Militarily ineffective and politically harmful The December 25 U.S. airstrikes on/in Nigeria, ordered by President Donald Trump, are being subjected to considerable critical scrutiny by
Category: Articles
Despite the widely-covered crackdown on LGBT life since 2016, Indonesian official homophobia is not monolithic. One homophobia aims to eradicate ‘deviant’ sexualities, but another paternalistically
From +972 Magazine By projecting power into the Horn of Africa, Israel aims to increase pressure on rivals, undermine regional stability, and narrow the space
Geopolitical discussions are seductive to many because they involve powerful players, strategy, individual personalities, and conspiracy. Perhaps most importantly, they include ideological worldviews that center
The following passage is from an article I wrote for the Independent back in 2012. According to the International Trade Union Confederation’s 2012 annual survey, “anti-union discrimination, violations
From Red Mole The message arrived in a left WhatsApp group on January 6th, 2026. A member asked if anyone had “a source for what’s
From +972 Magazine Over 150,000 citizens have left the country in the past two years alone — many of them with a one-way ticket and
In September, Donald Trump signed an executive order changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, and posted an image
From New Lines Magazine Long forced to suppress its culture and history, the minority group is embracing its traumatic past while maintaining its allegiance to
From The New Republic Extremist groups are some of the biggest winners of the second Trump administration. The first year of Donald Trump’s second term
Interview by Gabriel Fonten with members of Anarchist Front, a collective spreading information about events in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan The uprising in Iran has been ongoing for
The US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has led to warnings that the unprecedented action could allow for further actions by China directed at
Maduro’s kidnapping has exposed Beijing’s powerlessness. Billions invested in Latin America, but when Washington intervenes, China can only talk The U.S. military operation that led
The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation—one that increases our wealth, expands our territory, builds our cities, raises our expectations, and
From New Lines Magazine This year’s edition of Turning Point USA’s annual AmericaFest conference, held last weekend in Phoenix, was, first and foremost, a tribute
“Try me for treason. I betrayed your deranged state”, the Russian anti-war protester Andrei Trofimov told the Second Western District Military Court in May. In
From +972 Magazine The Jewish-Arab movement is celebrating its 10th anniversary after a period of rapid expansion. But as it grows, so do questions about
Chile’s new president is, among other things, an admirer of Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship “Chile needs order!”, José Antonio Kast proclaimed during his first speech
The Russian economy appears resilient for now, but long-term stagnation is nearly unavoidable When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022,
A friend and I were chatting about Zohran Mamdani after his election victory. “Do you think he does daily prayers?” he asked. I said I
From The Caravan Exposing the largest far-right network in history “The Sangh does not control, neither directly nor remotely,” Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of the
From Notes from the World The Democratic Socialists of America Travel to Cuba and Happily Meet With the Island’s Jailers On 25 November – the
Ukrainian leftists hope for an end to the war, but remain sceptical of the “peace deal” on offer For many Ukrainians, the past year has
Nine months ago, Rita Gendaga was preparing for her late father’s funeral when armed Fulani pastoralists stormed her hometown in Benue state, north central Nigeria,
Tereza Hendl is a political philosopher based at the University of Augsburg, Germany. Selbi Durdiyeva is a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Conflict Studies,
The Plurinational Gathering of Women, Lesbians, Travestis, Transgender, Bisexual, Intersex, and Non-Binary People is the backbone of Argentina’s transfeminist movement. Known as the Encuentro, this
From Lausan On 26th November 2025, around 2:50pm, a fire broke out in one of the 31-story buildings in Wang Fuk Court, a 42-year-old Home
From +972 Magazine The presence of Palantir and Dataminr at the new U.S. military compound in Israel offers a glimpse of how tech companies are
How does strict immigration control square with Russia’s need for labor? How will new restrictions affect the lives of the country’s most vulnerable residents? Insan
The Lee government is caught between economic dependence on China and security dependence on the US South Korea has opened up its borders a bit
Pro-natalist policies, now acquiring traction in India, are tools of social control reinforcing gender norms. These agendas undermine reproductive justice by prioritising demographic goals over
A little over a month into the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the humanitarian response is in a state of chaotic flux amid intense international
The tragedy of El-Fasher, the Sudanese army’s last stronghold in Darfur, was not unforeseen; it was inevitable. From the moment the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
The relationship between feminist movements and lesbian and trans activists in Indonesia reveals fundamental tensions about what feminism means in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country.
