Le Monde diplomatique - English edition

Kurdish women's struggle for gender equality – and much else besides

Nazand Begikhani — 2026-04-09T09:32:58Z

For a century, Kurdish women have been at the forefront of the struggle against patriarchal and state oppression. They continue to push boundaries and defend their gains against mounting pressure.

- Outside in / article

This is Israel's war

Adlene Mohammedi — 2026-04-03T07:53:57Z

US imperialism is all too evident in the methods of the war in Iran, but what of its aims? With Trump struggling to articulate them clearly, it's much easier to see what Israel hopes to gain.

- 2026/04 / article

Kazakhstan's industrial and mining monotowns

Cécile Marin — 2026-03-30T19:01:22Z

- Caucasus / Map, 2026/04 kazakhstan

Oil in a war zone

Cécile Marin — 2026-03-30T19:01:12Z

- Gulf / Map, 2026/04 sanchez

Ghosts of the past by the shores of Lake Kariba

Léa Kalaora — 2026-03-30T19:00:57Z

After independence, Zimbabwe's white minority lost its hold on land. Today, around Lake Kariba, dilapidated resorts still draw some nostalgic visitors, but who uses the lake is increasingly contested.

- 2026/04 / article, 2026/04 zimbabwe

Dancers and riders: China's winners and losers

Renaud Lambert — 2026-03-30T19:00:55Z

While some of China's pensioners have never had it so good, with youth unemployment rising, many young people are losing faith that the system can deliver good jobs and upward mobility.

- 2026/04 / article

Kazakhstan still relies on its ageing industrial giants

Charles Perragin — 2026-03-30T19:00:54Z

Kazakhstan's vast mining and industrial complexes remain vital today, but output figures conceal hazardous working conditions and fragmented communities.

- 2026/04 / article, 2026/04 kazakhstan

Has the UK's left found a new home?

Owen Jones — 2026-03-30T19:00:52Z

Having won a ‘loveless' landslide in 2024, Keir Starmer's Labour Party has lurched to the right, breaking a series of manifesto pledges. With local elections due in May, the left is now regrouping beyond Labour.

- 2026/04 / article

Nigel Farage's long game

Tristan de Bourbon-Parme — 2026-03-30T19:00:51Z

Hefty donations, high-profile defections, a disillusionment with traditional parties and a pledge to curb immigration.

- 2026/04 / article

Anatomy of France's far-right violence

Laurent Bonelli — 2026-03-30T19:00:50Z

Far-right extremists who are willing to use violence exert outsized influence in France, amplified by a media and political class that treat their actions as a sign of wider popular discontent.

- 2026/04 / article