely unexpected.
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On the Ongoing India-Pakistan Conflict and the Crisis in Jammu & Kashmir
May 2025
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May 2025
Today the Verkhovna Rada votes for ratification of the Agreement between the governments of Ukraine and the United States on the creation of the American-Ukrainian investment fund for reconstruction. Despite the loud promises of "partnership" and "investment", the document causes serious concerns.
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Escalating tensions between Pakistan and India
May 2025
Statement from the Haqooq Khalq Party (HKP) of Pakistan.
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General Strike in Panama – against extractivism, pension reform and the return of U.S. troops
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Thousands rallied in Panama City on May Day, in the midst of a general strike against privatisation, copper mining and Donald Trump’s threats to Panamanian sovereignty.
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