Trump’s ‘small potatoes’ war
As Trump tries to downgrade his war to a "special operation", we are witnessing the collapse of U.S. force projection in Asia
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The Political Economy of U.S. Empire at a Crossroad
The end of 2025 brought with it three important strategic documents drafted by the planners of US imperialism. These are the president’s National Security Strategy (NSS) for 2025, Report No. 83 from the Council on Foreign Relations’ Task Force on Economic Security, entitled “Winning the Race for Tomorrow’s Technologies,” and the Department of Defense/War’s “Annual […]
The Rise and Fall of Chavismo
Editorial Board, IWL-FI, September 2014 The Cuban and Venezuelan governments have the support of most left-wing organizations around the world. However, that support peaked in the last decade and is now in decline, with those governments experiencing a heightened situation of crisis. The international weight of this support—which we will call Castro-Chavism—is very important. But […]
A huge popular mobilisation swept through Argentina
On Saturday, February 1, demonstrations, events, artistic activities and endless expressions of the people’s rejection of Milei and his policies took place in most cities and towns in Argentina. The epicentre was the Plaza Congreso in Buenos Aires. By the United Socialist Workers’ Party (PSTU) – Argentina Milei and his agenda President Javier Milei gave […]
Please add your groups signature to this statement written by our Leeds comrades against student repression for supporting Palestine
We stand in firm opposition towards the treatment of students at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University in London. The student’s right to protest the ongoing genocide in Gaza as declared by the International Court of Justice in 2024 has been denied through both physical and verbal means, persecuting students and those […]
UK: Fascists attacking immigrants
Build our resistance and self defence! Jim Stead – ISL On 3rd August cities across the UK were confronted by street fighting forces on the rampage attacking mosques, city centres, a library, asylum accommodation hotels and our streets. Swathed in union jacks and England flags they shouted they were ‘protecting Britain’s sovereignty’, ‘protecting our children,’ […]
The suspension of MPs and the reality of Indian ‘Democracy”
By Mazdoor Inquilab The winter session of 2023 will go down in the parliamentary history of India as one of its darkest episodes. On December 16, while India and Bangladesh celebrated victory day, marking the surrender of Pakistani troops in Bangladesh, the Indian parliament was being cleansed of any opposition. Within days 141 members of parliament […]
As Elections Approach: Which Way for Puerto Rico?
By John Prieto “The United States controls our economy, our commerce. Puerto Rico must determine a price for its products that is acceptable to the United States, while the United States issues their products to Puerto Rico at a rate that is comfortable to its own manufacturers and not the Puerto Rican consumer. The result […]
Türkiye: Stop the Reactionary Alliance of the AKP and MHP in the Municipal Elections
We have previously described the government formed after the presidential election as the third Nationalist Front government: “The new NF government is an alliance of political Islamist and far-right gangs, various elements deep within the state, the construction oligarchy, arms dealers, energy bosses who destroy the environment, the mafia, all enemies of women and LGBTQ+ […]
Argentina: A first look at the primary election results
The people’s anger turned to the right The triumph of Milei with 30% of the votes, along with the large number of abstentions and blank votes (31% and 5% respectively) are the central facts of the primaries in Argentina. By PSTU – Argentina The “bi-frontism” or “rift” of the last few years has widened and […]
Nehru’s true legacy: Against Stalinist praises and dead-end Hindutva criticisms
Introduction There are few personalities in the world as divisive and impactful as India’s first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru. For the right wing, he is a figure who is reviled and hated, for many leftists and especially among Indian liberals, he is a celebrated figure who is lauded for his democratic ideals. The image […]
The Party of Allah: From Hizbullah to Hüda-Par
On the May 14 parliamentary elections, one of the parties that entered parliament from the lists of the People’s Alliance is Hüda-Par. The party name stands for “Free Cause Party.” But the important detail to be noted in the party name is that the word “Hüda” means Allah in Persian. This refers to the fact […]
New IWL-FI website is launched
The IWL-FI website has completely renewed its design, adjusting to new internet trends and improving public access to its content. We are committed to a cleaner model, with a more intuitive and practical organisation of topics, and also improving navigation with mobile devices. Also, the interaction with social networks (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter) and the […]