https://www.wsws.org/en/topics/militarismCategory/us-milithttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/09/blgn-j09.htmlThe speech by one of the country’s foremost entertainers fiercely denounced government cuts to the arts budget amid soaring military spending.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:46:24 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fa822433-9068-4883-8ddc-0bf1fad7181A/blgn-j09.html2026-06-09T03:46:24Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/08/blfz-j08.htmlThe E3, represented by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gathered in Downing Street and issued a joint five-point declaration.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:20:06 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/7413109f-cb1a-4311-a57c-c8190be675aM/blfz-j08.html2026-06-08T19:20:06Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/08/ccmf-j08.htmlThe war has had two major effects: a deepening of the global crisis of the capitalist system and an enormous escalation of the global class struggle, not least within the United States.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:36:24 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e9fe3eae-3fd0-42e2-a192-c7410f3b1c4M/ccmf-j08.html2026-06-08T04:36:24Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/07/quhh-j07.htmlThe university is to be brought into line, critical voices are to be silenced, while the campus is being transformed into a military research facility and recruitment ground for war. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:45:03 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b0279c65-06e9-40ec-b114-ac577fdd1cfI/quhh-j07.html2026-06-07T22:45:03Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/07/vyuq-j07.htmlThe capitalist state is not a neutral instrument that can be picked up and aimed at the wealthy by a sufficiently determined government. It is an organ of class rule.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:11:17 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/cb881122-ad54-4636-85c9-14c0fb007d4N/vyuq-j07.html2026-06-07T17:11:17Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/06/wubr-j06.htmlGermany lost the vote for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council to Portugal and Austria, reflecting growing global opposition to its imperialist foreign policy and militarism.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 03:19:04 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/848572a5-e7b1-4535-8522-2699ab3c3f1H/wubr-j06.html2026-06-06T03:19:04Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/05/aftf-j05.htmlThe resolution is not an “anti-war” measure at all, but rather an appeal to Trump to make Congress a full partner in the war-making process.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:09:48 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fc78939c-a56c-4977-8381-328f87345f1G/aftf-j05.html2026-06-05T04:09:48Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/05/ukra-j05.htmlAs shown by the latest Ukrainian attacks deep inside Russia, NATO maneuvers in the Baltic Sea, and German-Ukrainian arms cooperation, NATO is de facto waging war against Russia and risking a nuclear catastrophe.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:09:18 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/19bedb79-f5e5-48d6-bc2d-9270d01776bD/ukra-j05.html2026-06-05T04:09:18Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/04/ttuc-j04.htmlLabour is presiding over a social catastrophe, including the deepest levels of poverty in 30 years, and trailing the far-right Reform, the Conservatives and the Greens in general election polls. If he successfully becomes an MP, Burnham is expected to challenge Starmer for the Labour leadership and to replace him in Downing Street.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:16:22 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/7c282933-d3a5-465a-8df4-811395e239fI/ttuc-j04.html2026-06-04T17:16:22Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/02/vlpx-j02.htmlThe bans stemmed from demands from right-wing Labourites and Zionists, who deployed the now standard lie conflating opposition to the fascistic Israeli government with antisemitism and terrorism.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:28:36 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/0dc344d3-e241-4c98-87a3-69d1819abfdO/vlpx-j02.html2026-06-02T19:28:36Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/02/qtsw-j02.htmlReducing the origins of the war to the manoeuvres of the Israel lobby or the decisions of Israel’s government sidelines the historical, geopolitical, socio‑economic and class dynamics that have shaped the conflict.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:19:23 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/6cf515d1-80ba-45ef-9a1d-182d3f8ea24P/qtsw-j02.html2026-06-02T18:19:23Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/02/vqqx-j02.htmlThe final meeting in the series will be held Saturday June 6 at the University of Newcastle and online.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:48:38 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/2d5e3291-f1dc-430b-b518-4cdcc9dc1dfP/vqqx-j02.html2026-06-02T05:48:38Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/02/smln-j02.htmlThe Labor government and the fascistic Trump administration were as one at the forum in their denunciations of China and their plans for a further military build-up.