https://internationalviewpoint.org/ 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. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://internationalviewpoint.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH25/siteon0-da713.png?1745245334 https://internationalviewpoint.org/ 25 144 https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Ecosocialism-and-Marxism+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Ecosocialism-and-Marxism+ 2026-04-21T09:28:42Z text/html en <p>Michael Löwy and Daniel Tanuro outline “The contribution of the Fourth International to ecosocialism”, Paul Murphy discusses “Ecosocialism or barbarism” and the Fourth International Manifesto, RS from Ireland on “War Ecology”, and in a historical perspective Daniel Tanuro evaluates “The Heavy (…)</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Fascism-and-Anti-Fascism+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Fascism-and-Anti-Fascism+ 2026-04-12T10:35:07Z text/html en <p>FI leaders evaluate “The Anti-Fascist and Anti-Imperialist Conference in Porto Alegre: Great achievements, challenges and opportunities ”, Ugo Palheta discusses “Fascisation and strategy”, Ilya Budraitskis analyses “Putinism - a new form of fascism?”, Sonja Pietiläinen considers “The Gender(ed) (…)</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+More-on-women-s-and-on-trans-politics+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+More-on-women-s-and-on-trans-politics+ 2026-04-05T13:13:00Z text/html en <p>“Weaponising Gender: How gender became the perfect scapegoat for far-right and authoritarian actors” by Julisa Tambunan, Aminah Jasho, Esme Abbott. “Non-natalism” by Leslie Root and “Transgender socialism” by Echo Fortune. A view from Iran “A Revolutionary Feminist Position on Iran: Vs. (…)</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+International-Women-s-Day-Women-s-History-Month+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+International-Women-s-Day-Women-s-History-Month+ 2026-03-07T17:43:44Z text/html en <p>Fourth International statement “8 March: Long Live Women in Struggle Against the Far Right”. Sotsialnyi Rukh makes a “Call for 8 March demonstration in Kyiv 2026” while Dianne Feeley remembers “Last Year's International Women's Day, Ukraine”. Ingrid Darroman highlights “France: 1995 - the (…)</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+In-Search-of-Russia-s-Lost-Opposition-Why+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+In-Search-of-Russia-s-Lost-Opposition-Why+ 2026-02-14T20:25:28Z text/html en <p>Morten Hammeken goes “In Search of Russia's Lost Opposition” and Ilya Budraitskis explains “Why Russia's ruling class is obsessed with the West”. Tony Wood details why “Latin America Is the Prime Target for Trump's Warmongering” and Federico Fuentes analyses “Venezuela after the coup ”.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Serbia-what-has-been-happening+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Serbia-what-has-been-happening+ 2026-01-28T11:50:19Z text/html en <p>Since the Novi Sad disaster in 2024 little has been covered in the media. A Fourth International delegation went to find out: Elena Fernandez outlines “Serbia: Regime Crisis, Imperialist Dependence and Struggles for Self-Determination”, Elias and Gin Vola discuss “Popular mobilization under an (…)</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Obituaries-and-a-review+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Obituaries-and-a-review+ 2026-01-15T14:37:45Z text/html en <p>Alan Wald pays tribute to “Eleni Varikas (1949-2026), Kostas Skordoulis remembers “Eleni Varikas: the years with the FI in Greece”, comrades pay tribute to “ One of ours: Eleni Varika (1949-2026)”. Alex De Jong recalls "Mohammed Harbi (1933-2026): Participant in and Historian of the Algerian (…)</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Solidarity-with-Venezuela+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Solidarity-with-Venezuela+ 2026-01-04T11:44:16Z text/html en <p>Before the attack Luis Bonilla-Molina “The Imperialist Threat and the Possible Courses of the Conflict” and after “The United States takes Venezuela's territory and government by storm”. Responding to the attacks, Radical Socialist, India “Resist Yankee Imperialist Invasion of Venezuela and (…)</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Women-s-lives-obituaries+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Women-s-lives-obituaries+ 2025-12-08T18:00:05Z text/html en <p>The NGO CARE underlines “Women and girls fear for their safety in the Philippines, as earthquake aftershocks continue to rock Northern Cebu ”, Perempuan Mahardhika insists “Women cannot win decent work and freedom from violence under the anti-democratic regime in Indonesia:”, Feminist Workshop (…)</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Special-feature-China+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Special-feature-China+ 2025-11-30T12:36:05Z text/html en <p>Ashley Smith explains “Trump's strategy to reassert U.S. dominance”. Manfred Elstrom presents “China's labour movement under fire” and