The following are six questions related to the position stated in my “Memorandum on the radical anti-imperialist position regarding the war in Ukraine”
Manifesto of the “Socialists Against War” Coalition
20 March 2022, by“There is only one way to prevent these disasters. The war must be stopped by ourselves – men and women of Russia. This country belongs to us, not a handful of mad old people with palaces and yachts.”
“We have always favoured the construction of unitary initiatives”
19 March 2022, by“Thus, although the idea of socialism has today been undermined by a series of defeats, making it credible again as a libertarian, egalitarian and democratic alternative; offering a vision of an emancipated future where people govern themselves; making desirable a society where everyone would work less and benefit from more time to realize themselves... this is an indispensable element of revolutionary strategy.”
The war in Ukraine and the dilemmas of the Western left
18 March 2022, byThis article describes very precisely the war seen from Ukraine and how part of the Ukrainian population has joined the resistance, especially the territorial defense units: a vast popular mobilization.
“Global Britain ”, “AUKUS”, etc. Anglosphere supremacism and the promised wars in the China Sea
17 March 2022, by“But in this region taken as a whole, new and old fears and recriminations combine with the challenges represented by the gigantic growth of trade with China.”
Anti-war activism after Repression Sunday (6 March)
16 March 2022, by ,Vladislav Siiutkin, activist of the Russian Socialist Movement, gives his assessment of the current situation in an interview with the Swiss Movement for Socialism (BfS/MPS) conducted by João Woyzeck (BfS Zurich)
‘We need a peoples’ solidarity with Ukraine and against war, not the fake solidarity of governments’
14 March 2022, by , , ,“I think these sad circumstances show that it is high time to build a practical solidarity that is anti-capitalist, anti climate change and anti militarist. We need concretely to join these three agendas in a movement that can rise today against the war, as well as against imperialism that is destroying our planet.”
“The Left in the West Must Rethink”
13 March 2022, by , ,“At the moment, leftists should demand that their governments put pressure on Russia. That doesn’t mean they have to support all sanctions, but it is important to clarify priorities. At the moment, the priority is to put pressure on Russia to stop the war. Social movements should support the protests against the war and support people who have to flee.”
Russian War on Ukraine Churns American Politics
12 March 2022, byThe Russian war on Ukraine has completely roiled American politics. Ultimately it could determine the future of President Joseph Biden and former president Donald Trump, both of whom may be candidates for president in 2024. Both parties find the war has complicated their possibilities in the November 2022 mid-term elections.