Military operations and the expansion of the battlefields are more visible than ever, from Ukraine and the Black Sea to Iran, the Persian Gulf, Yemen, Lebanon and Syria. This stands as irrefutable evidence of the escalation of imperialist war. No two days on the battlefield are the same. The war is spreading, sometimes slowly and sometimes more rapidly. Here are just a few examples of recent developments... In the conflict between NATO and Russia in Ukraine, the two sides are

The South African Communist Party on US imperialism, Cuba, African solidarity, Venezuela, Swaziland, Bishop Trevor Mwamba, Russia, the Ukraine War, Palestine, Yemen, Lebanon and other issues. An excerpt on the international situation from the South African Communist Party's Central Committee statement following its 13th Plenary of the 15th Congress held 28 to 30 August 2026. For the full statement on the party's activities and South African domestic politics see: South Africa

Contribution of the German Communist Party (DKP) to the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties, 7-9 August 2026, Havana, Cuba The Cuban people and the Communist Party of Cuba are waging a heroic struggle against imperialism's murderous blockade. They wage it for humanity, for humanity's future, for socialism. To hold our international meeting under these conditions deserves gratitude and places on us the responsibility to do everything for Cuba's victory,

Party of Labour of Austria (PdA) Contribution to the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties, Havana, August 7-9, 2026 Dear comrades, We would like to thank the Communist Party of Cuba for organising the International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties during this challenging and difficult time for the Cuban people.The Party of Labour of Austria stands in solidarity with the Cuban people in their struggle against the threats and attacks of monopoly

Image via Estudios Revolución and the Communist Party of Cuba The Communist and Workers' Parties participating in the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP), organized by the Communist Party of Cuba in Havana, declare their will and determination to undertake joint and convergent actions on the following main issues until the next meeting: Oppose imperialist wars, the arms race, including nuclear weapons and foreign military bases, and reject all

Image via X Statement by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) Central Committee following the AKP government's signing of the “Mecca Joint Defense Agreement” The AKP government has signed the so-called “Mecca Joint Defense Agreement” and thereby dragged our country into a new and extremely dangerous military adventure. The agreement’s most important declared clause treats an armed attack on any one of the three countries as an attack on all of them. The AKP has thus placed Tu

Image via the KPL Contribution of the Communist Party of Luxembourg at the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Worker’s Parties in Havana Dear comrades On behalf of the Communist Party of Luxembourg (KPL), I wish to transmit the greetings and best wishes to the participants of the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Worker’s Parties in Havana. Our special greetings are directed to the heroic people, the Communist Party of Cuba and the Revolutionary Government

Communist Party of Swaziland’s message to the 24th International Meeting of Communist & Workers Parties, held in Cuba, 7-9 August 2026 Comrades, On behalf of the Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) and the working class of our country, I hereby convey revolutionary greetings to the Communist Party of Cuba, the host of the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties. We also greet the revolutionary organisations convening on this momentous occasion and support t

Eisenhower’s warning that US policy would be captured by a scientific-technological elite supplies a specific reason the US sustains the Ukraine war: Ukraine has become a unique, live-fire laboratory for AI warfare at scale. President Donald J. Trump with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the 2026 NATO Summit -- public domain image By Jeffrey D. Sachs and Sybil Fares, Common Dreams In his farewell address of January 1961, Dwight Eisenhower warned Americans against th

Drones for Ukraine. Radical Aid Force on X. By Susann Witt-Stahl, junge Welt, 17 July 2026. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen. Leftist organisations from Ukraine and Western countries have been supplying food, everyday essentials and medicines to people and animals in need in the war-torn regions for years. Anarchist-aligned groups such as the Solidarity Collectives (SC) network, Radical Aid Force (RAF) and Good Night Imperial Pride (GNIP) also support the Ukrainian military

Tanks during the events of July, 1974 Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) on the 52 years since the fascist coup of 15 July 1974 in Cyprus The shame of treason will forever accompany the fascists in Greece and Cyprus who colluded with Turkey and shed the blood of our people. The tragic anniversary of 15 July serves as a reminder of the greatest betrayal suffered by Cyprus and its people, when the fascist coup was carried out by the Greek Junta and EOKA B, paving the wa

Trump and Carney at the NATO summit, July 8, 2026 -- public domain image As the NATO summit draws to a close in Ankara, Turkey, the Communist Party of Canada reiterates its condemnation of this offensive, warmongering alliance, which – now more than ever – is fulfilling its role as the global army of the United States. Today, NATO is pushing us further toward the abyss of a world war that could turn nuclear. Flashpoints are multiplying. From Ukraine, caught between the Wester

2026 Ankara summit -- Estonian Foreign Ministry, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska ‘I think when it comes to nuclear, we are really in a good place.’ With these words, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte described the state of the Alliance’s nuclear strategy at the pre-Summit press conference in Ankara on 6 July 2026. The phrase was intended to project stability, confidence, and reassurance. Yet, to anyone familiar with the history of the nuclear age, it rev

Statements from Communist and workers' parties in Jordan, Ireland, the USA, the Netherlands and Poland. Image via the TKP ​In solidarity with The Turkish Communist Party and in opposition to the NATO summit and policies of repression ​The Jordanian Communist Party condemns in the strongest possible terms the campaign of arrests and repression directed against members and supporters of The Turkish Communist Party following their participation in popular demonstrations and prot

Image via the TKP Stop the Repression Against TKP and Anti-NATO Protesters in Turkey We, the undersigned Communist and Workers' Parties, strongly condemn the repression carried out by the Turkish authorities against the demonstration organized by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) in Ankara in protest of the NATO Summit. The violent police intervention, the injuries inflicted on demonstrators, and the detention of 145 communists including one member of the Central Committ

Images via the TKP At the International Anti-NATO Summit organized by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) on July 4 in İstanbul, communist and workers' parties from NATO member states and the European Communist Action, together with international peace and youth organizations, came together ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara. Participants called for a common struggle against imperialist war policies, the arms race, and NATO military bases. In the meeting, organized under the

Image via the TKP Solidarity With the TKP and the Comrades Arrested and Injured in the Struggle Against NATO: Communist Party of the Workers of Spain A new NATO Summit will be held on July 7-8, in Ankara (Turkey). The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) has organized an anti-NATO Summit in the country, with hundreds of activities, public events, exhibitions, demonstrations, and even an international event, running from July 4 to 12. The imperialist NATO event is marked by the rei

Image via the TKP The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) defied a blanket ban on demonstrations imposed across central Ankara ahead of the NATO summit, leading anti-NATO protests in six cities on Saturday despite a heavy police presence and mass detentions. Hundreds of TKP members gathered in central Ankara at the time and place previously announced by the party, despite extraordinary security measures that had effectively placed parts of the capital under a de facto state of em

Get out, NATO! Protest before the summit on June 13 in Ankara By Tunç Türel in Ankara. junge Welt, July 2, 2026. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen. Ahead of the NATO summit on July 7 and 8, the Turkish government is transforming the capital into a security zone. Protests are banned, socialists arrested, social media blocked. While billions have been made available for official transit routes, runways and facades, residents are paying the price with bans, controls, traffic blo

The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) has designated July 4-12 as the Anti-NATO Summit in response to the NATO Summit taking place in Ankara within the same week. As part of the week’s activities, the party will organize marches and public events in several cities across the country, while also hosting an international summit in İstanbul. The summit will bring together communist and workers’ parties from NATO member states, along with representatives of the World Peace Council