Copies of the CPI International Newsletter can be downloaded from the archive below. INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER, Vol. 2 2024 INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER, Vol. 1 2023
International
The Axis of Resistance – Palestine & Lebanon
When Hamas and other resistance fighters launched the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on October 7th, one of its objectives was targeted at another ally of imperialism in the region: Saudi Arabia. The Saudis were on the verge of diplomatically recognising the existence of Israel as a state, following on from the […]
Iran, the Hijab & imperial feminism
One of the most insidious aspects of the geopolitical world order is the co-opting of popular struggles to prop up US hegemony. This could not be truer than in the conflict between the shallow liberal feminism of the West and the decolonial and anti-imperial feminism in the global south and […]
Syria, the Uprising, imperialist intervention, and the Axis
In 1946 Syria won its independence in a victorious anti-colonial war that drove out the French forces. The post-colonial government followed a socialist path in pursuing development and self-reliance in the 1950s and 1960s. This was followed by a move away from socialism under Hafez al-Asad, and the full embrace […]
IRAQ: Sacrifice & Resistance
At the recent World Economic Forum, Iraq’s Prime Minister, Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani, said that US and allied troops must leave his country, calling it a “a necessity for the security and stability of Iraq.” We can add that ALL US and allied troops should leave their bases abroad, since wherever […]
Ansar Allah, Yemen’s war & the Axis of Resistance
At the time of writing, Yemeni resistance forces have targeted 49 cargo and military ships in the Red Sea and surrounding waters headed for Israel. These manoeuvres are an attempt by Ansar Allah and the coalition government in Sana’a to blockade Israel in solidarity with Palestine in response to the […]
Sykes-Picot & the Balfour Declaration
Even before the defeat of the centuries-old Ottoman Empire, France, Britain, Italy, and Russia were already strategising how best to split it up. During World War I, to garner support for an Arab revolt against the Ottomans, the British promised Husayn Bin Ali Sharif, the Emir of Mecca, and his […]
Statement: Solidarity with the PCV
The CPI extends its solidarity to our fraternal comrades in the Partido Comunista de Venezuela and condemns the actions of the PSUV government. The PCV – the oldest political party in Venezuela – continues to stand with the people of Venezuela against imperialist interference, but also against those who do […]
Solidarity with Palestine
On July 5th, CPI members in Dublin attended an event organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign in protest at the Israeli regime’s slaughter of innocent Palestinians in the Jenin refugee camp, where up to 80 percent of homes and shelter were destroyed. – International Committee, CPI International Newsletter, Vol. […]
Unblock Cuba
On July 26th, the CPI, along with the Cuba Solidarity Forum, organised a demonstration on Ha’penny Bridge in Dublin’s city centre. There were other demonstrations attended by CPI members in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone and Clones, Co. Monaghan. After the demo, comrades held a very successful fundraiser in Connolly Books. The […]