Global politics
Our in-depth analysis of worldwide events, campaigns and movements prioritises writers on the ground, exploring the critical trends shaping left-wing politics around the world.
Our in-depth analysis of worldwide events, campaigns and movements prioritises writers on the ground, exploring the critical trends shaping left-wing politics around the world.
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Taking on the ‘fruitcakes’: how can we stop UKIP?
Richard Seymour considers where UKIP’s vote is coming from and how the left needs to respond, whilst James O’Nions provide perspectives on UKIP’s rise at the European and local levels
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‘In Gezi Park there is free food, medical care, a kids’ area and a library’
Ece Bulut gives us the latest from Istanbul’s Gezi Park, and looks at how the movement is organising – and changing people
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Thomas Sankara: an African leader with a message for Europe
On the 25th anniversary of Sankara’s assassination, Nick Dearden argues we need to remember him to challenge dominant views of Africa and fight our own debt crisis in Europe
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US imperialism in Central America
Grace Livingstone gives an overview of overt and covert US military and intelligence interventions
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Broken Spring?
Sami Ramadani argues that counter‑revolution has gained the upper hand in Syria and across the Arab world
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Iran in the crosshairs again
Sabre rattling against Iran is nothing new, but that doesn’t mean the threat of war isn’t real. Phyllis Bennis analyses the situation in the wider Middle East
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After the spring
Sami Ramadani considers the response to the Arab Spring from the region’s dictators and other reactionary forces, as well as the role of imperialism