Tensions over the Arctic: imperialists race to grab the loot

Tensions over the Arctic: imperialists race to grab the loot

[Originally published on marxist.com] Ylva Vinberg – 16 July 2025 Trump is eyeing Greenland, Putin is strengthening Russia’s base on the archipelago of Svalbard, all the while embarking on new joint ventures with China in the Arctic region at large. The world’s top imperialist powers are vying to strengthen their positions in the Arctic, elbowing […]

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 Kenya: after Ruto’s bloodbath, which way forward?

Kenya: after Ruto’s bloodbath, which way forward?

[Originally published at marxist.com] Ben Curry, 09 July 2025 The mass movement to bring down Ruto rose up once more on 25 June. Its sequel was planned for 7 July, with another peaceful day of protest under the hashtag #SabaSabaRevolutionDay. But the day didn’t end with a revolutionary victory. Millions have been stunned by the scale […]

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 Kenya: how can Ruto be overthrown?

Kenya: how can Ruto be overthrown?

[Originally published at marxist.com] Ben Curry, 03 July 2025 On 25 June, the youth erupted once more onto Kenya’s streets. One year to the day after the struggle to stop Ruto’s Finance Bill 2024 culminated in spectacular scenes of the youth overrunning the parliament building, Gen Z is on the move again. The movement has picked […]

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 Middle East: war or peace?

Middle East: war or peace?

[Originally published at marxist.com] Alan Woods, 27 June 2025 There was a time when international diplomacy was a relatively stable affair – undoubtedly complex, but at the same time fairly predictable. The great powers decided policy quite cynically, in line with their own national interests.  While the moral standards of these decisions were frequently questionable, […]

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