Imperialism Archives - Solidarity (Ireland)

The Edinburgh terrorist attack and the dangers of the “Muslim Grooming Gangs” trope

By Varun Content Warning: Mentions Sexual Violence, Gun Violence, Racism, Misogyny, and Islamophobia from the Outset “I’ve told you time and time again, I am protecting the country from these fucking Muslim bastards, raping our young daughters, raping our kids. Enough is

Jul 10, 2026

Anti-war·Featured Articles·World News

The bloody inferno in Iran: No to this imperialist war for power and profit

By Bob S. We are on day 11 of Trump’s and Netanyahu’s war on Iran, and already the human and environmental toll of this colonial adventure is piling up with devastating consequences. What are the aims and justifications for the attack? For

Mar 10, 2026

Featured Articles·Palestine solidarity·World News

Israel’s message: “You cease, we fire” – Gaza genocide continues

Israel has blatantly and repeatedly breached the ceasefire agreement since it was announced, as Gaza’s horror continues. In the last 24 hours, Israeli forces have massacred over 100 Palestinians and wounded hundreds more. Yet Trump maintains that the misnamed “peace deal” won’t

Oct 29, 2025

Military spending set to soar as Triple Lock is abolished

By Jonathan Diebold While healthcare waiting lists fill up, disabled people languish on poverty-level payments and many ordinary people struggle to keep the lights on, there is one sector which is seeing a spending bonanza. A squadron of fighter jets is set

Mar 4, 2025

World News

Kenya in revolt: What’s fueling the uprising?

By Cathal Curran For over a month, massive protests have engulfed Kenya, with large demonstrations taking place in 43 out of the 47 counties. In Nairobi, protestors stormed and occupied Parliament and set parts of the building on fire. The state’s response

Jul 30, 2024

World News

Why does US imperialism back the Israeli State?

By Donal Devlin On 25 February, 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell, a serving member of the US Air Force, tragically died of wounds incurred from self-immolation in an act of protest against the genocide in Gaza. It was a desperate expression of outrage at

Mar 11, 2024

Environment·World News

NATO military spending is a war on the climate

By Miranda Stewart At a time when reducing greenhouse gas emissions is more urgent than ever, a recent report makes clear that NATO military spending targets are pushing the world in the opposite direction. The report, ‘Climate Crossfire: How NATO’s 2% military

Feb 9, 2024

ICJ genocide ruling: a blow to Israeli State & imperialist allies, but fails to call for ceasefire

By Conor Payne On 26 January, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague gave its interim verdict on the case taken by the South African government against the State of Israel for the crime of genocide against the Palestinians in

Jan 31, 2024

Palestine solidarity·World News

Stop the massacre of Gaza! There is no bread, no water, no electricity and planes rain death from the sky

By Uri Bar-Shalom Agmon and Tuvaal Klein, Socialist Struggle Movement (our sister organisation in Israel/Palestine) “In the face of death spectacles, dealing with the many details of life seems insignificant, even though in a normal situation they are a basic part of

Nov 4, 2023

Anti-war·Featured Articles·World News

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 Congress, February 2020). The war

Oct 6, 2023

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