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“Resistance Has Become Thinkable Again” — Torkil Lauesen and the Global Perspective on OCT 7 [comra]

“Resistance Has Become Thinkable Again” — Torkil Lauesen and the Global Perspective on OCT 7 [comra]

An Interview with Anti-Imperialist Veteran Torkil Lauesen, Discussing the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood and the Decline of Western Hegemony [This interview was originally posted to comrawire.substack.com on October 7, 2025.] The shockwaves of the Al-Aqsa Flood still rattle the world two years on. Israel’s war machine failed to crush the Palestinian will to resist. Across the world, the genocide has left many overwhelmed and disoriented. Where do we go from here? [comra] sat down with anti-imperialist veteran Torkil Lauesen, known for his sharp analysis of geopolitics and resistance, interpreted through a Marxist lens. “It is not just about solidarity with Palestine,...

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Torkil Lauesen's Riding the Wave, reviewed by Adam Grey [RevolutionaryCommunist.org]

Torkil Lauesen's Riding the Wave, reviewed by Adam Grey [RevolutionaryCommunist.org]

Riding the Wave: Sweden’s Integration into the Imperialist World System, Torkil Lauesen, Kersplebedeb Publishing, 2021, 268pp. Reviewed by Adam Grey. [Originally published on RevolutionaryCommunist.org, 1 Dec 2022.] This important book by the Danish anti-imperialist activist Torkil Lauesen charts the history of Sweden ‘from 16th-century colonialism to the present day’ (p7). It is a description of the bloody foundations of what was in the 1980s one of the most socially and economically equal countries in the capitalist world. The book also places contemporary Swedish political economy in a global context: examining how Swedish capital operates today, how the Swedish working class...

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