Geopolitics
Middle East Eye: War on Gaza: Unrwa says Israel to block its food convoys from reaching northern Gaza
Decision comes days after a UN-backed report warned of imminent famine facing the besieged enclave Read HERE
Month: March 2024
Geopolitics
John J Mearsheimer: How the West Provoked Russia
22 March 2024 The US disasters in Palestine and Ukraine
Fake News
Jonathan Cook – How the Western media helped build the case for genocide in Gaza
From obscuring the West’s role in starving Gaza to sensationalised accounts of mass rape by Hamas, journalists are playing the role of propagandists, not reporters Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the […]
Economics
Helene Schuberth – The European Union’s New Risk-Based Framework for Fiscal Rules – Overly Complex, Opaque and Self-Defeating
The discrepancy between technocratic rhetoric and economic facts is colossal Chief Economist, Economics Department of the Austrian Trade Unions Confederation (ÖGB) Cross-posted from INET On February 10th, 2024, representatives of the European Council, the European […]
Geopolitics
+972 Magazine: The spiraling absurdity of Germany’s pro-Israel fanaticism
As repression of Palestine solidarity penetrates every sector of life, the state’s liberal self-image is fast becoming a story Germans can only tell themselves. Read HERE
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: Exports to non-EU countries in February 2024 minus 4.5% year on year
Exports to third countries (calendar and seasonally adjusted exports of goods), February 2024 59.4 billion euros +0.3% on the previous month -4.5% on the same month a year earlier Exports to third countries (original values, […]
Geopolitics
Alberto Bradanini – Gaza and the Heroism of Aaron Bushnell
Probably the most fitting tribute to Aaron Bushnell Alberto Bradanini is a former Italian diplomat. Among many positions, he was Ambassador of Italy to Tehran (2008-2012) and to Beijing (2013-2015). He is currently President of […]
Geopolitics
Middle East Eye: Joseph Massad – ‘In the West, Israel never initiates violence, it only ‘retaliates’
In the western narrative, it is the Palestinians who initiated violence by daring to resist racist and colonial Zionist violence, which is why their resistance can never be called ‘retaliation’ Joseph Massad is professor of […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – The IMF, Georgieva, and Keynes
The usual neo-liberal crap from the IMF concerning inequality of income and wealth Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Current IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva […]
Geopolitics
Trita Parsi – Why US ceasefire proposal failed at United Nations Security Council
Russia and China vetoed language which did represent a shift for Biden — but the devil is in the details Russia and China just vetoed Biden’s draft resolution on Gaza at the UN Security Council. […]