The Turkish Invasion of Syria
Submitted by Internationalis... on Oct 15 2019 12:41
It was obvious from the beginning of the war against Bashar el Assad (2011) that Turkey intended to invade north-east Syria alongside its border (an area of some 30 kilometres deep and 420 long). Turkey only participated in the war against Isis/Daesh after a long delay, and never with much conviction.
Zimbabwe: Still a Capitalist Hell
Submitted by Internationalis... on Oct 12 2019 12:51
Rosa Luxemburg argued before World War One that in the epoch of imperialism national liberation stands opposed to working class liberation. The recent death of Zimbabwe’s national liberation hero, Robert Mugabe, the conditions of the Zimbabwe working class, and the hellish state of the country as a whole, is yet another wretched demonstration of how true this is.
A Class War Against State War – IWW Istanbul’s Statement on the Turkish Invasion of Syria
Submitted by R Totale on Oct 12 2019 11:20
Istanbul Industrial Workers of the World's statement against the invasion of Syria. The following statement was originally published on Yeryüzü Postası.
Narrow Anti-Imperialism as Ideological Cover for Authoritarianism
An analysis of how certain tendencies use anti-imperialism for the purpose of defending authoritarianism and statecraft
Capitalism's Other Threat to the Planet
Submitted by Internationalis... on Sep 29 2019 12:07
Climate change is not the only threat to humanity. A stagnant capitalist economy that survives on an increasing mountain of debt is intensifying imperialist rivalries. The slow death agony of the system is now manifest in so many ways. The post World War Two order that was imposed by the US in 1945 has been breaking down since the dollar ceased to be the world’s gold standard in 1971. Today the increasing rivalry between China and the US stretches from South America via the Middle East to the South China Sea.
Protests in HK: a talk with the 'Workers Group'
Submitted by Baderneiro Miseravel on Sep 12 2019 21:18
The following interview was made over internet during the month of August. Comrades from different countries – some Bad Kids of the World – made questions about the anti-extradition movement to the Workers Group, a proletarian collective based in Hong Kong. We want to understand how the mass protests relates to the broader context of class struggle in the region. The text is being published simultaneously in English, French and Portuguese.
Imperialism and the Amazon
Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 31 2019 14:13
The article which follows was written at the beginning of the month when the continuing deforestation of the Amazon led to the yet more murders of the indigenous population. Since then the crisis has deepened as the dry season burning of the Amazon to clear the way for farming has reached new heights.
OPEC, Iran, and the Libyan Civil War
Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 1 2019 18:06
The rising tensions in the Persian Gulf in the past weeks can be easily attributed to a sharp crisis of overproduction in the international oil market, ongoing since 2014. One relevant theater for understanding recent developments therefore lies in the largely under-reported and often overlooked Libyan Civil War, and in particular in its wide-ranging implications for OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries).
The Drums of War in the Gulf
Submitted by Internationalis... on Jul 30 2019 18:42
The article which follows is taken from the new edition of Revolutionary Perspectives (#14) which is just out. It was obviously written before the events which followed the British Navy’s seizure of the Iranian tanker, the Grace 1, off the coast of Gibraltar, but the substance of the analysis has not changed.
The Attack on Two Oil Tankers in the Gulf of Oman
Submitted by Internationalis... on Jun 23 2019 10:18
On the morning of June 13, two oil tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman. One was the Front Altair, owned by the Norwegian company Frontline, but flying the flag of the Marshall Islands. It was carrying a cargo of ethanol from Qatar to Taiwan. The second was the Kokuka Courageous of the Japanese company, Kokuka Sangyo, flying the Panamanian flag which was carrying methanol from Saudi Arabia to Singapore.
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