Alex Callinicos

The war in Ukraine may be subject to escalation
Alex Callinicos

Alex Callinicos: Europe’s backing for Ukraine risks widening war

Britain and the EU have taken over as Ukraine’s major sponsors
29 June 2026
Donald Trump and tech trillionaire Elon Musk
Alex Callinicos

Alex Callinicos: Trump’s riding a bubble that’s set to burst

Relying on stock markets makes Trump vulnerable
15 June 2026
Trump stands ahead of his war secretary Pete Hegseth
Alex Callinicos

Alex Callinicos: Trump hesitates as risk of war heightens

The US president needs a deal with Iran fast
08 June 2026
Former Labour prime minister and warmonger Tony Blair
Alex Callinicos

Alex Callinicos: The rotten legacy of Labour’s right wing

The Labour right’s first loyalty has always been to British imperialism
02 June 2026
The European Union flag flies alongside flags of other countries
Alex Callinicos

Scramble for votes as centre collapses

How can we explain the European election results?
18 June 2024
Nigel Farage is pleased with the way his campaign is going
Alex Callinicos

Nigel Farage is no friend to the Tories—yet

The Tories and Nigel Farage are poison
11 June 2024
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seeking more support from the West
Alex Callinicos

Declining empire threatens escalation in Ukraine

The West continues to support Ukraine
04 June 2024
Alex Callinicos

The fire this time breaks out in the US

Echoes of 1968
07 May 2024
Alex Callinicos

Could AI fad signal another major crash?

Tech bosses are making mega profits
27 February 2024
Russian Ukraine tank war
Alex Callinicos

West’s weakness is exposed by Ukraine war

The West doesn't mind sacrificing Ukrainians
20 February 2024
ICJ genocide Israel
Alex Callinicos

The ideology of International law

International Court ruling on Israel boost
30 January 2024
Yemen US Britain
Alex Callinicos

US and Britain’s attacks on Houthis are doomed to fail

Weaknesses of Western imperialism are exposed
16 January 2024
Eric Hobsbawm's The Age of Extremes
Alex Callinicos

Into a new era of war and revolution

Capitalist globalisation hasn’t brought peace
07 November 2023
Civil servants in the PCS union on strike in London
Alex Callinicos

Neoliberal response to inflation still fails

Strikes respond to, not cause inflation
20 June 2023
Alex Callinicos

UCU anti-war vote on Ukraine was no aberration

A break from unions that generally follow Nato's line
05 June 2023
G7 leaders
Alex Callinicos

G7 summit reveals tensions over China

It was a war summit
23 May 2023
Woman sells mangos in Sri Lanka
Alex Callinicos

Inflation and austerity plague Global South

Inflation hits double figures in many countries
25 April 2023
President of China, Xi Jinping
Alex Callinicos

China is creating splits in the Western bloc

US struggle to compete with China
18 April 2023
An aerial shot shows a large wildfire rip through pine trees. Smoke billows through the air
In Depth

New Age of Catastrophe—Mapping out the crisis

New book argues for revolution
08 April 2023
Rishi Sunak
Alex Callinicos

Brexit and Covid haunt Rishi Sunak

Sunak's mission is to stabilise capitalism
07 March 2023
World Economic Forum meeting
Alex Callinicos

Elites gather as need for radical change grows

Workers face economic crisis as rich meet
24 January 2023
EU and Union jack flags
Alex Callinicos

Is Brexit to blame for economic turmoil?

Alex Callinicos answers the question
25 October 2022
Joe Biden United States US hegemony
Alex Callinicos

Does oil deal show US hegemony slipping?

Bad news for Biden?
11 October 2022
Alex Callinicos

Global economic and food crisis fuel revolt

High costs show capitalism’s failures
19 July 2022