International

Hugo Chavez has died - long live the Venezuelan revolution!

Details: Published: Wednesday, 06 March 2013 04:58; Written by Hands Off Venezuela

Today, March 5, at 4.25 pm local time, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez died. This was announced by Vice President Maduro.

What the Assad regime was and what it has become – Part One

Details: Published: Saturday, 02 March 2013 00:03; Written by Fred Weston

The Syrian revolution that broke out in March 2011 was part of the wider wave of revolution that spread across the whole of the Arab world. The International Marxist Tendency supported the revolution without reservations in spite of its shortcomings. Since then, however, due to the lack of a revolutionary leadership, what was a genuine expression of the masses, has now been hijacked by reactionary elements that have a very different agenda.

Perspectives for Revolution in the Middle East – Part One

Details: Published: Tuesday, 19 February 2013 04:14; Written by International Marxist Tendency

Two years since the Egyptian revolution and we have seen many killed on the streets of Cairo in clashes between the revolutionary youth and workers and the Islamists of the regime. This is an indication of the situation as it stands today in the Arab world. The revolution brought down the Mubarak and Ben Ali regimes, but did not solve any of the underlying social problems that were the fundamental cause of the revolution. [A statement based on a discussion by the International Executive Committee of the IMT at its recent January meeting].

Perspectives for Revolution in the Middle East – Part Two

Details: Published: Friday, 01 March 2013 23:46; Written by IMT

As we explained in Part One, the Arab Revolution brought down several despotic regimes, but due to the lack of a clear revolutionary workers’ alternative, the vacuum was filled by Islamist parties. But once in power, these forces soon began to expose their true reactionary nature, and thus prepared the ground for a second wave of mobilisations. How did all this affect Syria and other countries in the region?

Perspectives for the European Revolution - Part two

Details: Published: Tuesday, 19 February 2013 03:59; Written by International Marxist Tendency

Continued from part one

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