2025 marks a turning point in world history.

The tectonic plates of international relations are shifting, the globalised world economy is being torn apart, and the entire capitalist order is being shaken to its foundations by political, economic, environmental and social crises. An unstable new epoch – an epoch of war, revolution and counter-revolution – has opened up.

In preparation for the first congress of the Revolutionary Communist International, Jorge Martín and Hamid Alizadeh from the International Secretariat of the Revolutionary Communist International sat down to discuss world perspectives on a special episode of Against the Stream, the weekly podcast of the RCI, giving you a Marxist analysis of world affairs.

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Articles mentioned:

Monopoly capitalism, imperialism, and the world economy – Marxist.com

Debt is crushing the developing world – Financial Times

Matthew Miller lying compilation – X

Pakistan: URGENT SOLIDARITY APPEAL – release arrested leaders of the Awaami Action Committee Gilgit Baltistan! – Marxist.com

Pakistan: protests continue for the release of comrades in Gilgit Baltistan despite state repression – Marxist.com

0:00 Intro

1:51 The changing world relations

16:11 Ukrainian drone attack

26:32 Why Russia is winning

32:50 Sabotaging peace negotiations

36:30 Biden spokesman admits Israel commits war crimes

39:48 Gaza has unmasked Western capitalism

53:34 Austerity at home, warfare abroad

58:16 The world economy in 2025

1:11:09 Renewed interest in communism

1:14:50 Comrades in Pakistan under attack

1:24:00 Get organised!