Nationalists, Eurosceptics, anti-NATO, MAGA caps, Trump (but not Putin) supporters, and Călin Georgescu. What is on the minds of the voters supporting Romania’s far-right and
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While government crackdown on far-right groups that did not align with the Kremlin following the annexation of Crimea resulted in several waves of fragmentation, the
Last November, Kamel Daoud, an Algerian-French author and conservative columnist, received the esteemed Goncourt Prize in Paris for his novel “Houris.” This work, published by
From Africa Is a Country Anti-queer laws in Africa are often framed as cultural defense—but their roots lie in colonial legacies, religious nationalism, and global
The Indonesian government passed proposed revisions to the Armed Forces Law (UU TNI) on 20 March 2025. The revisions to the law have caused outcry
As the world marks the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide on 24 April 2025, the enduring power of denialism continues to shape how the
There’s a kind of violence that doesn’t wear a uniform, doesn’t raise its voice, and doesn’t need to spill blood to be effective. It speaks
From New Lines Magazine. A recently foiled Muslim Brotherhood plot symbolizes the challenge of growing popular discontent over the war in Gaza, in the Hashemite
From Sidecar The 15 April marked the two-year anniversary of a civil war in Sudan that has left tens of thousands dead and millions displaced.
From +972 Magazine Despite mounting evidence of the army’s gender-based crimes, Israeli women’s groups have largely ignored or denied the UN’s damning new report. Last
The manosphere’s antisemitic turn A few years ago I attended a manosphere conference in Orlando, Florida. One of the masculinity gurus was up on stage
From New Lines Magazine. A growing rift within the MAGA coalition between populists and techno-oligarchs may determine the future of the Republican Party Over the
How the Belarussian KGB has been targetting the diaspora in Europe In 2023, a scandal broke out when a Belarusian opposition activists signed up for
From La Croix International Political scientist Haoues Seniguer explores how Muslim voices are increasingly silenced by suspicion, as public discourse blurs the line between religious
From The Diplomat The Indonesian leader claims to support democracy, but only in terms of a stifling notion of national “unity.” Waves of mass protests
Many people have taken note of recent poll data regarding American attitudes towards Israel, which are (to summarize) cratering. Among Democrats, 69% now view Israel
From Boston Review How neoliberals fell in love with “human nature”—the glue that still unites the divergent factions of the new right. In 2013 Charles
From Himal Southasian Violent pro-monarchy protests reveal Nepal’s incomplete transition from Hindu kingdom to secular republic, with nationalist myths and India’s Hindu Right feeding into
Radicalisation as Sales Funnel Along with seemingly everybody else I’ve recently been watching the Netflix series Adolescence. It is a striking film that is masterfully
On March 8, Marisela followed the instructions she was given. She dressed in pink and traveled from Miranda state to downtown Caracas to attend the
Africa today stands at a crossroads, caught between internal crises, shifting global power dynamics, and the slow unraveling of the post-liberation political order. Across the
The double bind of left antisemitism At the end of Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Volume 2, the titular Bill delivers an extended monologue to his
After a fraudulent election in Belarus, protestors flooded the streets of Minsk, reclaiming spaces and symbols the authoritarian government had long controlled. From Places Journal
In late 2024, Kiir’s regime began military campaigns in three states: Western Equatoria, Western Bahr el Ghazal, and Upper Nile. All three states have experienced
In Juba, South Sudan’s capital, something is afoot. Over the last two weeks, in meetings between the very distinguished ambassadors of very concerned Western countries,
It is a measure of how dark the situation is in South Sudan that the prospect of the country being split apart by Sudan’s warring
From New Lines Magazine. How settlers took over the country’s press and transformed it into a vehicle for their movement In early August of last
From In These Times. Trump’s plans around tariffs and annexation resemble a new Monroe Doctrine, but it’s a recipe that only leads to economic collapse—and
Though packaged as a kind of foreign policy realism, the doctrine guiding the Trump administration is riddled with contradictions. It seemed at the time like
By arresting İmamoğlu, Erdoğan banks on public apathy. He’s getting the opposite. Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is by far the most viable viable opposition politician
Before the protest in Belgrade, students in blockades unequivocally called on the citizens of Serbia to do the same as them – to self-organise and
From Vox. The MAGA movement loves Israel — but is increasingly hostile to Jews. Over and over again, the Trump administration has claimed to be
The 1970s marked a turning point in the history of the peasantry of the Sahel, the arid and semi-arid band immediately south of the Sahara