Ralf Rachas speaks to Yige Dong on “The Crisis of Social Reproduction, Women's Agency, and Feminism in China”. Andrea Ferrario notes “For Hong Kong activists: (…)</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+War-and-resistance-in-Ukraine-and-Russia+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+War-and-resistance-in-Ukraine-and-Russia+ 2025-11-19T15:45:13Z text/html en <p>Adam Novak paints a broad picture of war, life and resistance in Ukraine “We fight, we have rights: How soldiers' democracy powers Ukraine's resistance”, Francesca Barca describes “Anarchists in wartime. The experience of Solidarity Collectives in Ukraine”, Simon Pirani and Denis Pilash discuss (…)</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Manifesto-for-an-Ecosocialist-Revolution+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Manifesto-for-an-Ecosocialist-Revolution+ 2025-11-05T09:13:56Z text/html en <p>In September 2025 a public event in the Philippines presented the Fourth International's Manifesto for an ecosocialist revolution – Break with capitalist growth. The speakers were Daniel Tanuro “Manifesto for an Ecosocialist Revolution: Possible consequences in the Philippines” and Maral (…)</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Marxism-in-theory-and-practice-update+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Marxism-in-theory-and-practice-update+ 2025-10-26T11:32:24Z text/html en <p>Promise Li on “Joanna Misnik: A Tribute and Political Biography ”. Jaime Pastor considers “Marx, Marxism, the Left, and Revolution in the Intellectual History of Enzo Traverso”. <br class='autobr' /> In September 2025 a public event in the Philippines presented the Fourth International's Manifesto for an (…)</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+New-in-features+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+New-in-features+ 2025-10-18T10:06:04Z text/html en <p>Joseph Daher discusses “ Hamas After 7 October: Resistance and Challenges”. Jaime Pastor argues “From the "12-day war" to the NATO and EU summits: A leap forward in militarisation, under the orders of Trumpism ”. Gilberto Araujo explains ”Trump Tariffs Threaten Brazil: Pushing for Regime (…)</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+From-the-archives-Indonesia-1965-Economy-and-BRICS-Review+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+From-the-archives-Indonesia-1965-Economy-and-BRICS-Review+ 2025-10-07T04:39:00Z text/html en <p>Reflecting on the bloody coup d'état first Ernest Mandel wrote “Lessons of the Defeat in Indonesia ”, then the Fourth International leadership made a statement “The lesson of Indonesia”. Plus two contributions by Eric Toussaint concerning the role of the BRICS today: “The BRICS and (…)</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+From-the-archives-Chile-1973+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+From-the-archives-Chile-1973+ 2025-09-15T11:46:07Z text/html en <p>On 11 September 1973, the coup in Chile: the Fourth International makes a statement “The coup in Chile”, the Chilean section adopts a resolution “After the 1973 Coup in Chile”, editorial of Revolución Permanente “The rising class consciousness of the proletariat and the problem of power ”, Liga (…)</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Founding-of-the-Fourth-International+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Founding-of-the-Fourth-International+ 2025-09-04T11:19:11Z text/html en <p>For the anniversary (3 September 1938) we publish for the first time on International Viewpoint, Ernest Mandel on “The Reasons for Founding the Fourth International”.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Looking-back-and-looking-forward+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Looking-back-and-looking-forward+ 2025-08-20T12:17:13Z text/html en <p>Daniel Tanuro considers “The Heavy Legacy of Leon Trotsky”, while Alex De Jong tells the story of Michel Raptis, the struggle for Algeria and the risks of solidarity , and reviews “Walden Bello looks back on Filipino and global struggles. For a view on today's world Kevin Lin considers the (…)</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Special-feature-Fascism+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Special-feature-Fascism+ 2025-08-07T11:29:43Z text/html en <p>Gilbert Achcar reflects on “Neofascism, Imperialism, War, and Revolution in the Middle East” and advocates with Ilya Budraitskis ““For the Neofascists, the Law of the Jungle is the Only One That Makes Sense””. Enzo Traverso discusses “Authoritarianism and Democracy in the 21st Century ”.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Remembering-Ernest-Mandel-and-more+ https://internationalviewpoint.org/+Remembering-Ernest-Mandel-and-more+ 2025-07-22T19:13:52Z text/html en <p>Reminiscences by Eduardo Lucita “Thirty years since the death of Ernest Mandel” and Penelope Duggan “Ernest Mandel: partybuilder and pedagogue”. Simon Hannah in Britain asks whether “A new left party emerges?”.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV-Online-magazine-" rel="directory">IV Online magazine</a>