Geopolitics
Alastair Crooke, Judge Napolitano – The West Lusts for War
18 November 2024
Year: 2024
Geopolitics
Alastair Crooke – There are no “Easy Wars” left to fight, but do not mistake the longing for one
Trump may not appreciate just how isolated the U.S. and Israel are among Israel’s Arab and Sunni neighbours Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from […]
Geopolitics
Weaponizing Aid: Interview with Lisa Bhungalia on UNRWA
A deep insight in the significance of UNRWA being cut-off from Gaza, by the author of a recent book on aid to Palestine. In Phenomenal World. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Ali Nobil Ahmad – Handsomely Funded to Ignore Genocide
‘Germany’s main parties each have a state-funded political foundation, meant to promote a culture of democratic debate. Boasting thousands of employees, they have enforced a collective silence on the genocide in Gaza out of obedience […]
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – Why Putin won’t go nuclear following ATACMS decision
Putin is likely to calculate that it is not worth over-reacting to a lame duck US President. Ian Proud was a member of Britain’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served as the Economic […]
Finance
Frédéric Fréry – Volkswagen: the end of a German industrial myth?
Volkswagen is Germany’s largest private-sector employer, but it now faces a mammoth crisis which was partly self-inflicted. Frédéric Fréry is professor of Strategy at CentraleSupélec, ESCP Business School. Cross-posted from The Conversation In late October 2024, […]
Geopolitics
John Rees – A year on, the Palestine solidarity movement must adapt to a widening Middle East war
Focused on the UK but these debates over strategy and tactics in the Palestine solidarity movement are relevant everywhere in Europe. John Rees is a Visiting Research Fellow at Goldsmiths, University of London, and a […]
EU politics
Magdalena Berger: How German Imperialism Rebranded Itself as Feminist
Last year, Germany’s Foreign Office spelled out guidelines for a “feminist” foreign policy, focused on defending marginalized women. Today in Gaza, this same ministry is arming the deadliest war on women and girls this century. […]
Geopolitics
Reuters: Biden allows Ukraine to use US arms to strike inside Russia
Russia warns of escalation if limits on US weapons use are loosened Read HERE
Economics
Ndongo Samba Sylla, Kit Klarenberg – The Death of French Imperialism in Africa
16.11.2024 Since 2020, there have been 8 coups in African countries living under French neocolonial rule. Yet, this victory for people power is framed in the West as “democratic backsliding.”