Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – NATO leaders gather for 75th anniversary summit. Here’s what to know.
What you won’t hear from the NATO summit in Washington is the words ‘peace’ or ‘negotiate’. Read the article HERE.
Month: July 2024
Geopolitics
Ben Wray – Western corporations and states are complicit in West Papua’s “human and environmental catastrophe”
A report from the Permanent People’s Tribunal on West Papua, held in London on 27-29 June, which heard direct from West Papuans about the disastrous effects of Indonesian rule on their lives and land. Ben […]
Economics
Costas Lapavitsas – Retreat of the extreme centre, rise of the far right, return of the radical left
In Europe the extreme centre is fading. While the far right is gaining momentum the left has finally dashed out of the starting blocks Costas Lapavitsas is Professor of Economics at the School of Oriental […]
National Politics
Jeff Cohen, Norman Solomon – More Than Ever, Trump’s Most Effective Campaign Ally is Joe Biden
Democrats have reason to question whether Biden is capable of mounting a vigorous presidential campaign; swing voters may wonder if he can run the White House. Jeff Cohen was director of the Park Center for Independent […]
EU-Institutions
Panagiotis E. Petrakis – Nine years later, the enduring legacy of the Greek bailout crisis
On 5 July 2015, Greek voters rejected a proposed bailout plan in a referendum that made headlines across the world. Nine years later what is the legacy of the crisis for both Greece and Europe? […]
National Politics
Giovanni Capoccia: The French Fifth Republic Enters Uncharted Waters
France’s parliamentary elections did achieve clarity, but only in the narrow sense. The French electorate is fragmented into four blocs –the left-wing New Popular Front, the centrist Ensemble, the moderate right party Les Républicains, and the […]
Energy
Energy Monitor: Sodium batteries to disrupt energy storage market
With costs fast declining, sodium-ion batteries look set to dominate the future of long-duration energy storage, finds AI-based analysis that predicts technological breakthroughs based on global patent data. Read HERE Image: Tang-Yeon Hwang, Seung-Taek Myung, […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Britain’s Securonomics
The new UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ economic agenda is re-heated ‘public-private partnerships’. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog There’s been Abenomics in Japan; Modinomics in India and Bidenomics […]
EU politics
Harrison Stetler – France’s New Popular Front Has Won a Historic Victory
The French election was meant to bring victory for Marine Le Pen’s far right. But the New Popular Front rallied around a left-wing program for social change — allowing it to become the biggest force […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – How Hamas lured Israel into a lethal trap
If Hamas’ aim with the October 7th surprise attack was to elicit a response from Israel which would trigger a regional war and prevent ‘normalisation’ of the Zionist state, it is well on its way […]