Month: February 2022

Presented below is an excerpt; download the entire article as a PDF via this link. Protagonists locked in a power-struggle include USA-led NATO encircling Russia’s perimeters; as Russia masses troops at Ukraine’s border; Germany, the European Union, and Ukranian oligarchs have all put their oars in; even capitalists of floundering post-Brexit UK. What is behind events and what can we expect? NB: A shorter version of this is at Berlin Left blog. Introduction The hijack of the socialist USSR in 1954 by Khruschev is well understood by Marxist-Leninists. [1] This article is restricted to the events in Ukraine following the…

Presented below is an excerpt; download the entire article as a PDF via this link. We recently reviewed the stand-off in the borders around Ukraine between the USA-NATO, European Union, Ukraine and Russia. [1] However we note disturbing signs of an opportunist support for Russia from some sections of the Marxist left. They prompt these theses to spur potential debates at this critical time – within Marxist circles. In today’s world, any war is unlikely to be a localized affair. It inevitably becomes part of the international rivalry between the imperialist nations. As these become wars for power and markets…