14 Facts About Alex Callinicos

Alex Callinicos became involved in revolutionary politics as a student at Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied for a BA and came to know Christopher Hitchens, then himself active in the International Socialists.

The earliest writing by Callinicos for the International Socialists was an analysis of the student movement of the period.

In 1977, Alex Callinicos married Joanna Seddon, a fellow Oxford doctoral student.

Alex Callinicos has been involved in organising the Social Forum movement in Europe.

Alex Callinicos was a contributor to Dictionnaire Marx Contemporain, and has written articles in New Left Review.

Alex Callinicos was Professor of Politics at the University of York before being appointed Professor of European Studies at King's College London in September 2005.

Alex Callinicos succeeded Chris Harman as editor of International Socialism in January 2010 shortly after Harman died and is a British correspondent for Actuel Marx.

Alex Callinicos joined the central committee of the SWP in the late 1970s; he retains this position.

Alex Callinicos was a critic of the humanitarian interventions in Bosnia and Kosovo, arguing that they were conducted solely to promote the global capitalist expansion.

Alex Callinicos has described Russia's invasion of Ukraine as "an ongoing battle between imperialist rivals, driving forward by capitalist competition".

Alex Callinicos has argued against Western efforts to provide arms for Ukraine.

Alex Callinicos disagreed with those who argued for the need to change the existing system.

Alex Callinicos took a prominent position on another issue which had divided the Socialist Workers Party : the use of the Internet in disagreements about confidential party issues.

Alex Callinicos complained about "the dark side of the Internet" in which individuals have "used blogs and social media to launch a campaign within the SWP".