Third Communist International

The Communist International (: 共產國際 gòngchǎnguójì, : Kommunistische Internationale, : Коммунистический интернационал Kommunističeskij internacional, : Internacional Comunista), usually shortened to Comintern, is a political, economic and military alliance of s and spanning 5 continents.

Originally formed as a forum for Communist Parties, the Leningrad Treaty in 1934 expanded the role of the Comintern into an international governing body.