Western nations’ increasingly aggressive stance is not prompted by any increase in security threats against these countries — rather, it is caused by a desire to bring about regime changes against governments that pose a threat to the hegemony of imperialism, writes PRABHAT PATNAIK

NICK MATTHEWS recalls how the ideals of socialism and the holding of goods in common have an older provenance than you might think

Reaching co-operation is supposed to be the beginning, not the end, of global climate governance, argues LISA VANHALA

Nigeria’s presidential spokesman grovels to the West in response to Washington intimidation, writes PAVAN KULKARNI

WILL DRY speaks to three former members of the armed forces about the political hypocrisy surrounding Armistice Day, how war is a function of class society, and the far right’s use of militarism and nationalism to divide working people

Roger McKenzie talks to general secretary of Unison CHRISTINA McANEA about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on members, the local government funding emergency and the threat of Reform UK