How could the twenty-first-century left move from a politics of resistance towards a politics of alternatives? The new book “The Global Left in a Multipolar World” argues that the era of the purely national left is over and examines various possibilities to replace it. Among the book’s early reviewers, Walden Bello highlights the “deadly synergy” of many ongoing crises – from ecology to geopolitics – and concurs with the calls for “a spirited and militant mass movement across borders”. Thomas Piketty, in turn, argues that “the rising global right needs to be confronted with a powerful and imaginative global left. This book is a key step in that direction.” Here is a brief summary of the book by Dena Freeman, its editor, and the undersigned, first published at the Critical Realism Network site on 18 August 2026.

This blog, co-written with Shannon Brincat, introduces a brand-new book on dialectics as a global form of thought, drawing on a range of non-Western and European traditions. The book is structured as a series of sustained dialogues between Shannon Brincat and Deepshikha Shahi, Jay Garfield, L. H. M. Ling, Kaan Kangal and Heikki Patomäki. It brings Hegelian and Marxian dialectics into conversation with Advaita, Buddhist, Daoist, Islamic and Critical Realist traditions. This blog was first published at the Critical Realism Network website on 10 August 2026.

Steven Spielberg’s new film “Disclosure Day” has been advertised for $100 million and widely praised in the media. Regardless of its ultimate commercial success, it has already gained significant visibility.

When Finland joined NATO in 2023, the decision was widely understood as a necessary response to danger and a step to increase security by strengthening deterrence. This interpretation may have appeared convincing because a common way of thinking about security is mechanical: more military capability equals more safety. One’s decisions, policies, and military capabilities have no impact on the world. However, the reality is complex. Finland’s decision, NATO’s expansion, Russian reactions, and even the theories used to explain them are all part of one continuous, evolving process. There is no outside vantage point. There is no clean separation between action and interpretation. Everything is connected. [This text was first published by Brave New Europe on 3 April 2026.]