Liga für die Fünfte Internationale Anfang Dezember nahmen Delegierte und Beobachter:innen der Liga für die Fünfte Internationale (L5I) beim Dritten Weltkongress der Internationalen Sozialistischen Liga (LIS) in Istanbul teil. Vor 36 Jahren machten sich die Vorgänger:innen der L5I daran, das revolutionäre Programm des Marxismus neu zu überarbeiten, den Kampf gegen Reformismus und Zentrismus zu erneuern und für den Wiederaufbau einer revolutionären kommunistischen Internationale zu kämpfen. Mit...

Dave Stockton Donald Trump’s reported 28-point „peace plan“ does not offer a roadmap to stability; rather, it rewards Vladimir Putin for an unprovoked war of aggression and the illegal occupation of sovereign territory. Even with the modifications currently being floated in diplomatic circles, the proposal is unlikely to gain the Kremlin’s assent or meet Ukraine’s existential needs—namely, the total withdrawal of Russian forces and just compensation for the devastation wrought upon the...

Bruno Tesch Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s new head of government elected on 21 October, stands for a rightward shift, racism and militarism. Her election was preceded by a political crisis that also engulfed the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). After it lost its absolute majority in parliament, the previous prime minister, Shigenu Ishiba, resigned from his posts as head of government and party leader in September 2025 and served only as interim prime minister until a successor was found. At...