Already since publishing our 2016 world perspectives earlier this year, we have seen the political earthquakes of Brexit and Trump’s victory. These are only a small taste of the turbulent events that lie ahead. We publish here an update to our analysis on the perspectives for the class struggle internationally.

After four years of bloody war of attrition, Aleppo has fallen. For the rebels and their foreign backers this represents a humiliating blow which will have major consequences internationally and domestically. Hamid Alizadeh looks at the stinking hypocrisy of Western imperialism regarding the tragedy of Aleppo.

On Sunday 4th December, the European establishment let out a collective sigh of relief. Following the shocks of Brexit and Trump’s victory, there were grave concerns about the possibility of the far-right candidate, Hofer, winning. In the end, the establishment-backed candidate of Van der Bellen won with 54%. But the situation is far from stabilised.