The tragedy of Syria: ‘multipolarity’ fails to substitute for anti-imperialism

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The transformation of a stable secular state into a fractured ruin largely ruled by Western-backed fundamentalists exposes the hollow nature of ‘multipolarity’ and the absence of principled anti-imperialism today, writes ZOLTAN ZIGEDY

Confetti and flowers are dropped from a military helicopter onto a crowd during a celebration marking the 10th anniversary of the victory of rebel forces over Bashar al-Assad's army in Idlib, Syria, March 28, 2025

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ABANDONNED BY ALL AND SUNDRY: Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025

Science and Society / 26 August 2025

The genocide in Gaza exposes the blatant falsity of the neoliberal worldview

26 August 2025

ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT delve into the technicalities of famine classification to reveal a worldview in tatters

Features / 26 August 2025

British army faces criticism despite a historic payout over Kenyan wildfires

26 August 2025

Westminster has been forced to pay out millions over a fire started by a soldier in 2021, opening a new chapter in accountability, writes NICHOLAS KOMU

Latin America / 24 August 2025

Bolivia: unprincipled left split causes electoral debacle

24 August 2025

Following a fratricidal period for the left with Morales and Arce at loggerheads, right-wing, anti-MAS candidates obtained over 85 per cent of the votes cast in the latest general election, writes FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ

Features / 25 August 2025

Musk wins, workers lose as court rules US labour board is unconstitutional

25 August 2025

The US could imminently return to the Wild West days of widespread and sometimes violent corporate repression of workers, says MARK GRUENBERG

Gaza Genocide / 25 August 2025

Silence was never an option

25 August 2025

Thousands rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday, against the war of extermination of Gaza, reports AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN

Features / 23 August 2025

Ten ways Britain’s governing elite has supported Israel’s genocide in Gaza

23 August 2025

From training Israeli colonels during the slaughter to protecting Israel at the UN, senior British figures should fear Article 3 of the Genocide Convention that criminalises complicity in mass killing, writes IAN SINCLAIR

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IT IS cruelly fitting that one of the acknowledged cradles of civilisation is now a showroom for the cruelties, irrationalities, and injustices of the modern capitalist world.

At various times, Syria was part of the lands that were widely admired for their enlightened governance, tolerance, and economic development.

Today, Syria is a wasteland, divided into parcels, and occupied by alien forces that show no regard for the country’s legacy or the unity and wellbeing of its people.

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