The streets surrounding Argentina’s National Congress took on tones of purple and green as people dressed in the colors of of the struggle for abortion
From New Lines Magazine. Why one Syrian woman says her recent visit to her hometown, after more than a decade away, may be her last
From New Humanist Opposing ideas about antisemitism threaten to split the anti-racist movement. A new book seeks to bridge the divides Many of us are
Daniel Randall reviews the Runnymede Trust’s report “Facing antisemitism: the struggle for safety and solidarity”. The Runnymede Trust, an anti-racist and civil rights think tank,
What does it mean to be left-wing and find yourself facing an invasion that you didn’t choose or want, that forces you to revise your
From New Lines Magazine On Dec. 4, 2024, the new and not-so-new leaders of the global far right gathered at the Hilton Hotel in Buenos
66th Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Commemorated with March in Taipei, by Brian Hioe – 9 March 2025
Tibetan groups and allies demonstrated in Taipei today to mark the 66th anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day. Though the actual anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day
Yesterday was a day of great strength, solidarity, and remembrance of women workers’ historic struggles for rights and against tyrants. Support for the striking ASHA
What is the role of the rehabilitation of Stalinism in Putin’s official ideology? How should the democratic left approach it? Publicist Daniel Traubenberg describes the
Öcalan calls for PKK dissolution, but Turkey may refuse to release him In a historic declaration, the imprisoned founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK),
Abdullah Öcalan has called for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party to put down their weapons. What will this mean for Iraq? In the rugged mountains of
A growing illiberal international project is posing the biggest threat to democracy, people and peace in the world Why has U.S. President Donald Trump thrown
What more do parties like the CPI(M) and others who think like them want to wait for the Modi regime, powered by the RSS and
Honorifics, nicknames and pseudonyms for prominent Myanmar figures have been a mainstay of Myanmar public life, with the subtleties of their use often lost on
Minutes after the hostage agreement was signed between Hamas and Israel, the streets of the West Bank, several Arab capitals, and even some European cities
Shovrot Kirot aimed to bring together marginalized communities in Israel to build a new political force. But facing funding shortfalls and internal divisions after Oct.
From Al-Jazeera Trump’s return to power exposed an underbelly of anti-Indian racism in the MAGA-verse. Hindi nationalists who support him are working hard to conceal
From Ill Will Traversing a century of revolution, counter-revolution, and regime change in Iran, Arya Zahedi traces out the social, political, and ideological tensions that
From Naypyidaw to Tatmadaw, how various political actors are referred to is more politically loaded than many journalists, and some scholars, recognise. Andrew Selth reflects
In the 2010s, Argentina surprisingly became a world leader in trans rights. But now all the gains can be lost. Among the run-down turn-of-the-century buildings
Life in Iran is not lived, it is performed. Every movement, every word, every breath is dictated by an invisible force, an unyielding presence that
It has now been three years since Putin’s criminal aggression against Ukraine expanded into a full-scale invasion. Hundreds of thousands have been killed, millions of
Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel is a human geographer with an interdisciplinary focus on how politics, the state and market actors shape the relationships between people and
For the past few weeks, and even more so in recent days, a state of paralysis seems to have gripped the European political landscape. Yet,
Trump’s actions signal need to understand global history of white supremacy. On February 7, Donald Trump issued an executive order “to address serious human rights
By “Atlantic bias” I mean a set of assumptions about “race”, racism, colonialism and imperialism prevalent on the left globally but rooted in the history
Thousands of Indonesian students across the country are taking to the streets protesting the current Prabowo administration. This comes as the controversial former military general
Democratic region faces an impossible choice if it loses NATO support On Saturday 15 February, Turkish-backed forces in northeastern Syria killed journalist Egîd Roj. This
Settler colonialism is very much alive in the state of Israel today. Open a newspaper anywhere in the world and you are likely to see
With the Trump administration having now been in office for around one month, the spillover effects on Taiwanese domestic politics are being felt in a
This weekend, some of Europe’s most powerful politicians, many of whom lead the single largest parties in their respective countries, will gather in Madrid as
The United Arab Emirates has become a sub-imperial power in Africa, investing in ports, airports and infrastructure projects to extract resources and increase its global
Current geopolitical competition has deepened into a Second Cold War between the US and China, but this is no longer a fight over territory but
