EU politics
Politico: EU capitals want media law carve-out to spy on reporters
The Orwellian ‘European Media Freedom Act’ – a very serious attack on journalism. Read the article HERE.
Month: June 2023
Economics
Graham Allison: Will India Surpass China to Become the Next Superpower?
India still has many structural weaknesses which make it unlikely that it can catch-up with China in the near future. In ‘Foreign Policy’. Read the article HERE.
National Politics
Anatol Lieven: Is It Possible Putin Emerges Even Stronger After Aborted Wagner Revolt?
A must read piece on why the Wagner revolt happened, why it failed, and what it means for Putin’s position. Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. […]
National Politics
Tracey German – Ukraine war: Aborted Wagner Group rebellion shows how Putin’s attempt to unify Russian forces has failed to quell factional rivalries
The Wagner revolt is a consequence of the turf wars which characterise Russia, an infighting which serves the Kremlin’s interests but can also be a threat. Tracey German is Professor of Conflict and Security at […]
Economics
Justin Podur – Are we living through a De-Dollarization?
An in-depth analysis of the forces driving the weakening of the dollar’s position as global reserve currency. Justin Podur is Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at York University, Canada and author of ‘Haiti’s New Dictatorship’ […]
EU politics
Binoy Kampmark – Deaths at sea: from the Titan to the Mediterranean
The Titan implosion was foolhardy exploration, the Greek shipwreck was an enormous disaster with the state’s fingerprints all over it – which is more significant for the media to focus coverage on? Binoy Kampmark was […]
Economics
Branko Milanović – State capitalism one hundred years ago and today
We can thus see Xi Jinping as both an heir to Lenin’s New Economic Policy and in much more contemporary terms as a populist response to the excesses of the new rich. Branko Milanović is […]
Economics
DeStatis – Germany: Prices of residential property in the 1st quarter of 2023: -6.8% year on year
“Lower demand due to higher financing costs and the persistently high inflation are probably still the main reasons for the decline in purchasing prices.” Also the chaotic heating policy is discouraging people from buying residences […]
Climate Crisis
Eurostat: EU coal production and consumption up in 2022
In 2022, EU coal production and consumption continued to increase, reaching 349 million tonnes (+5% compared with the previous year) and 454 million tonnes (+2%), respectively. This rebound started in 2021 and was mainly driven […]
Corruption
Michael Hudson, Bill Black – Corruption in Finance
Hi, my name is Patrick Lovell, and I want to welcome you to our latest effort in this podcast that I find myself incredibly compelled to do considering the confusion that we’re all in the […]