The International Committee meeting in February 2017 decided to hold the 17th World Congress in February 2018. The meeting voted by a very large majority to approve three documents to open the internal discussion. It also decided to publish the documents:

• Capitalist globalization, imperialisms, geopolitical chaos and their implications

• Social upheavals, fightbacks and alternatives

• Towards a text on Role and Tasks of the Fourth International

We are therefore opening this section in International Viewpoint dedicated to contributions in the pre-World Congress discussion.