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:06:05 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/f4ad4aee-d586-4e5a-948a-a58de8dffabJ/smln-j02.html2026-06-02T05:06:05Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/02/wpot-j02.htmlFar from being a force for stability and peace, as Hegseth claimed, the US is on a global military rampage in open violation of international law and without any mandate from the UN or the US Congress.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:54:08 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/bd86687f-9c90-411e-9fac-7e60823e9f7J/wpot-j02.html2026-06-02T04:54:08Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/01/pnef-j01.htmlEmployers' association Gesamtmetall is threatening the loss of 300,000 jobs in the metal and electrical industry. The consequences of the Iran war are being passed on to the working class through mass layoffs and social cuts.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:23:34 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d3a27f3d-bfef-4bca-b6d8-3325f4aed4eL/pnef-j01.html2026-06-01T19:23:34Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/01/rdsq-j01.htmlWSWS reporters spoke to members of the SI-Cobas rank-and-file union, which mainly organizes logistics workers, at a demonstration in Rome.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:11:47 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c8f5292c-e5d3-4639-8caf-8ab6671eda5P/rdsq-j01.html2026-06-01T17:11:47Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/01/arth-j01.htmlReducing the origins of the war to the manoeuvres of the Israel lobby or the decisions of Israel’s government sidelines the historical, geopolitical, socio‑economic and class dynamics that have shaped the conflict.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:11:26 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fe574b1a-163b-4ee6-836e-4f723b38a66K/arth-j01.html2026-06-01T17:11:26Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/01/etyc-j01.htmlThe Trump administration’s campaign of extrajudicial killings off the coast of Latin America has killed more than 200 people, exposing the complicity of the Democratic Party and all regional governments in the normalization of mass murder as imperialist policy.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:22:40 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/0cc0d1ed-e4bf-433c-b35e-1d16982b368G/etyc-j01.html2026-06-01T04:22:40Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/01/eegw-j01.htmlThe budget starves public healthcare and cuts education and welfare, while pouring money into prisons and the military.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:50:23 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/7fa0867b-339b-4e27-82a5-fe5d82bd1cbM/eegw-j01.html2026-06-01T03:50:23Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/31/jqpu-m31.htmlReducing the origins of the war to the manoeuvres of the Israel lobby or the decisions of Israel’s government sidelines the historical, geopolitical, socio‑economic and class dynamics that have shaped the conflict.Sun, 31 May 2026 17:11:02 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e804f7d4-1244-4823-bd3c-ff6cebffdc5B/jqpu-m31.html2026-05-31T17:11:02Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/29/axve-m29.htmlThe growing intensity of drone strikes between Ukraine and Russia has made incursions into neighbouring countries a regularity, presenting opportunities for the European leaders to warmonger.Fri, 29 May 2026 20:50:09 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9ff20b88-6c4a-4fa4-8392-6fed6fb457aI/axve-m29.html2026-05-29T20:50:09Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/09/fhfg-a09.htmlThe final two public meetings being held by the Socialist Equality Party (UK) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1926 General Strike are being held this weekend in London (Saturday May 30) and Glasgow (Sunday May 31). We urge SEP supporters and WSWS readers to attend these important events. Fri, 29 May 2026 17:00:34 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3632ab2a-642a-4627-b5fa-b8643c4a8d0D/fhfg-a09.html2026-05-29T17:00:34Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/29/ienn-m29.htmlThat MAS voted to hand repressive tools to a government already shooting its own citizens requires an explanation beyond factional rivalry. Fri, 29 May 2026 03:32:41 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fbd4b681-6e2e-441f-82f3-f5d0946f2fdE/ienn-m29.html2026-05-29T03:32:41Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/28/scxf-m28.htmlGreece’s integration into US imperialism’s war drive is the culmination of the country’s decades-long status as a client state for Washington.Thu, 28 May 2026 17:03:30 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c3f0751d-4389-46b0-9c40-c592e469b6cC/scxf-m28.html2026-05-28T17:03:30Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/28/xoae-m28.htmlFor the first time, the “Sudeten German Day” gathering took place in Brno, in the Czech Republic, rather than Germany. Following the Second World War ethnic Germans, many of whom had supported the Nazis, were expelled from the former Czechoslovakia. This year’s event served as a political provocation amidst the growing