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15 September 2021
Nuclear Folly: A New History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis in 1962 is far from underrepresented in books and media. But 'Nuclear Folly' uses fresh material provided by newly declassified files from the KGB archive, shedding light on
10 February 2021
Turkey: Bogaziçi university students protest appointment of government loyalist as rector
Demonstrations have been continuing at Bogziçi University since January 2021.
7 October 2020
'Frozen conflict' reignites in Nagorno-Karabakh enclave
The latest flare-up in the long-running dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh started on 27 September
11 March 2020
Greece-Turkey border refugee crisis
A new refugee crisis has erupted on the Greek-Turkish border. The trigger for this has been the conflict between the regimes of Turkey and Syria, backed by Russia, in the disputed Idlib region of Syria
12 February 2020
Solidarity with Turkish workers
Socialist Party members joined a protest on 8 February called by the campaign Solidarity with the People of Turkey (SPOT - the Socialist Party and the National Shop Stewards Network are both on its committee)
5 February 2020
Syria: Assad regime consolidates power after brutal counterrevolution
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has succeeded, for now, in defeating the revolutionary uprising and subsequent armed rebellion that has swept over the country since the 'Arab Spring' of 2011.
16 October 2019
Mass united action against the war on Syrian Kurds
The Turkish army's indiscriminate shelling of towns along the Turkish-Syria border has already led to the slaughter of many civilians
10 October 2019
Trump gives green light to Turkey to attack Kurds
Turkey has launched a military assault on Kurdish areas in north Syria
3 July 2019
New opportunity to build working-class fightback after voters punish Erdogan
Voters in Istanbul on 23 June struck a big blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the authoritarian leader of Turkey, amid a deepening economic crisis. This is the first time in Erdogan's 17-year rule that his right-wing capitalist party, AKP, has been defeated in an election.
13 February 2019
'Spot' conference opposes authoritarianism in Turkey
London Socialist Party members participated in the annual 'Solidarity with the People of Turkey' conference
17 October 2018
Tory and Trump hypocrisy over murder of Saudi Arabian journalist
The disappearance and presumed death of US-based, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has provoked a worldwide reaction.
29 August 2018
The ongoing capitalist crisis and the struggle for a socialist world
Each year, the Committee for a Workers' International (CWI) - the international organisation to which the Socialist Party is affiliated - hosts a summer school bringing together its members based throughout Europe and the world. Here, we carry a report written by Kevin Parslow, outlining the opening discussion on the worldwide crisis of capitalism and the development of the workers' and socialist movement internationally
27 June 2018
Turkey's 'strongman' Erdogan tightens grip on state power
Turkey's right-wing president Recep Erdogan has tightened his grip on state power following snap elections carried out under a continuing state of emergency
7 March 2018
Syria: No ceasefire for 'hell on earth' eastern Goutha
Eastern Goutha, outside Damascus, is "hell on earth", according to United Nations (UN) chief Antonio Guterres.
31 January 2018
For mass resistance!: Last month the Turkish state began a fresh military assault on Kurdish areas in Syria. Kurds and supporters demonstrated against the war in London on 27 January
25 October 2017
Kurdish referendum declared illegal
For a united socialist struggle for self-determination: In just a few weeks the situation for Kurdish people in Iraqi Kurdistan has gone from euphoria to anger and fear
19 April 2017
Turkey: constitutional referendum result a pyrrhic victory for Erdogan
Officially the 'Yes' side narrowly won with 51% of the vote, giving President Recep Erdogan dictatorial powers including the authority to dissolve parliament
12 April 2017
Attacks ratchet-up Syrian conflict and fuel tensions between powers
Trump orders missile strikes against Shayrat air base: US president Donald Trump's decision to launch missile attacks against the Shayrat air base in Syria ratcheted up the long running conflict there and dangerously fuelled tensions between the US and Russia and Iran.
5 April 2017
Turkey: Erdogan seeks sweeping dictatorial powers in referendum
If the 16 April constitutional referendum called by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government results in a 'No' vote, it would constitute the beginning of the end of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's corrupt and polarising regime, which is based upon repression, chaos and fear.
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