EU politics
Antoaneta Russi – Defense firms need full access to EU cash as Putin haunts Europe, Draghi says
The ground is being laid for a huge surge in public subsidy for arms manufacturers in Europe. In ‘Politico’. Read the article HERE.
Month: September 2024
Media
Roman Zinigrad – How social media amplifies support for the far right in France
If someone shows an interest in far-right content on social media, the algorithm quickly introduces them to a whole world of ethnonationalism. Roman Zinigrad is an Assistant Professor of Law at the American University of […]
EU politics
Mathew D. Rose – German State elections: a Tectonic Political Shift
Germany’s legacy political parties suffered a rout in one state election on Sunday and were soundly defeated in another. Mathew D. Rose is an Investigative Journalist specialised in Organised Political Crime in Germany and an […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Germany: the end of EU hegemony?
The German government’s slavish following of the interests of US imperialism in the name of ‘Western democracy’ over Ukraine and Israel is destroying the hegemony of German capital and the living standards of its poorest […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – How state Islamophobia could come back to bite the West
Since supposedly centre-left governments in the US and the UK accommodate the anti-Muslim agenda, we shouldn’t be surprised that many citizens follow their example. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He […]
Geopolitics
Anatol Lieven – How the Russian Establishment Really Sees the War Ending
An inside look at what Russia expects—and doesn’t—in a cease-fire with Ukraine Anatol Lieven is the director of the Eurasia program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft Cross-posted from Natylie’s Place Discussions have been […]
EU politics
Sam Pizzigati – When the Wealthy Perish at Sea We Mourn, But When the Poorest Perish We Yawn
3,000 deaths of migrants made barely a ripple in most of the world’s major news media. But this summer one single tragedy on the Mediterranean has been making globs of global headlines Sam Pizzigati writes […]