International Socialists

As this issue of Socialist Review went to press at the end of February, Bush and Blair's war on Iraq was imminent. At the same time, a massive anti-war movement has developed around the world, invloving demonstrations by millions of people – the biggest anti-war movement in history to take place before the beginning of conflict.

In this special anti-war issue, Brian Roper dissects Labour's fake fence-sitting on the war, while Andrew Cooper looks at the movement internationally and why things have changed so rapidly since September 11.

ISO members around the country report on the huge February 15 protests, and J.P. Ryan argues for the best ways to stop wars.

American socialist Eric Ruder shows how relying on the UN is a dead-end for the movement, and we argue for the kind of movement that can end war.

We've got an abbreviated version of a superb new article by British socialist Alex Callinicos on the grand strategy of the US empire, and finally Dougal McNeill shows that Palestine is still the issue.

Other articles in this issue include a look at the meaning of International Women's Day by Melissa, a look at whether the new academic work On the Left really does "bring the Left back in," and a celebration of the life of musician Joe Strummer.