Away from the Red Sea crisis that dominated the headlines of 2024, the space for female political and social actors in Yemen has continued to
Abstract The concept of social reproduction (SR) has gained renewed interest in the past decade. Discussed and elaborated by generations of feminists, the concept offers
While Yoon was barricaded inside his home, his supporters waved U.S. flags and adopted Trump’s “Stop the Steal” slogan to protest Yoon’s impeachment. For the
In 2011, Donald Trump spoke before an audience of about a thousand in Las Vegas, teasing a prospective, if fanciful, presidential run. Halfway through a
Serbia has been shaken in recent months by student-led protests. What began as an isolated demonstration to honour the dead and demand accountability after a
From The Dial Kevin Lee’s father used to grunt in affirmation if someone asked if Lee was a girl. He did the same if someone
The real reason Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos are supporting Trump. From Vox.com There’s a dominant narrative in the media about why tech billionaires are sucking
In our view, Sina Arnold and Juliane Karakayali make a compelling argument that research on antisemitism and racism need to be interconnected. We agree with
China’s ongoing policies in Tibet have long been criticized for undermining the region’s cultural, religious, and linguistic identity. A particularly alarming aspect of this strategy
The 2025 presidential election in Belarus is happening amid political repression, societal polarisation, Russian dominance, and Western sanctions. Autocrat Lukashenka hopes it will restore his
Comrade Motopu finds class fetishism over class analysis in Amber Frost’s 2024 book Dirtbag. From Libcom This is a book about a millennial socialist’s ridiculous
This article first appeared in the journal Adresses – Internationalisme & Démocratie.
This article first appeared in the journal Adresses – Internationalisme & Démocratie.
What might a lasting peace look like from the leftist perspective? Upon what principles can a just European security architecture be established? In their report,
From +972 Magazine Israeli leftists have been more divided and marginalized than ever since the October 7 assault, with joint Palestinian-Jewish struggle at a breaking
From Himal Southasian Biren Singh’s BJP-led Manipur state government has used arrests, intimidation and narrative manipulation as tools to dominate the public and exacerbate decades-old
During the period when Bangladesh was still a part of Pakistan, the resistance of its people began against ethnic discrimination, regional disparities, economic inequality, oppression,
Two emails back to back in my inbox, received within two hours of each other a few days ago. The first, a press release from
Why has pressure on LGBT+ people in Russia increased to frightening proportions since the full-scale invasion into Ukraine? How are people fighting back against repression?
Donald Trump’s election victory has elicited a range of responses from progressive, Left-leaning people. Among the most widespread in India is a certain schadenfreude: Trump,
Quickly ruled an “insurrection,” the rogue invocation of martial law in South Korea on December 3rd was a self-coup by President Yoon Suk Yeol to maintain
From The Battleground Far-right demagogue Donald Trump wasn’t just re-elected. The Republican Party took control of the Senate and the House of Representatives. However, there was
This article was prepared by a Georgian anti-authoritarian in exile in communication with local collectives in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, and Zugdidi. Georgians themselves refer to the
I am going to be very harsh: there is something morally nauseating about Western hypocrisy, which has always killed civilians or let them be killed
From New Lines Magazine. In the end, Bashar al-Assad had nothing to say to the country he bludgeoned and bled, but what matters now is
Aleksandr Dugin, a prominent Putinist ideologue from Russia, was in Delhi last week. There has been no critical scrutiny of his visit among political
The dramatic scenes in South Korea, which took place in the night from 2nd to 3rd December Korean time, could have been taken from the
At the end of January this year, I visited South Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) together with Zainab Murad Sahrab, the co-chair of the KNK [Kurdistan National
‘Northern frontier culture’ (北疆文化, umrat khiliin soyol) has recently become a trendy term in propaganda texts and academic publications in and about Inner Mongolia. Numerous
From The New Arab Eight years after Aleppo was subjected to a brutal starvation siege, pounded by the Assad regime, Russian and Iranian bombs and
From New Lines Magazine. Aleppo was never meant to fall. A stunning offensive waged by two Turkish-backed forces over the space of the last five
While everyone offers answers to the causes of the far-right’s victories, they will win and continue to win. To avoid the future that this trend
Julian Go is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Boston University. His research explores the social logics, forms and impact of empires and colonialism; postcolonial/decolonial thought
The Sudanese people and the revolutionary forces are at a critical juncture, caught in the violent grip of a war that began on April 15,