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Informing readers of the transformative movements emerging across the world.

Few branches of current affairs are denied a socialist perspective in the way that World News faces. Often, this is down to a need to control a narrative: dissenters ask uncomfortable questions at politically inexpedient moments, and most outlets look not to rock the boat. Other times it is neglect, driven by intellectual arrogance, which leads liberal pundits to ignore any world development which falls outside of their purview. The consensus has been formed by those in power and left uncriticised by the fourth estate: as a result, Western imperialist policy has become the orthodoxy, and the pursuit of peace left upon the fringes of discourse.

New Socialist aims to inform readers of the transformative movements emerging across the world, so that the ideas and lessons of an energised global Left can bolster our efforts for a better society. Furthermore, we seek to provide a genuinely socialist, anti-imperialist perspective on geopolitics & International Relations, so that a foreign policy of the left – grounded upon our principles of internationalism, solidarity, and equality – can be forged.

International & Foreign Policy

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Turkey is ready to foot the bill for a war in the northeast of Syria, and the US, headed by Donald Trump, is only to happy to sell.

by Muhsin Yorulmaz / Oct. 9, 2019 / International & Foreign Policy

The scale of the climate is global, but propositions on the left have largely confined themselves to the scale of the national and territoriality bounded - any Green New Deal must include free movement

by Conor Sewell / Sept. 19, 2019 / International & Foreign Policy, Political Ecologies

The newly appointed portfolio of European Commissioners underlines how the political mainstream is singularly incapable of turning back Europe’s neo-fascist tide.

by Sabrina Huck / Sept. 13, 2019 / International & Foreign Policy

In memory of historian, sociologist and world-systems theorist, Immanuel Wallerstein, who passed away recently at the age of 88.

by Max Ajl / Sept. 6, 2019 / International & Foreign Policy

A participants overview and thoughts of Labours International Social Forum at SOAS in London on the 13th and 14th July 2019.

by Nolan MacGregor / July 21, 2019 / Beyond Westminster, International & Foreign Policy, Beyond the Manifesto

SYRIZA's betrayals will see them crushed in the upcoming elections, but New Democracy's victory will see far-right members of the party as key powerbrokers

by Augustine Zenakos / July 5, 2019 / International & Foreign Policy

Ahead of this year's elections, religious traditionalists have set their sights on LGBT issues as a key battleground in a new culture war. How did this happen, and is there hope for queer people in modern Poland?

by Stefan Bielik / July 3, 2019 / International & Foreign Policy

Despite much media fanfare abroad to the contrary, Volodymyr Zelenskyi is not just a humble comedian, nor a political outsider, and his rise to power was far from improbable.

by Oleksiy Radynski / June 17, 2019 / International & Foreign Policy

The left topped the polls at the recent elections in Barcelona, but if they cannot find common ground and work together it will be a grave betrayal of their voters.

by Kate Shea Baird / June 10, 2019 / International & Foreign Policy

Utsa Patnaik is a Marxist economist who has spent her career writing on agrarian change and development. Here she discusses her life's work, economic history and imperialism as income deflation

by Utsa Patnaik, Max Ajl / March 12, 2019 / International & Foreign Policy

Kurdish politician and activist Leyla Güven's hunger strike enters it's 88th day today. Her struggle against the AKP's fascism and oppression deserves international solidarity.

by Ezgi Mete / Feb. 3, 2019 / International & Foreign Policy

National President of Brazil's Workers' Party, Gleisi Hoffmann, discusses US imperialism, self-determination and her recent visit to Venezuela

by Brian Mier / Jan. 23, 2019 / International & Foreign Policy

In the following interview, independent journalist and Paris resident Cole Stangler describes how politicians and the labour movement have responded to the yellow vests

by Joe Hayns, Cole Stangler / Dec. 17, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy

If mind-stopping clichés of violence and corruption do not correspond with voting patterns or Bolsonaro’s governmental plan, why did he win the election? It was not a free or fair process.

by Brian Mier / Nov. 4, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy, Brazil 2018

Public education and critical thought are under threat, as Bolsonaro and his supporters have declared war on 'Marxist indoctrination', the legacy of Paulo Freire and 'Gender ideology'

by Larissa Jacheta Riberti / Oct. 27, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy, Brazil 2018

