Posts by Ali Cicek

Assessment of the Current Political Situation: The Third World War and its Impact on Kurdistan

May 7, 2022

The first quarter of 2022 has passed which allows us to determine key characteristics and dynamics of the current political phase. A proper understanding of political developments in their historical context is central for democratic forces to defend societies from being captured by capitalist modernity and to develop an independent…

The Party of Kurdistan’s “Third Revolution”

MOVEMENT, PARADIGM, Radical Democracy

February 23, 2022

In her essay “On Revolution”, political theorist Hannah Arendt analyzes and compares the French, American and other revolutions to determine the “outstanding characteristics of the revolutionary spirit”. She recognizes these within the possibility of starting things with a new beginning, as well as in people’s collective action. Arendt is especially…

The Redefinition of Democratic Politics

Editor’s Choice, Radical Democracy

January 25, 2022

“The virus is a mirror. It shows what kind of society we live in. We live in a survival society that is ultimately based on the fear of death. Today, survival is the absolute highest thing, as if we were in a permanent state of war,” comments South Korean-German philosopher…