International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

Ukraine: resistance on two fronts

Jacques Babel — 2024-11-10T08:20:59Z

Under pressure from Putin, the Russian military forces are using their superiority in terms of men and bombing resources to very slowly but surely gobble up territory and destroy Ukraine's civilian infrastructure. Now, after massive deliveries of bombs, missiles and drones from North Korea and Iran, it has been announced that several thousand North Korean soldiers will be arriving to fight as reinforcements for the Russian army. Meanwhile, some on the left are still indignant about the delivery of arms to the Ukrainians by Western states, even though these are clearly insufficient to enable them to put up effective resistance to the Putin steamroller and reverse the balance of power.

- IV598 - November 2024 / Ukraine, North Korea

“Peace plan” and “need for negotiations”?

Jacques Babel — 2023-04-12T12:08:00Z

“The twelve-point “Chinese peace plan” was launched just after China abstained on a UN resolution demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, and as the terrible war entered its second year. On studying it, one is forced to note that it is a superb balancing act:”

- IV579 - April 2023 / Russia, China, Ukraine

Ukraine's government shaken by corruption

Jacques Babel — 2023-02-02T19:36:00Z

“All these social movements need our solidarity as well as our solidarity against Putin's war.”

- IV577 - February 2023 / Ukraine

A weakened but still toxic imperialism

Jacques Babel, Léon Crémieux — 2021-11-18T11:33:29Z

“In the face of this, anti-capitalists and all democrats in France must develop solidarity in action with those who are oppressed and exploited, in particular by our own imperialism. More than a moral duty, it is an objective necessity because our interests are common with these peoples and not with ‘our' capitalists.”

- Features / France, Imperialism

March 2011- March 2014, the essential solidarity

Jacques Babel, Joseph Daher — 2014-03-30T21:30:10Z

To commemorate the three years of their uprising, the Syrian revolutionaries reminded the world that it should be included in the processes of the region, giving Friday, March 14 the slogan: “This is a popular revolution, not a civil war! “. Despite the killings and massive destruction caused by the Assad regime on the one hand, and the oppression of Islamic reactionary forces on the other, the Syrian people continue to struggle for its initial objectives: democracy: social justice and the refusal of sectarianism.

- IV470 - March 2014 / Syria, Arab Revolutions

“The People Want - A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising”

Gilbert Achcar , Jacques Babel — 2013-04-15T11:10:02Z

revolt “The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising” due out in paperback in English in June from Saqi (London) and University of California Press (Berkeley).

- IV459 - April 2013 / Syria, Tunisia, Libya, Arab Revolutions

The permanent insurgency

Jacques Babel, Joseph Daher — 2013-03-17T18:46:41Z

Despite the terrible price paid, the Syrian people is continuing its insurrection against the dictatorial and criminal Assad regime. This revolutionary process, with its own characteristics, is part of the dynamics of the movements in the region, which are driven by the absence of democracy and social justice.

- IV458 - March 2013 / Syria, Arab Revolutions

Long live the Syrian revolution - Build international solidarity

Ghayath Naisse , Jacques Babel — 2012-04-01T15:43:24Z

On March 15, 2011, a few dozen young Syrians dared to demonstrate right in the centre of the old city of Damascus, infected by the spirit of hope that had been ignited throughout the Arab world by the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions; a small demonstration of courageous young people demanding freedom for the Syrian people, who had been subjected to a regime of terror for more than 40 years

- IV446 - March 2012 / Syria, Arab Revolutions