Alex de Jong

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Articles

Duterte in The Hague

2 weeks ago | internationalviewpoint.org | Alex de Jong

Duterte came to power in 2016 after a resounding election victory. He was often mentioned in the same breath as Trump and Brexit as expressions of the right-wing breakthrough that year but, early in his presidency, Duterte formed an awkward alliance with part of the Philippine Left. Much of Duterte’s success was due to specific domestic circumstances. After popular protests overthrew dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, ‘democracy’ was restored in the Philippines.
Tras décadas, una insurgencia flaquea

Jan 8, 2025 | vientosur.info | Alex de Jong

Tempest Liderando una de las insurgencias más grandes del mundo con decenas de miles de miembros, el Partido Comunista Maoísta de Filipinas (CPP) sigue siendo un punto de referencia para varios sectores de la izquierda radical internacional.
After decades, an insurgency falters - Philippine Maoists under pressure

Jan 3, 2025 | internationalviewpoint.org | Alex de Jong

In recent years, it has become clear that the CPP is under increasing pressure. After the breakdown in 2017 of its alliance with president Rodrigo Duterte, the violent repression of the party, its guerrillas, and its legal allies escalated.1 A government strategy of combining murderous force and material incentives to abandon the movement has been successful in weakening the insurgency.
Amsterdam riots and the wolf who cried antisemitism

Nov 20, 2024 | internationalviewpoint.org | Alex de Jong

Amsterdam’s liberal mayor Femke Halsema declared that the clashes which followed the Maccabi Tel Aviv and AFC Ajax match at the end of last week were the result of ‘a toxic cocktail of antisemitism, hooliganism and anger over the war in Palestine and Israel’. Whilst the description is not wholly false, it is certainly misleading. This was made clear by the municipal council’s own executive report in which Halsema wrote the above statement.
Amsterdam Riots and the Wolf Who Cried Antisemitism

Nov 17, 2024 | newpol.org | Alex de Jong |Phil Gasper

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Alex de Jong Archives

Nov 17, 2024 | newpol.org | Alex de Jong |Vol. XVII

Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ignited violence in Amsterdam, but the far-right is victimizing them to repress Palestine solidarity.
Publishing a new collection of writings by Daniel Bensaïd

Oct 18, 2024 | internationalviewpoint.org | Alex de Jong

In 2009 the IIRE published the collection Strategies of Resistance + ‘Who are the Trotskyists’. In 2025, fifteen years after the passing of our comrade, we want to publish a new, significantly augmented edition, collecting essays on history, politics and strategy. ‘Who are the Trotskyists?’ (2002) is a historical text on the evolution of the Trotskyist movement.
How the Left Organized the Filipino Diaspora

Sep 10, 2024 | internationalviewpoint.org | Alex de Jong

When people move abroad and settle in other countries, they don’t automatically form a diaspora. Rather, a diaspora is shaped through political activity and mobilization, Sharon M. Quinsaat, associate professor of sociology at Grinnell College, argues in her book Insurgent Communities: How Protests Create a Filipino Diaspora. For several reasons, Filipino migrants offer an interesting case.
How the Left Organized the Filipino Diaspora

Jul 1, 2024 | jacobin.com | Alex de Jong

When people move abroad and settle in other countries, they don’t automatically form a diaspora. Rather, a diaspora is shaped through political activity and mobilization, Sharon M. Quinsaat, associate professor of sociology at Grinnell College, argues in her book Insurgent Communities: How Protests Create a Filipino Diaspora. For several reasons, Filipino migrants offer an interesting case.
The Revolutionary Life and Times of Michel Pablo

Mar 30, 2024 | internationalviewpoint.org | Alex de Jong

Michel Pablo may be a little-known figure today, but Hall Greenland has done justice to his life as a committed fighter against capitalism and colonialism on several continents in his book, The Well-Dressed Revolutionary. As the book’s subtitle indicates, Greenland weaves together Pablo’s story with the wider backdrop of revolution and counterrevolution in the twentieth century. Pablo’s real name was Michalis Raptis.