It's vital to US geopolitical interests and the interests of the international capital committed to exploiting Brazil's natural resources, that Bolsonaro wins the election

by Marcelo Zero / Oct. 24, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy, Brazil 2018

Hate politics drives the most violent election process since Brazil's re-democratization

by Juliana Gonçalves, Guilherme Soares Dias / Oct. 22, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy, Brazil 2018

The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has sparked much international outrage. Less examined is Saudi Arabia's genocidal war in Yemen, heavily supported, at every stage, by the British government.

by David Wearing / Oct. 19, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy

The government of Nicolás Maduro is under threat from an emboldened, radical Right.

by Daniel Willis / Oct. 14, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy, Brazil 2018

On Sunday, voters go to the polls. The fate of Brazilian democracy hangs in the balance. Marcos Arruda spells out the stakes and possible consequences.

by Marcos Arruda / Oct. 5, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy, Brazil 2018

To much fanfare internationally, Alexis Tsipras recently announced that austerity is 'officially' over in Greece. But far from a Greek tragedy, the story of SYRIZA is one of opportunism and political cowardice

by Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou / Sept. 20, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy

Labour’s goal should be to transition the UK out of its post-imperial phase of militarism and support for US hegemony, and into a new foreign policy paradigm of socialist internationalism.

by David Wearing / Sept. 17, 2018 / Beyond the Manifesto, International & Foreign Policy

A tribute to the life and thought of Samir Amin. Communist, champion of the Global South and trailblazer of dependency theory

by Griffin McCarthy Bur / Sept. 9, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy

Dublin's housing market is out of control, and Fine Gael have no intention of stepping in to help, but ordinary renters are taking action into their own hands.

by Odrán Waldron / Aug. 21, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy

Since 2016, led by centrist and far-right parties, European migration policies have shifted to the right. What role can pro-immigration left groups play in changing this reactionary wave?

by Edna Bonhomme / July 17, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy

The cracks are beginning to show – now more than ever, we must take a stand against international complicity and show solidarity with the Kurdish and Turkish left

by Rosa Gilbert / June 24, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy

Australia is a laboratory in the future of global border control systems, with deep investment by parties of the social democratic left. Here, xBorder discuss its operation and opportunities for disruption.

by xBorder / June 14, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy

The story of Chilean President Salvador Allende's efforts to secure Chile's road to socialism through cutting-edge central planning

by Jack Yates / June 13, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy

What's so terrifying about the consolidation of Viktor Orbán's regime is how little reassurance it offers to democrats or socialists

by Carl Rowlands / June 9, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy

Emerging divisions in the South African trade union movement find their roots in the struggle against Apartheid

by Sam Morecroft / May 27, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy

In Gaza, the Land Day protests are not just a struggle for human rights, but are part of a long tradition of resistance against the existence of Israel as a settler-colonial society

by Hassan E.T. / May 13, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy

In the post-coup atmosphere, the Brazilian media and government have used the tragedy at Paysandu square to attack poor people, social movements and the right to the city.

by Brian Mier / May 5, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy, Brazil 2018

With every intense wave of Decommunisation of public space, where one 'totalitarianism' is denounced, a parallel rehabilitation of another is taking place.

by Owen Hatherley / May 4, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy

The jailing of President Lula marks another stage in the deterioration of Brazil’s democracy: the consolidation of a state of exception and the failure of the rule of law in Brazil.

by Aline Piva / April 29, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy, Brazil 2018

The story of Sen Katayama, his vision, and the scale of his impact on the labour movements of Japan, America, and the USSR.

by Jack Yates / April 22, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy

This commentary discusses the necessity for struggle against the labour reforms of Emmanuel Macron, acknowledging the deepening racial divisions it will exacerbate

by Joe Hayns, Pearl Ahrens / April 11, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy

Labour’s new International Development paper, spearheaded by Kate Osamor MP, represents a clean break with New Labour orthodoxy

by Nick Dearden / April 8, 2018 / International & Foreign Policy, Taking Stock

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Editors: Kieran Morris (@hipsterscumbag on Twitter) and Elle O'Rourke (@ell3ctric on Twitter) and Mohamed (@lmartods on Twitter).

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