Geopolitics
Politico: Ukraine can strike inside Russia with British weapons, UK’s Cameron says
This is how a war gets out of control. Even the US has drawn a red line on this. Read HERE
Month: May 2024
Economics
Ian Proud – UK sanctions against Russia have failed
It is seldom that we have such a detailed analysis of the failure of sanctions against Russia Ian Proud was a member of HM Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023 and served at the British […]
Economics
Middle East Eye – Israeli industry braces for economic damage amid Turkish trade ban
Construction industry is already in ‘dire straits’, while Israel’s largest refinery warns of significant hit to crude oil imports Middle East Eye is an independently funded digital news organisation covering stories from the Middle East […]
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: Gross domestic product in the 1st quarter of 2024 down 0.2% on the same quarter a year earlier
Gross domestic product (GDP), 1st quarter of 2024 0.2% on the previous quarter (price, seasonally and calendar adjusted) -0.9% on the same quarter a year earlier (price adjusted) -0.2% on the same quarter a year […]
Economics
Finn Smyth – The Decline of the Commodified University
Student demotivation, education inequalities and industrial conflict have a common root – the capture of the academy by capital. Finn Smyth studies Modern History at the University of St. Andrews, and has worked for the […]
Climate Crisis
Bill Mitchell: The green growth paradigm has a long tradition – which has never been supportable
l usage. But that pathway is in my view incompatible with the capitalist logic. Read HERE
Geopolitics
Jonathan Cook – The Israel-US game plan for Gaza is staring us in the face
The western media is pretending the West’s efforts to secure a ceasefire are serious. But a different script has clearly been written in advance Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian […]
Geopolitics
Brett Wilkins – ICJ Rejects Nicaragua’s Request to Block German Arms Sales to Israel
However, the World Court did not grant Germany’s request to dismiss the case‚ in which Nicaragua accuses Berlin of enabling Israeli genocide in Gaza. Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams Cross-posted from […]
Geopolitics
John Mearsheimer: Genocide, Free Speech, and Academia
2 May 2024 I spoke with Judge Napolitano on his podcast — “Judging Freedom” — about the Israel lobby’s Herculean efforts to shut down criticism of Israel, especially its murderous policies toward the Palestinians in […]
Geopolitics
Jeffrey Sachs – US policy is leading to a wider war
19 April 2024 Six months into Israel’s war on Gaza, fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East are mounting. On April 13, Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles towards Israel in […]