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Anti-war·Theory & History·What is Socialism?

Socialism 101: Is war inherent to capitalism?

By Kevin McLoughlin Virtually everyone supports the idea of ‘world peace’, yet today in 2022 there are nearly 40 different wars or conflicts ongoing. And with the Russian invasion of Ukraine the threat of nuclear war, and the annihilation of us all,

Mar 7, 2022

Anti-war·Uncategorized·World News

Ukraine: A war that is changing the world

By Danny Byrne, International Socialist Alternative Ten days into Russian imperialism’s bloody war on Ukraine, thousands already lie dead. Amid conflicting reports and figures which inevitably vary in wartime scenarios, on 4 March, Reuters estimated a death toll of 10,000 people. This

Mar 5, 2022

Anti-war·World News

New Cold War: War is in the air

By Sonja Grusch War exists not just in history books. In recent weeks it has reared its head again in Europe. For countless people, especially in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, war is the brutal, daily normality — as in Syria,

Feb 10, 2022

World News

Election in Chile: Defeat of the far-right opens the road for new mass struggles

By André Ferrari, Liberdade, Socialismo e Revolução (our sister organisation in Brazil) Gabriel Boric, of the “Apruebo Dignidad” (Approve Dignity) coalition has defeated the far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast in the second round of the Chilean elections. Boric obtained 55.8% of the votes,

Dec 20, 2021

World News

An ignominious end: US imperialism withdraws from Afghanistan

By Eddie McCabe US imperialism’s 20-year war in Afghanistan has come to an ignominious end with the final withdrawal of its 2,500 remaining troops this month. The withdrawal comes two months before Biden’s deadline of 11 September — the 20th anniversary of

Jul 11, 2021

World News

Interview with Khaing Zar, leader of Myanmar trade union

Workers across the world have been inspired by the determined resistance in Myanmar to the military takeover and widespread repression that has followed. The working class has played a central role. International Socialist Alternative discussed the situation with Khaing Zar, a leader

Jun 29, 2021

Anti-war·Covid-19 Pandemic

Iran & Covid-19: Trump’s criminal sanctions amount to biological warfare

By Dean O’Donnell 2020 got off to an alarming start with the US government assasination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. An act of imperialist aggression and the result of escalating tensions between both states, it posed a direct threat of war in

Mar 30, 2020

Iraq – a tinder-box waiting to burst into flame

By Rob Jones – Sotsialisticheskaya Alternativa – our sister organisation in Russia In 2003 the imperialist powers launched a brutal ‘shock and awe’ campaign intended to remove Saddam Hussein and establish a new democratic order in the Middle East. At least that

Dec 7, 2019

Theory & History

Capitalist rivalry, trade wars & Globalisation Today

The last year-and-a-half has seen a steady escalation of a trade war between the world’s two major capitalist powers, the United States and China. This dispute takes place against the background of the world economy undergoing a period of what has been

Oct 31, 2019

Anti-war·World News

Trump’s warmongering and Iran- No to imperialist war in the Middle East

By George Martin Fell Brown, member of Socialist Alternative- our sister organisation in the US> The United States is dangerously close to a military conflict with Iran. The catalyst was the shooting down by Iran of a U.S. military drone on June

Jun 30, 2019

Imperialism- Page 4

Socialism 101: Is war inherent to capitalism?

Ukraine: A war that is changing the world

New Cold War: War is in the air

Election in Chile: Defeat of the far-right opens the road for new mass struggles

An ignominious end: US imperialism withdraws from Afghanistan

Interview with Khaing Zar, leader of Myanmar trade union

Iran & Covid-19: Trump’s criminal sanctions amount to biological warfare

Iraq – a tinder-box waiting to burst into flame

Capitalist rivalry, trade wars & Globalisation Today

Trump’s warmongering and Iran- No to imperialist war in the Middle East

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