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U.S. Imperial War in Ukraine: A World Socialist Analysis of the 2025 Conflict and Its Global Consequences

The World Socialist Web Site’s latest dispatch, dated 4 November 2025 and titled “S‑I‑U‑W” (a shorthand for “Soviet‑Imperialist U‑War” as the piece labels the U.S.‑led assault on Ukraine), offers a scathing, fact‑laden critique of the continuing war in the Donbas and Kyiv regions. Its central argument is that the United States, together with the NATO alliance, are not defending democratic values but instead advancing a new phase of capitalist hegemony that threatens workers worldwide.

The article opens by setting the scene: in the summer of 2025, U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order approving the shipment of 20,000 “high‑impact” rockets and 3 000 new HIMARS (High‑Mobility Artillery Rocket System) to Ukraine. “This is a war on a war,” the piece declares, citing a New York Times editorial that describes the conflict as “a battle for control of a global financial nexus.” The author immediately counters that narrative, noting that U.S. defense officials frame the operation as “protecting democratic institutions,” while in reality the American and NATO states are simply expanding their geopolitical sphere of influence at the expense of the Ukrainian populace.

Domestic Mobilization and the War Economy

A pivotal section of the article is devoted to the U.S. war economy. Following a link to WSWS’s earlier analysis of the 2025 defense budget (“The United States Defense Spending Boom of 2025”), the piece underscores that U.S. defense expenditure rose by 18 % in 2025, reaching $950 billion. That budget growth is earmarked primarily for new weaponry designed for “counter‑missile” systems and “advanced aircraft” destined for Ukraine and other NATO fronts. The article points out that this spending is financed by a tax system that disproportionately benefits the upper one‑percent and the defense industry, with workers in the U.S. seeing stagnant wages and precarious employment.

According to the linked defense‑budget article, the U.S. defense industry, comprising companies like Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and BAE Systems, collected a net profit of $55 billion in 2025—more than double the previous year. The war with Ukraine, the WSWS article argues, has created a “war‑driven demand” for new weapons, ammunition, and logistics support, which in turn fuels the profitability of these firms and deepens the social divide.

Humanitarian Impact and Workers’ Struggle

The S‑I‑U‑W piece devotes a substantial paragraph to the humanitarian cost of the war. Satellite imagery from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) shows that by August 2025, 1.8 million civilians had been displaced from their homes, and 1 million had been injured or killed. The article references a WSWS link to a report on the “Humanitarian Crisis in the Donbas” that details how the Ukrainian economy has contracted by 20 % and that the country’s food supply chain is in tatters, with 45 % of its wheat exports disrupted.

The writer ties the crisis to the broader global pattern of imperialist wars, noting that each such conflict leaves behind a “shattered working class,” who suffer from lack of food, housing, and medical care. The article calls on the international workers’ movement to “stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian proletariat” and to “push back against the militarism that threatens us all.”

The U.S. Media Narrative

A key part of the article is an exposé of U.S. media framing. By linking to a WSWS feature titled “The American Media and the War on Ukraine,” the piece argues that mainstream outlets present the U.S. involvement as a noble defense of democracy, while omitting the fact that American troops and equipment are essentially “foreign fighters” in a war that benefits a small elite. The American Media article lists 12 examples of mainstream newspapers that downplayed U.S. profiteering and propaganda, including the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN.

The S‑I‑U‑W article points out that this narrative is designed to keep the American public complacent, presenting the war as a moral crusade rather than a capitalist venture. It also highlights the use of “information warfare” by the U.S. government to shape public perception, citing a recent U.S. Central Command briefing that declared the war “the most important conflict of the 21st century.” The article underscores that such rhetoric masks the reality: the U.S. is building a “global war machine” to secure its economic and geopolitical interests.

Historical Context and the Rise of a New Imperialist Order

The piece ties the current crisis back to the Cold War era. By linking to WSWS’s “The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Rise of U.S. Hegemony,” the article argues that the U.S. has long used wars to “reinforce its dominance” across the globe. It describes the 2014 annexation of Crimea as the first step in a broader strategy to “secure control over the Black Sea and the Eastern European market.” The article then notes that the 2025 escalation—driven by the U.S. and NATO’s insistence on a “democratic” narrative—represents a new phase of imperialism that is even more aggressive and technologically advanced.

Call to Action

The article ends with a direct appeal to workers worldwide: “We must resist this war, not only in the field but also in the factories, the streets, and the ballot boxes.” It urges readers to support anti‑war petitions, to boycott defense contractors, and to push for a global treaty that would abolish the “war‑economy” that fuels capitalist profit at the expense of human life.

In summary, the S‑I‑U‑W article provides a comprehensive, anti‑imperialist critique of the U.S. war on Ukraine, drawing upon a range of internal WSWS sources to detail the economic, humanitarian, and political ramifications. It frames the conflict as part of a larger strategy of capitalist expansion that erodes workers’ rights and destabilizes global peace.