Global politics

In-depth analysis of events, campaigns and movements prioritises writers on the ground, exploring the critical trends shaping left-wing politics worldwide

In-depth analysis of events, campaigns and movements prioritises writers on the ground, exploring the critical trends shaping left-wing politics worldwide

  • In a still from the game Call of Duty Modern Warfare, a many holds a large gun up in his sights against a smoky background

    The spoils of playing war

    Video games play a key role in sustaining the global military-industrial complex, writes Marzena Zukowska

  • A row of protestors at a demonstration in solidarity with Rojava, waving Kurdish flags and holding banners expressing support

    Now is the time to rise up for Rojava

    Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have been betrayed by the US, giving the Turkish state a green light to carry out atrocities in Northern Syria, writes Amber Huff and Patrick Huff

  • A group of people stand holding rainbow flags in the sun at Newry Pride

    Pride in an Irish border town

    Irish LGBTQ campaigner Joseph Healy reflects on Newry Pride, how life on the border has changed, and the stakes of Brexit

  • A group of multi-ethnic activists hold up placards for environmental justice and Extinction Rebellion

    It’s time to add global justice to XR’s demands

    Extinction Rebellion must recognise the impacts of colonialism and capitalism and demand a just transition for all, argues Aranyo Aarjan

  • Shoes on the Danube Promenade

    Hungary: Europe’s creeping fascism

    Luke Cooper reports on his recent visit to Hungary, an EU member state where democratic freedoms are no longer taken for granted

  • A person looks at a headless classical statue in the British Museum

    We need to decolonise museums

    Decolonising the museum is a pathway to decolonising society. We must start by providing more honest accounts of our past, says Subhadra Das

  • A young boy sitting amidst rubble in Gaza

    Gaza is a children’s prison

    There are one million children living in Gaza, trapped and under fire, writes Omar Aziz