Jubilant crowds on the streets of Damascus have been celebrating what until recently seemed unthinkable — the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s hated regime. The Syrian army collapsed while the regime’s over-burdened allies in Moscow and Tehran could only look on, hanging their erstwhile ally out to dry. The lightning offensive by Turkish and US-backed right-wing […]
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The war in Ukraine has not received as much attention in the capitalist media in the West as it did previously. In one sense, this is understandable given developments in the Middle East. This includes the horrific genocidal war unleashed by the Israeli state in Gaza and the escalating conflict in the region, with Israeli […]
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Danny Byrne is a member of ISA’s International Executive. End the imperialist meat-grinder! For international working-class struggle against war and imperialism The fall of the town of Avdiivka to Russian troops, who are making gains following the failure of Ukraine’s counter-offensive, quite neatly coincided with the second anniversary of this epoch-defining conflict. To fully appreciate […]
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This is a statement of ISA’s International Committee. ISA Statement on The New Cold War and Ukraine War Introduction — “The Single Most Important Element of World Relations” ISA has identified a New Cold War between US and Chinese imperialism, which has asserted itself, as “the single most important element of world relations” (ISA World […]
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The mutiny by Prigozhin and his Wagner mercenaries drew to sudden close yesterday (June 25) evening. This is a preliminary comment on the events. After 24 hours of dramatically rising tensions, Russian TV has announced that negotiations between Belarusian dictator Aleksander Lukashenko and the leader of the Wagner mercenaries Evgeniy Prigozhin had been successful. Prigozhin […]
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Per-Åke Westerlund is a member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (ISA in Sweden). The expected Ukrainian spring offensive against Russian occupation forces is getting closer. Preparations have been underway since November. Since last autumn, tens of thousands of soldiers have died in World War I style fighting, especially around the city of Bakhmut. Russian forces have captured […]
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Tom Crean is a member of ISA’s International Executive Committee. Russian Offensive Begins as Ukraine War Escalates One year on, not only is the war far from over, it is clearly escalating with the possibility of becoming a much wider conflict. The horrific war in Ukraine, which began nearly a year ago, is by far […]
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Danny Byrne is a member of ISA’s International Executive. Report from International Socialist Alternative’s World Congress — further reports to follow Between January 30 and February 5, over 100 delegates and visitors participated in International Socialist Alternative’s 13th World Congress. Participants hailed from over 30 countries, across all continents. Most delegates participated in person, gathering […]
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Rob Rooke is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. As it is nearly one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the devastation to families and individuals is hard to comprehend. More than eight million people who have been forced to leave their homes in Ukraine are now refugees. Close to 50,000 soldiers, […]
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Per-Åke Westerlund is a member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (ISA in Sweden). Christmas Eve, 24 December, marked 10 months since Putin’s Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. For the people of Ukraine, it has meant hell on earth, currently a dark, cold winter with constant missile attacks. There is no sign that the fighting is nearing […]
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