Marxism–Leninism–Maoism (MLM) is a term used by some communist groups to emphasize the significance of Maoism as a new stage in Marxist theory and practice. Adherents of Marxism–Leninism–Maoism claim it to be a unified, coherent higher stage of Marxism. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with "Maoism" and "Marxism–Leninism" by adherents, although the latter term is more associated with Stalinism.
Marxism-Leninism-Maoism has been espoused by a number of insurgent groups in the global periphery, including the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (which entered government in 2006), the Communist Party of India (Maoist), and the Communist Party of the Philippines. In developed countries (the "imperial core"), MLM has been promoted by the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (RCP) in the 1990s, and more recently by smaller groups such as the American Red Guards and Norway's Tjen Folket (Serve the People). In the 1990s the Revolutionary Internationalist Movement (dominated by the RCP) served as an international coalition of MLM groups. More recently the International Communist League has served this function.