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World Anti-imperialist Platform | |
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| Abbreviation | WAP |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Political orientation | Anti-imperialism |
| Website | |
| https://wap21.org/ https://wapnews.org/ | |
 YouTube channel | https://www.youtube.com/@worldanti-imperialistplatf1312 |
The World Anti-imperialist Platform (WAP) is an international anti-imperialist organisation launched in 2022 to coordinate the efforts of all those who desire to work for the defeat of imperialism. It believes that the single most important theoretical task facing anti-imperialists today is that of correctly characterising both the ongoing war in eastern Europe and the imminent wars in east Asia (south Korea and Taiwan).[1]
It believes that Russia and China are not imperialist powers, for they are not engaged in wars of dominance, colonisation and rivalry over the control of superprofits. It describes the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict as a proxy war waged by imperialism against Russia.[1]
This sets it apart from organisations such as the Communist Party of Greece and most parties in the IMCWP, which have characterised the war as interimperialist.[2][3]
History
2022 Paris Declaration
On October 14, 2022, the platform launched its program: the Paris Declaration.[4] A full version of the text can be found here.[5] On this date, the declaration was signed by 14 parties, although this number is expected to grow as the imperialist war drive intensifies.[6]
List of signatories in chronological order
Ruling parties listed in bold.[4]
- Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist), UK
- People's Democracy Party, South Corea
- Korea is One, Belgium
- Baltic Platform
- Communist Party of Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan
- Hungarian Workers' Party, Hungary
- Communist Party, Italy
- Italian Communist Party, Italy
- Communist Party, Switzerland
- Spanish Avantgarde, Spain
- Eastern Initiative
- New Communist Party of Yugoslavia, Serbia
- National Association of Communists, France
- Pole of Communist Revival in France, France
- Chilean Communist Party (Proletarian Action), Chile
- Socialist Workers Party of Croatia, Croatia
- Platform for Independence – Greece, Greece
- Communist Party of Peru (Patria Roja), Peru
- Collective of Struggle for the Revolutionary Unification of Humanity, Greece
- People's Party of Panama, Panama
- Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain, Spain
- New Communist Party of Montenegro, Montenegro
- United Socialist Party of Venezuela, Venezuela
- Union Proletariat, Spain
- Rassemblement Communiste, France
- Lebanese Communist Party, Lebanon
- Party of Communists USA, USA
- Mexican Communist Movement, Mexico
- Dynamique Unitaire Panafricaine, Africa
- Party of the Communists of Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan
- Belarusian Communist Workers’ Party, Belarus
- Belarusian Republican Organization of the CPSU, Belarus
- Center for Political Innovation, USA
2023 Caracas Declaration
On March 4, 2023, the platform hosted an antiwar conference with the Sao Paulo Forum.[7] A mass demonstration was organized by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, and simultaneous demonstrations took place around the world.[8]
2023 Seoul Declaration
On May 15, 2023, the platform held the Seoul International Conference in South Korea.[9] The Seoul Declaration, concerning the rising tide of global war in east Asia, was read by Joti Brar,[10] vice-chair of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist) (CPGB-ML) and spokesperson for the platform.
The third congress of the People's Democracy Party was held at the same time, receiving greetings from the Russian Communist Workers’ Party,[11] the United Socialist Party of Venezuela,[12] and the CPGB-ML.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://wap21.org/?p=749
- ↑ https://inter.kke.gr/en/articles/No-to-the-imperialist-war-in-Ukraine/
- ↑ "22nd IMCWP, RESOLUTION on the imperialist war on the territory of Ukraine" (2022-11-07). SolidNet.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Paris Declaration: The rising tide of global war and the tasks of anti-imperialists" (2022-10-14). World Anti-imperialist Platform.
- ↑ "The rising tide of global war and the tasks of anti-imperialists (Full text)" (2022-10-14). World Anti-imperialist Platform.
- ↑ "Paris Declaration: The rising tide of global war and our tasks" (2022-10-20). Proletarian.
- ↑ "Worldwide Anti-imperialist Simultaneous Struggle Centred Caracas" (2023-02-10). World Anti-imperialist Platform.
- ↑ World Joint struggles centred in Caracas. World Anti-imperialist Platform.
- ↑ "Seoul International Conference “One War, Two Fronts”, May. 2023" (2023-05-15). World Anti-imperialist Platform.
- ↑ World Anti-imperialist Platform (2023-05-18). "Joti Brar : The Statement of World Anti-imperialist Joint Struggle". YouTube.
- ↑ "RCWP Greetings to the 3rd congress of PDP" (2023-05-21). World Anti-imperialist Platform.
- ↑ "PSUV Greetings to the 3rd congress of PDP" (2023-05-21). World Anti-imperialist Platform.
- ↑ "CPGB-ML Greetings to the 3rd congress of PDP" (2023-05-21). World Anti-imperialist Platform.