International Socialism Journal (ISJ) #186 (Spring 2025)

A quarterly review of socialist theory produced by the Socialist Workers Party (UK).

Editorial
Disorder reigns
Joseph Choonara

Analysis
Interview: South Korea in turmoil
Choi Il-bung
Polycrisis and far-right resurgence in Germany
Sascha Radl

The making and breaking of state power in Syria
Anne Alexander
Class struggle and identity politics in the era of Trump
Judy Cox
Cadrisation: building a party of organic intellectuals
Joseph Choonara
Race, capitalism and the spectre of Marx
Ken Olende
The comintern: colonialism, nationalism and imperialism
Gareth Jenkins
From value to uneven development
Nick Moore

Feedback
A reply to John Mullen on the New Popular Front
Denis Godard

Reviews
Escaping from history?
Donny Gluckstein
“The circle of death of the counter-revolution”: allied intervention in Bolshevik Russia
Kevin Mottram
“No one hears our speeches…”
Kevin McCaighy

Pick of the quarter
This quarter’s pick