International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine
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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Syria
Where is Ahmad al-Chareh’s Syria heading?
11 February, by ,“Daher provides an update on the worrying developments under Ahmad al-Chareh’s new government. He also highlights the opportunities opening up for working people and social movements, provided they prove capable of resisting sectarianism and ethnic discrimination.”
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Portugal
In the face of climate catastrophe, Portugal mobilizes vote against the far right
10 February, byAntónio José Seguro was elected President of the Republic of Portugal on Sunday with 67% of the vote, comfortably beating the neo-fascist candidate he faced in the second round, André Ventura (33%).
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China
Purges and Regime Crisis in China
9 February, byThe dismissal of General Zhang Youxia was officially announced on January 24. This is another step in the purges that have been taking place within the Chinese army’s general staff. Zhang was considered “untouchable” given his supposed closeness to Xi Jinping. As for the Central Military Commission (CMC), it is now a hollow shell, having lost five of its seven members. Xi continues to clear the field around him, contrary to any form of collegiality.
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USA
Criticism of Trump by Democrats, Republicans Grows as his Support Falls
8 February, by“Now things have changed. Republicans have criticized his immigrant deportation policies, his racist posts, and his threat to take over the election process. At the same time support for Trump is declining as shown in polls.”
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Germany/Hungary
Germany joins Hungary in prosecuting left‑wing activists
7 February, byGus Fagan reports on the repression of anti-fascists by Germany and Hungary
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Recently posted Features
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Serbia
The EU and green colonialism in Serbia
28 January, byread article...Environmental struggles and protests against the destruction of the natural environment are common in the Balkans, and Serbia is no exception. The most recent and symbolic of these is the protest against the installation of lithium mines in the west of the country. During our trip, we met with an activist from the anti-extractivist collective Marš Sa Drine in a hotel in downtown Belgrade, away from the prying ears of the Vučić regime.
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Ecosocialism
Ruptures: The New Manifesto of the Fourth International
22 January, byread article...The new Manifesto of the Fourth International is available in English from Resistance Books London or the IIRE, Amsterdam. This “Manifesto for an ecosocialist revolution - Break with capitalist growth”, is a document that marks a new stage in the history of the movement founded in 1938 by Leon Trotsky and his comrades.
Since Babeuf’s Manifesto of the Equals (1796) and the Communist Manifesto (1848), many documents of this kind have emerged throughout the history of the workers’ movement. (…) -
Obituary
One of ours: Eleni Varika (1949-2026)
19 January, byread article...“We will miss Eleni very much, because what emanated from her was her deep appreciation of human connections, friendship and life.”
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Obituary
Mohammed Harbi (1933-2026): Participant in and Historian of the Algerian Revolution
15 January, byread article...“[Harbi’s] death on the first day of 2026 means the passing of one of the last eyewitnesses of one of the great anticolonial struggles and the loss of an incisive historian.”
