International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

• Ukraine

  Ukraine at war, Ukraine in struggle...

  13 June, by Gin Vola, Elias Vola

  Resistance to the Russian invasion has not erased class divisions within Ukrainian society. The inequalities of our capitalist societies and the brutal neoliberalism applied by the Zelensky government are significantly affecting the population of Ukraine. The popular classes thus fight on a "double front", against anti-social policies and imperialist aggression.

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• Serbia

  Student protest in Serbia: “either we stop or there will be a civil war”

  12 June, by Gaëlle Guehennec

  Since November 2024, Serbian students have been leading an unprecedented revolt against Vučić’s corrupt government. Along with two Belgian comrades from the Gauche Anticapitaliste, I went to Belgrade to meet them.
  In front of Belgrade’s Faculty of Philosophy, a table and camping chairs were set up. A dozen or so students wrapped up in duvets were watching the entrance. On the table were sudokus and packets of cigarettes to pass the time. The students take 8am shifts to secure the faculty, (…)

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• Italy

  Left fails to win its referendums in Italy

  11 June, by Dave Kellaway

  “All five referendums were lost because none reached the quorum of 50% of the electorate. Around 88-89% who voted supported the progressive changes to the labour laws but this went down by 33 percentage points for the change to the citizenship process for immigrants.”

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• South Sudan

  Peace under threat in South Sudan

  10 June, by Paul Martial

  There is a significant risk that South Sudan could once again plunge into widespread conflict, on top of a major financial crisis.

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• USA

  As Immigration Protests Grow, Trump Calls Out National Guard

  9 June, by Dan La Botz

  “Suddenly, the resistance is real, in the streets, and fighting.”

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...and the rest of the current issue

• Yemen

  The women’s uprising in Yemen

• Italy

  Italy votes on removing anti‑working class laws

• Palestine

  Pity the people of Gaza!

• Belgium

  Fabian, 11-years-old, dead: this was no accident - this is the police

• USA

  Five Years Since George Floyd’s Murder

Recently posted Features

• Syria’s Economic Transition: From Kleptocracy to Islamic Neoliberalism in a War-Torn Economy

  28 March, by Joseph Daher, Zaki Mehchy

  In its first decade in power and before the conflict, Bashar al-Assad’s regime adopted neoliberal-oriented economic policies, such as price liberalisation for many essential goods, market deregulation, and a significant extension of the private sector. This was accompanied by austerity measures without genuine institutional reform, which resulted in greater social injustice, decreased productivity, and widening income disparity.

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• Germany

  On the 2025 German elections

  23 March, by Jakob Schaefer, Promise Li

  Promise Li, a socialist from Hong Kong now based in Los Angeles, interviews Jakob Schäfer for Borderless. Jacob is a retired steelworker, having served on the steering committee of the Network for Fighting Trade Unions (VKG). He is also a member of the International Sozialistische Organization (ISO) and the editor of the magazine Die Internationale. Promise is is a member of Tempest Collective and Solidarity, and has been active in higher education rank-and-file union work, international solidarity and antiwar campaigns, and Chinatown tenant organizing.. The interview was conducted on 25 February 2025 and appeared in Borderless on February 2025.

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• Left-wing isolationism: a path to political irrelevance in Europe’s defence debate

  23 March, by Hanna Perekhoda

  The European Parliament has voted on the resolution that sets the line on defence and rearmament. The harshest criticism of the European Commission’s resolution on defence and rearmament comes from the Left political group. Among them is Manon Aubry (France Insoumise), who denounces, “You find money for tanks but not for hospitals.” She sarcastically remarked, “It’s as if, all of a sudden, there was no longer any global warming or poverty, and the only priority was armoured vehicles.” Similarly, Benedetta Scuderi of the Greens argues that “this arms race” undermines growth and public finances. Other voices have joined the chorus, including the Left co-chair Martin Schirdewan and Danilo Della Valle of the Five Star Movement. During Della Valle’s speech, a group of representatives of the Five Star Movement held a protest waving placards such as "No more guns" or "More jobs, less guns".

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• Campism

  Against Campism, for International Working-Class Solidarity

  21 March, by Dan La Botz, Jason Schulman

  As socialists we must espouse a truly internationalist politics, one that supports democratic and working-class movements around the world. We support such movements in their struggles against tyrannical governments and the ruling classes of all countries, just as we welcome their solidarity with us. As U.S. socialists we oppose the imperialism of the United States, but as internationalists we must also oppose the authoritarianism and imperialism of other states, regardless of what those who run those states call themselves. That is, we must oppose “campism.”

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