militarisation and eastward expansion of German imperialism.Thu, 28 May 2026 02:29:25 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/1eaef35d-4d70-4797-8974-0c41663a139C/xoae-m28.html2026-05-28T02:29:25Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/27/caqc-m27.htmlThe near-disaster comes as the Trump administration is calling for an unprecedented 50 percent increase in the annual military budget to $1.5 trillion.Wed, 27 May 2026 04:53:52 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/150e4543-fa51-426d-97c8-aede2412bf8F/caqc-m27.html2026-05-27T04:53:52Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/27/fyog-m27.htmlIsraeli forces struck Lebanon with more than 120 air raids on Tuesday, the sharpest single-day escalation since Israel resumed its bombing of the country in early March. The Lebanese health ministry said at least 31 people were killed and 40 wounded in attacks across the south and the Bekaa Valley. Wed, 27 May 2026 04:07:38 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/1fdf7f90-8f73-4950-b76a-6b56041ee6eB/fyog-m27.html2026-05-27T04:07:38Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/27/ixwd-m27.htmlThe show of force was aimed squarely at intimidation and demonstrating who is in control. Top generals and warplanes can land and depart as though the country were any military outpost on US soil.Wed, 27 May 2026 03:31:58 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/f2694d79-b75b-4310-8e57-f0f501cacc5L/ixwd-m27.html2026-05-27T03:31:58Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/26/agxz-m26.htmlUnder the cover of collaboration and so-called “collective self-defense,” Tokyo is building military networks in the Indo-Pacific through agreements with nations like the Philippines.Tue, 26 May 2026 04:24:36 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a04ab4bd-ce77-4b64-b489-0b45871c468F/agxz-m26.html2026-05-26T04:24:36Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/25/qsyb-m25.htmlThe announcement Saturday by the Trump administration that it had “largely” reached an agreement with Iran has drawn denunciations from broad factions of the US political establishment, with Democrats joining Republicans to attack the proposed agreement as insufficiently advantageous to US imperialism. Mon, 25 May 2026 04:18:38 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e7a6b2e4-6b10-482e-a15d-9bffc830be4K/qsyb-m25.html2026-05-25T04:18:38Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/25/mtlo-m25.htmlAhead of the release of the budget on Thursday, the government has announced an increase to student fees, nearly 9,000 public sector redundancies and cuts to welfare payments.Mon, 25 May 2026 02:58:51 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e2719a6c-8ba7-484a-abd9-b3831f00944H/mtlo-m25.html2026-05-25T02:58:51Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/23/lpzs-m23.htmlThe Ebola epidemic ravaging central Africa is not a natural disaster but a social crime, the predictable product of the Trump administration's destruction of global disease surveillance and more than a century of imperialist plunder.Sat, 23 May 2026 05:24:16 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/194556e4-68aa-4451-92e8-f6eecaf7370H/lpzs-m23.html2026-05-23T05:24:16Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/23/gzlk-m23.htmlSecretary of State Marco Rubio told the media before the formal consultations began Friday morning that the Trump administration was “disappointed” with NATO members’ “response to our operations in the Middle East.”Sat, 23 May 2026 04:43:15 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e07cd194-431f-4666-bb2d-e8cb3b5f89eP/gzlk-m23.html2026-05-23T04:43:15Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/23/iqso-m23.htmlLabor issued mealy-mouthed condemnations, while treating the relatives of the brutalised activists with utter contempt and hostility.Sat, 23 May 2026 04:29:03 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9b84b546-9d88-4f84-b854-74186fce009D/iqso-m23.html2026-05-23T04:29:03Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/22/uloi-m22.htmlThe opposition boast that their bloc represents “80 percent of the country,” a figure that explicitly excludes the 20 percent of the population who are Arab citizens.Fri, 22 May 2026 17:14:05 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d4f7f1e9-206c-42ee-9930-dc649f2a1a5D/uloi-m22.html2026-05-22T17:14:05Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/21/tvov-m21.htmlThe International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) are standing in the student parliament elections at Humboldt University in Berlin. We are publishing their election statement here.Thu, 21 May 2026 23:24:59 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e589c0ff-52bd-424b-93ef-f900e15bcc5K/tvov-m21.html2026-05-21T23:24:59Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/21/pccr-m21.htmlSpeakers at the Wellington meeting explained the real causes of the US-Israeli imperialist war and the need for a socialist anti-war movement based on the working class, independent and opposed to Labour, the Greens and all capitalist parties.Thu, 21 May 2026 04:03:51 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/45d47ee0-41f7-4f36-93ad-9b3fa100d40L/pccr-m21.html2026-05-21T04:03:51Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/21/yiti-m21.htmlThe indictment of Raúl Castro is an abominable