Austerity
Michael Roberts – Books of the year 2024
Every year at this time, I look back at the books that I have reviewed during the year on this blog. I’ll take them in chronological order. José Tapia had a new book on the […]
Year: 2024
EU politics
Politico – Pedro Sánchez’s nightmare before Christmas
Spain gets less attention than France and Germany but it is another country in the heart of Europe with a highly unstable government. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Jason Barker, