How Western leftists and anarchists found ‘convenient’ voices from Eastern Europe ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ Debates on anti-militarism continue to shake the anarchist movement in the western part of the world.
The anti-militarism of fools
Tag: Ukraine
The adventures of G. P. Maximoff
How the Russian anarcho-syndicalist became a political journalist, ended up in the Red Army, and helped organise Kropotkin’s funeral ~ Nikolai Gerasimov ~ Originally published 18 March 2025 In the 1930s, Chicago was the capital of American gangsters.
Anarchist News Review: Palestine Action court progress, the Online Safety Act and TAV protests in Italy
Simon and Andy work through the way political and legal forces are reacting to the rising tide of disgust at the sight of starving children.
Anarchists join Ukraine anti-corruption protests
As the war with Russia grinds on, society mobilises to oppose the Zelensky government’s ‘reform’ bill ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ Thousands of people have taken to the streets around Ukraine to protest against a new bill that would remove the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).
Ukraine: On the ground with Solidarity Collectives
Their work in supporting anti-authoritarian armed resistance against Russian occupation has spilled over to directing aid to civilians living on the front ~ Josie Ó Súileabháin ~ “If people are tired of this war, tell them to come and join the fight.
Anarchism and the New Military Wave (pt.1)
A few thoughts on where we are as we teeter on the cusp of a decade-defining shift into armed nationalism ~ Rob Ray ~ In the deluge of capital-N News we’ve had over the last month, by far the most consequential for our war-distanced isles has been the announcement, Europe-wide, of massive rearmament.
Putin’s friend blackmails Ukraine
After three years of full-scale war, we now face an authoritarian world order ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ Russia started its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, believing in it’s own imperial myth of military strength.
Anarchist News Review: Labour mirrors Trump and the US gets blunt over geopolitics
Uri Gordon hosts a Freedom discussion on why it is Labour has accelerated its rightwards journey on topics as wideranging as defence, migration and oversight in the wake of chaotic US change.
Anarchist News Review: Spain evictions, Greek protests, and UK climate politics
Southern Europe offers us food for thought while New New Labour fails to surprise— and Reform is taking advantage of the situation As ever, Spain is showing us how to do things when it comes to eviction resistance, while context is key to understand the ongoing anger over mass uproar related to the sidelining of
Ukraine: Solidarity Collectives & anarchists in the ranks
In an interview, Ksusha looks forward to “drone cooperatives, rehabilitation of the war injured, cultural projects, squats for refugees” ~ Cristina Sykes ~ An anarchist based in Kyiv has responded to questions from Kapinatyöläinen magazine in Finland about the activities of anti-authoritarian networks in Ukraine today.
Recent Articles
Nantes: 4,000 on the streets for Bloquons Tout
French police directed the demonstration with flash grenades and tear gas ~ from Contre Attaque ~ Saturday, 13 September, a rainy day in Nantes.
Facing down the flagshaggers
To resist normalisation, we need enduring groundwork with attacked communities—and spaces for open strategising ~ Blade Runner ~ On Saturday 13 September, between 110,000 and 150,000 turned out in response to Tommy Robinson’s call, a mobilisation framed as a defence of “free speech” but saturated with white nationalist, Islamophobic and anti-migrant rhetoric.
London arms fair disruption: A stark contrast to mass arrests for Palestine
Well-coordinated direct action catches the police off guard, showing the power of secure and strategic organising ~ Kevin Blowe ~ On 9 September, at around 7.30 in the morning, an advance bloc of about 150 protesters, their faces covered, suddenly appeared by London City Hall in east London, near to where Britain’s largest arms fair,
Anarchist prisoner released from Belarus
The regime deported 52 political prisoners in exchange for sanctions relief ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ Anarchist Nikolai (Mikola) Dziadok was among 52 political prisoners released and deported from Belarus to Lithuania on 11 September, following negotiations between dictator Alexander Lukashenko and US envoy John Colae.
