Eastern Europe
International Notes: Communists face twists and turns worldwide
Chile CP's Congress; Cuba off and on the terrorism list; China, Vietnam work for unity; Czech Communists revamp coalition work; struggles in Israel, Palestine, and Syria continue.
The “spirit” of Helsinki: The promise of Cold War cooperation
To understand the foreign policies of the Soviet Union during the worst years of the Cold War, we need to look at the"‘Helsinki spirit."
The Marxist Classes: Labor’s largest defeats (part 1)
Twelve states fell to counter-revolution in the 1980s and early 1990s, from Albania to the Soviet Union. What lessons can we learn from these defeats?