Ben Curry

Ben Curry, is a leading activist of Socialist Appeal, the British section of the IMT. He is regular contributor for Marxist.com

September 30, 2026

Iran/World

IRGC Appeals Directly to Americans, Declaring Iran Victorious in Seven-Month War

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued an unusually direct appeal to the American public, academics, students and journalists, declaring that Iran has prevailed in the seven-month war with the United

Human Rights/Judiciary/Sri Lanka

UN Slams Sri Lanka Over Detention of Former Spy Chief

Four United Nations human rights mandate holders have warned the Sri Lankan government of an “immediate and grave” risk of further torture and ill-treatment facing former State Intelligence Service director general Suresh Sallay, whose health has deteriorated severely during detention

September 30, 2026

Sri Lanka Court Orders Return of $916,537 Stolen in Cyberattack on Taiwanese Bank

Geopolitics/News

A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of US$916,537 held at the state-owned Bank of Ceylon and its return to Taiwan’s

The Man at the Far End of Trump’s AI Table

Editor's Choice/Technology

Claude is becoming increasingly capable and commercially valuable, while Anthropic is fighting Washington over autonomous weapons and surveillance. The company wants America to lead

Toppling Ruto: Is Kenya Ready?

July 4, 2025

Columns/Geopolitics

On 25 June, the youth erupted once more onto Kenya’s streets. One year to the day after the struggle to stop Ruto’s Finance Bill 2024 culminated in spectacular scenes of the youth

Europe Without America: A Perilous Path

January 30, 2025

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

Before Trump had even been confirmed as the 47th President of the United States of America, one European think tank had declared that “the biggest crisis in transatlantic relations since Suez” is

Sri Lanka: Wickremesinghe – a feeble ‘strongman’

August 18, 2022

Defence/Diplomacy/Geopolitics/United States

Ranil Wickremesinghe has to tread carefully. The victory of reaction is far from stable and the Sri Lankan revolution is not over. What is over is merely its first, most innocent chapter.