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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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  • South Sudan

    Get rid of leaders to stop war in South Sudan

    17 October, by Paul Martial

    Through their corruption and ethnicist politics, the country’s elites are plunging South Sudan into a new abyss of violence. Since its separation from Sudan in July 2011, the country has only experienced civil wars, of varying intensity. For the past eight months, Riek Machar, the vice-president, has been appearing in court on several charges such as crimes against humanity, rebellion and treason.

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  • Netherlands

    A confident far-right and a stagnant parliamentary left in the Netherlands


    16 October, by Alex de Jong

    On October 29 the Netherlands will have parliamentary elections, again. In early June, the government of prime-minster Dick Schoof lost its majority as the far-right PVV of Geert Wilders blew up the coalition. Shortly before the elections, the contrast between the most important political events in the Netherlands could hardly be sharper. On 20 September, after an anti-immigration rally, fascists rioted in The Hague. On October 5, a quarter of a million people marched through the streets of Amsterdam to show their solidarity with Palestine.

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  • 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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  • Vietnam

    Vietnam, 30 April 1975 - 50 years ago, a historic victory, but at what price?

    29 April, by Pierre Rousset

    Vietnam’s independence was first proclaimed in August 1945, and we could soon be celebrating its 80th anniversary. De Gaulle decided otherwise, sending an expeditionary force to reconquer his lost colony. Indochina had to endure two devastating successive imperial wars, first French, then American. Washington mobilised all the means at its disposal to crush the Vietnamese revolution, certain that it would prevail - and was defeated. The image has gone down in history: the staff of the US (…)

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  • Obituary

    Hendrik “Pips” Patroons, comrade and friend

    29 April, by Alain Tondeur

    Our comrade Hendrik Patroons, alias “Pips”, passed away in Ghent on April 17, 2025. He was active from an early age in SAP-Antikapitalisten (our organization in Flanders, then called Revolutionaire Arbeiders Liga) and the Fourth International. A convinced revolutionary right up to his last days, he and his companion Marijke Colle left a lasting mark on the organization. He took part in our last national congress in December 2024, and had volunteered to be part of the technical support team for the 18th World Congress of the Fourth International in February 2025, but was unable to do so due to illness. We publish below the tribute paid to him by Alain Tondeur at the funeral ceremony in Wondelgem, near Ghent, on April 25.

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  • Cuba

    Trump’s New Cuba Policy: Bad for Cuba and Migrants

    24 April, by Dan La Botz

    On his return to the presidency on January 20, Donald Trump rescinded his predecessor Joe Biden’s short-lived removal of Cuba from the State Sponsor of Terrorism (SSOT) designation. The SSOT designation will further isolate Cuba diplomatically and economically.

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  • Portugal

    The Carnation Revolution of Portugal Today: The New Challenge from the Far-Right

    24 April, by Raquel Varela

    Fifty-one years after the Revolution, fifty years after the first elections by universal suffrage which saw a 92% turnout, what is the legacy of the Portuguese Revolution?

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