The following is an option piece on the revolution in Rojava by Gareth Johnson and does not necessarily represent the views of Young Pioneer Tours. While much is branded around about what exactly Rojava is politically, the reality is that the revolution in Rojava is not only much more subtle than most people realize, but […]

In 2011, the first sparks of uprising were felt in Syria, soon to explode into an apocalyptic war of dozens of competing factions, ending hundreds of thousands of lives and eventually simmering down to a broken, fragmented country where the Syrian government controls the south, a Turkish-backed opposition controls the north-west and a completely different […]

Arab Socialism was one of the many brands of socialism that appeared in the 20th century. It was, and to an extent, one of the more successful brands of socialism. Almost all of of the republics of the Arab world had some form of Arab Socialism. Even the ones that didn’t –such as the absolute […]

Communist countries? Socialist Countries? Which countries are still socialist and are there any communist countries left in the world? We take an in depth look at the contemporary situation of left-wing countries, socialist countries and ask the big question: Are there any communist countries in the world? Socialism may be something of a far-off concept […]