Will there ever be peace in Ukraine?
As I write, reports have come in of a Russian rocket having struck the maternity wing of a hospital in eastern Ukraine, killing a new-born boy and critically injuring a doctor. Every life lost is a tragedy,…
Left Unity – Why Is It So Hard to Achieve?
Left unity matters. We need to understand what divides us and use the revival of class struggle and public protest to build unity in action.
Poland Was Not Hit By Russian Missile
Perhaps Russia launching a war against Ukraine in the first place was the precursor to the deaths in Poland, but if NATO and the rest of the Western governments are…
Warmongers of the world unite
Cold war lessons in diplomacy are forgotten as Biden ramps up the temperature of the hot war in Ukraine. What about brokering peace talks?
Gorbachev and the Failure of Reform
Gorbachev presided over dramatic changes in Russia. Have all the positives been undone under Putin? And who is to blame?
Europe – Myth and Reality
The myth of a liberal and humane Europe does not always match up to the reality. Truth and lies are part of the story we tell ourselves.
NATO Abandons Kurds to Ethnic Cleansing by Turkey
NATO has abandoned the Kurds to ethnic cleansing to keep Turkey onside against Russia. If the defence of Ukraine depends upon sacrificing the Kurds, we are not defending freedom. We…
Europe – Myth and Reality
The myth of a liberal and humane Europe does not always match up to the reality. Truth and lies are part of the story we tell ourselves.
Diplomacy or bloodshed? What exactly does Zelensky want?
AS the war in Ukraine continues, we heard Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, saying at the weekend that it would only end through diplomacy. Some politicians, notably Jeremy Corbyn, have often…
Finland and Sweden set to join NATO in what Russia sees as ‘unfriendly’ steps
IT is worrying that two countries with a long history of wartime neutrality – Finland and Sweden – could apply for NATO membership within days. This is of course in…