“The Future Belongs to Us!”: Interview with Russian Climate Strike Activist

The IMT recently interviewed Leonid Shaidurov, a 17-year-old activist who has played a leading role in the School Strikes for Climate movement in Russia.

The Nature of the Putin Regime

A description of the Putin regime in Russia: how it came about, its main characteristics, and how it differs from traditional bourgeois regimes as we know them in the West.

The Ceasefire in Syria: What Does It Mean?

As of sunset yesterday a new major ceasefire has been agreed in Syria. But what does it mean for Syria, the Middle East, and world relations?

NATO, Russia, and the Syrian Inferno: the Impotence of Imperialism

“It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” (Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5) When the US army stormed into Iraq, there was no al-Qaeda present in that country. Now […]

NATO Hypocrisy Over “Russian Invasion” as Kiev Suffers Defeat

On the eve of the NATO summit in Wales, the Ukraine crisis has seen an escalation in rhetoric. The same people who told us about Saddam’s “Weapons of Mass Destruction” are now raising a hue […]

Russian Annexation of Crimea—What Consequences for World Relations?

On 18 March in front of the Duma in Moscow, Russian president Vladimir Putin delivered a defiant speech announcing the annexation of Crimea, after a referendum on Sunday had confirmed that the vast majority of […]

Russia, Ukraine, and the West: Will There Be A War?

 As Ukraine slides deeper into chaos, the sound of war drums gets ever louder. On Saturday President Vladimir Putin secured his parliament’s authority to send the Russian army, not just into Crimea but also into […]

Russia: Key strike at the Ford plant in Leningrad (St. Petersburg)

The strike at the Ford plant in St. Petersburg is extremely symptomatic. The victory of the Russian Ford workers would strengthen enormously the whole of the Russian working class. They need your help.