Analysis by Country
Sri Lanka: Rajapakse II imposes State of Emergency
Peter Main Sat, 02/04/2022 - 14:45Two days after he addressed the nation on TV to announce his latest promise to revive the economy, President Gotabaya Rajapakse has taken emergency powers to try to hold back the tide of protest threa Read more...
Solidarity with the Russian anti-war movement!
Jaqueline Katharina Singh, Neue Internationale 263, April 2022 Fri, 01/04/2022 - 12:06Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there have been protests around the world - including in Russia itself. This article is dedicated to them. Read more...
France's presidential election: No to racism, No to imperialism, Prepare the fight!
Marc Lassalle Sat, 26/03/2022 - 16:03The winner of the presidential election in France is effectively a foregone conclusion. Read more...
Women in Afghanistan: Resistance to Islamism and Imperialism
Minerwa Tahir, Fight! Revolutionary women's paper No. 10, March 2022 Fri, 18/03/2022 - 19:54The defeat and ignominious withdrawal of the imperialist occupation forces in Afghanistan brought the Taliban back to power. Read more...
Freedom convoys: Canada's far-right roadshow
Andy Yorke, Workers Power 391, London, March 2022 Wed, 09/03/2022 - 12:32The "anti-vax" movement took a new turn early this year with the launch of the freedom convoy in Canada, sparked by a new mandate law requiring unvaccinated truckers (less than 15 per cent) to quarant Read more...
The war in Ukraine and the struggle for the re-division of the world
International Secretariat, League for the Fifth International Tue, 08/03/2022 - 09:25The Russian invasion of Ukraine has opened a new stage in the struggle for the re-division of the world between the great powers. Read more...
Germany rearms
Martin Suchanek, Infomail 1179, 27 February 2022 (abridged) Mon, 28/02/2022 - 13:17When the U-turn came, it came fast. At a special session of Germany's Bundestag on Sunday, February 27, it was agreed to more than double the Army's budget to 100 billion euros. Read more...
Stop the war in Ukraine
International Secretariat Thu, 24/02/2022 - 13:31The League for the Fifth International condemns the attack by Russian air and land forces on Ukraine, as well as Vladimir Putin’s denial of its right to independence as a sovereign state. Read more...