This is Part 4 in Chuang‘s serialised translation of the 2024 year-in-review “Keeping Each Other Afloat in a Difficult World: Taking Stock of Labor Struggles
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the government has tightened its grip on migrants by introducing an increasing number of xenophobic laws. What impact have
Everyone in Tanzania, including the government, was caught off guard when protests broke out on election day – 29 October. The polls had long been
According to Google Trends, the term ‘decolonial’ peaked in popularity in France around the summer of 2016 due to initiatives, questionable to say the least,
Donald Trump is threatening to invade Nigeria on dubious claims of a genocide against the country’s Christian community. Here’s why the Christian Right has woven
Why do Western technologies continue to fuel Russia’s war machine despite sweeping sanctions? Is it a matter of loopholes — or proof that global capital
Darfur is engulfed in atrocity, with famine, mass killings and displacement now defining what remains of Sudan’s revolution. The city of El Fasher in the
In 2024, Black Rose/Rosa Negra’s International Relations Committee began working closely with anarchist revolutionaries in Sudan. This relationship has involved the exchange of ideas, practical
How do “stupidity” and “vulgarity” turn into political action? This isn’t abstract. I still remember a moment in 2004, during a friendly football match between
Originally published by the media resistance group. A feminist, anarchist, and poet living in Ukraine delivers a personal and political address to the leader of Your Party, inviting reflection on what
How have the deployment of peacekeepers in January 2022 and the subsequent outbreak of war in Ukraine reshaped Kazakhstan’s relationship with Russia? How is Kazakhstani
Mass killings in Darfur and a serious shift in the civil war On October 26, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured El Fasher, Sudan after
As governments across East and Southeast Asia tighten restrictions on activism and association, civic space is rapidly shrinking. Leah Lin, founder of the Asia Citizen
State blames fabricated “Chaos Star” anarchist network for instigating grassroots uprising Anarchists in Indonesia are calling for international support for comrades imprisoned and tortured following the
My name is Galina Rymbu. I am a poet, translator, feminist and anarchist of Moldovan-Romanian and Ukrainian origin. I was born and raised in Western Siberia, in the company town of Chkalovsky in the city of Omsk.
On October 20, Rodrigo Paz won the first runoff election in Bolivian history by promising economic stability. The Christian Democratic Party (PDC) candidate won the
From Al-Jumhuriya Syrian social media was abuzz in June when Ahmad al-Sharaa, the country’s transitional president, chaired an Eid al-Adha event for prominent Syrian women.
From political martyrology to the “nationalist international”, the European far right constructs narratives that don’t always add up, as four journalists gathered at the Internazionale
Mass demonstrations accuse government of authoritarianism and corruption Tensions have surged in Peru after interim president José Jerí Oré declared a 30-day state of emergency
From Eurozine Under the Netanyahu government, Israel has aligned itself with an autocratic international whose goal is to transform sovereignty into state impunity. The war
From The Guardian The ‘manosphere’ – a loose but large group of influencers making content aimed at men – is often described as a dark
From The Prospect Why don’t we acknowledge that there are different ways of measuring the prevalence of anti-Jewish prejudice? The murderous attack this month on
From Liberal Currents The group chat leak reveals what over a decade of incel messaging and Bronze Age Pervert have done to Young Republicans. “The
From +972 Magazine By attaching a military goal to each act of killing, Israelis of all stripes could partake in the slaughter without questioning the
Yesterday morning during a memorial event entitled “Love, Faith, Courage: A Memorial for Charlie Kirk in Taiwan” organized by the Formosa Republican Association (FRA, 福和會)
In an affidavit before the Supreme Court, the [BJP-controlled, editor’s note] Madhya Pradesh government claimed India’s caste system was founded on “social harmony, equality, and
During a trip to northern Morocco last week, I had the chance to meet two supporters of the GenZ212 movement that has been shaking the
In one of its most important facets, Sudan’s war is a war against the revolution that began in December 2018 and endures in the daily
Inspired by a global wave of protest, Peru’s youth protesters have turned social media outrage into mass mobilization against corruption and repression Dozens of protesters
From The Dial Meta has invested heavily in a submarine cable to Africa. What will it ask for in return? Ever since my fixation with
The first woman to reach the top of Japanese politics is also the most nationalistic. Amid echoes of Hitler, threats to the media and tensions
From Transition: The Magazine of Africa and the Diaspora In January of 2025, days after the RSF was forced to retreat from central Sudan, I
In Romania, Poland, Hungary and Czechia, far-right and populist parties are cynically using Ukrainian refugees as a political football. It mirrors what is happening in
The attack and murder at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester on Thursday 2 October (Yom Kippur) have brought antisemitism back to the
Civilians face repression for sharing Russian troop movements In September 2025, opposition media in Belarus estimated that one thousand civilians —many unknown to to human
From New Lines Magazine The religious-nationalist right has targeted Israel’s most secular, liberal city The sound of male voices chanting the Sabbath liturgy was not
From Journal of Democracy This is the golden age of transnational repression, or the targeting of exiles and diasporas by the states they left behind.
RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey has published a new article in Tribune, arguing that the disconnection between the working class and the organised left is partly down to
The denial of the genocide which took place in Indonesia after 1 October 1965 has cultural, legal, discursive and affective dimensions. This genocide was one
At least 18 people were injured, including a journalist The Peruvian capital has experienced another weekend of mobilisations, in a second wave of protests called
Following Nepal recently, in Madagascar, young people are organising and making their voices heard: the ’Gen Z Madagascar’ collective is mobilising in the streets and
Two activists from Sudfa (a media outlet founded by Sudanese exiles in France) and Génération Lumière (a decolonial ecology association founded by young Congolese people
Oracle isn’t quite a household name on par with other American technology companies such as Microsoft, Meta or Apple. But Oracle nevertheless ranks among the
National protests kicked off Monday and have spread to the capital as indigenous federation CONAIE calls for a national strike From Pirate Wire Services As
From Paris and Rome to Jakarta, Indonesia, and New York, a curious banner has appeared in protest squares. With hollow cheeks, a broad grin and
US president Donald Trump has said Ukraine could win back all of the territory it has lost in the ongoing war, but Russia’s president Vladimir
From Pirate Wire Services Youth in Peru take a page from Nepalese rebellion as the pirate flag from “One Piece” flies in pitched street battles
This is Part 3 in Chuang‘s serialised translation of the 2024 year-in-review “Keeping Each Other Afloat in a Difficult World: Taking Stock of Labor Struggles
From Angola to Zambia to Uzbekistan: three emblematic cases reveal how China’s model of economic expansion is generating growing resistance around the world Three emblematic
Three Uses of the Concept of Generic Fascism for Understanding Russia’s War Against Ukraine For already two decades and initially unnoted among the wider public,
Despite a strong showing in the polls, Israel’s center-left camp is still in denial about its only trump card: joining forces with Palestinian-led parties In
Yao Lin is a social and political philosopher. His latest book is ‘Empty Talks‘ (in Chinese). This article first appeared in International Feminist Journal of
From New Labor Forum Commentators right and left survey today’s political landscape and conclude, with historian Matt Karp, that “the political story of the 21st
Gen Z Protests Against Social Media Ban and Elite Corruption Become Mass Uprising Against State Violence Soldiers are patrolling the streets of Kathmandu after protests
From Himal Southasian After anti-corruption Gen Z protests and a deadly uprising forced the prime minister and government to resign, Nepal searches for a new
Young people are protesting over systemic corruption and a system that rewards ‘nepo kids’ over meritocracy Youth-led demonstrations against corruption erupted throughout Nepal on Monday,
Earthquake in Afghanistan: When Customs Kill More Than the Quake, by S N Tripathy – 6 September 2025
The recent earthquake in Afghanistan was merciless. A 6.6-magnitude tremor, followed by powerful aftershocks, reduced villages to rubble, killing at least 2,200 people and injuring
Why BRICS is not a threat to imperialism, and an “anti-polar” alternative is needed If the Western liberal political empire has been shamed beyond repair
The post-coup conflict has repeatedly confounded bold predictions of both swift regime collapse and decisive opposition victory. For now, the grinding reality points less to
A nearly two-decade era of Indigenous-oriented governance and anti-neoliberal politics has come to an end in Bolivia. The Movement towards Socialism (MAS) government, which launched
How the Left Misread Syria The Syrian Revolution began in the context of the Arab Spring. While there were many reasons for protest, people took
August’s anti-government protests highlight the growth of a subculture of street protest that echoes the anti-Suharto activism of the 1990s. In opposing the new form
How Western Leftists and Anarchists Found ‘Convenient’ Voices From Eastern Europe Debates on anti-militarism continue to shake the anarchist movement in the western part of
Indonesia is experiencing a serious wave of protests, which began on August 28, 2025, and have placed dramatic pressure on President Prabowo Subianto’s government. The
This is Part 2 in Chuang‘s serialised translation of the 2024 year-in-review “Keeping Each Other Afloat in a Difficult World: Taking Stock of Labor Struggles
About a decade ago, I was invited to a small private gathering of Jewish studies scholars to talk about the future of Zionism. One of