act of hypocrisy and imperialist propaganda to justify military aggression against an impoverished nation of less than 10 million people.Thu, 21 May 2026 03:47:39 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/1b0d9079-9926-4446-909b-8685fbaba15D/yiti-m21.html2026-05-21T03:47:39Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/21/rgeq-m21.htmlThe anti-Zionist organisation Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East has achieved a court ruling that means, for now, it can no longer be listed as "extremist" by the Secret Service.Thu, 21 May 2026 01:30:01 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/dde06f62-cf31-4b60-aa97-522781e7267H/rgeq-m21.html2026-05-21T01:30:01Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/20/xxqb-m20.htmlInterior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and the federal government are driving forward the transformation of Germany into a military state. Under the cynical pretext of “civil protection,” a 10-billion-euro programme will integrate society into military war planning, preparing Germany as a central NATO hub for deployment against Russia.Wed, 20 May 2026 05:16:02 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/823f3e06-2b5d-4e05-a89d-9286a990960E/xxqb-m20.html2026-05-20T05:16:02Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/20/pwhk-m20.htmlThe capitalist state cannot tolerate the political unity of Tamil and Sinhala workers, which threatens a system based on the exploitation of labour and communal division.Wed, 20 May 2026 02:28:46 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/5148edb2-a063-48ea-b840-37df815a1bfK/pwhk-m20.html2026-05-20T02:28:46Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/20/rytr-m20.htmlA wartime-style atmosphere is being created in Australian universities, backed by threats of punishment of researchers that fail to comply with national security guidelines.Wed, 20 May 2026 01:14:45 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/f9902aea-71da-485d-8468-d6a3b2f46b0D/rytr-m20.html2026-05-20T01:14:45Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/19/wjbc-m19.htmlThe massive investments made by the Erdoğan government in an “independent” defence industry must be viewed in the context of the global war that is unfolding, Türkiye’s geopolitical position and the interests of the Turkish ruling class.Tue, 19 May 2026 17:14:38 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c96ff6c5-c4b9-48a1-86b2-c4c013a5303K/wjbc-m19.html2026-05-19T17:14:38Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/19/ital-m19.htmlA 24-hour general strike against the Israeli genocide in Gaza, the militarism of the Meloni government and its social implications for the working class brought Italy to a halt on May 18. Its convergence with an Israeli attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla transformed it into a political earthquake.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:47:37 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9fcf9fdb-7b72-4661-88fe-38388cf85adE/ital-m19.html2026-05-19T00:47:37Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/18/tjne-m18.htmlIsrael’s nuclear programme dates to the 1950s, when Prime Minister David Ben‑Gurion established the Dimona reactor with French assistance, supplemented by heavy water from Norway and the UK.Mon, 18 May 2026 18:49:25 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/093b40c9-c8eb-41e8-ae60-e7e71ecc93eJ/tjne-m18.html2026-05-18T18:49:25Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/18/lqbt-m18.htmlJust days after Trump’s return from Beijing, American imperialism is making active preparations for a renewed onslaught against Iran. Mon, 18 May 2026 03:57:09 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/16e1525a-80a5-477a-977d-7cb6007acb7O/lqbt-m18.html2026-05-18T03:57:09Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/18/vqyp-m18.htmlThis speech was delivered by Keith Jones, Socialist Equality Party (Canada) national secretary, at the 2026 May Day Online Rally, organized by the WSWS and the ICFI.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:47:10 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4be05bf9-427a-4e45-b7d9-26af97ad66eP/vqyp-m18.html2026-05-18T00:47:10Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/18/yfsl-m18.htmlThis speech was delivered by Tom Peters, a leader of the Socialist Equality Group in New Zealand, at the 2026 May Day Online Rally, organized by the WSWS and the ICFI.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:47:02 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b7bde705-ee89-43f0-93c0-1f29fab44a1N/yfsl-m18.html2026-05-18T00:47:02Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/17/pjpx-m17.htmlZubaydah’s international lawyer, Helen Duffy, explained how he has been held in arbitrary detention for 24 years without charge, trial, or judicial review and subjected to torture.Sun, 17 May 2026 17:07:12 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/28f23175-fd87-427d-81b9-c49ca1174d6G/pjpx-m17.html2026-05-17T17:07:12Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/17/hthh-m17.htmlFinland’s right-wing government is aligning with US war crimes and using the growing economic crisis to attack social servicesSun, 17 May 2026 17:06:53 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/2394bf59-ab6b-476b-b6b6-577533230baN/hthh-m17.html2026-05-17T17:06:53Z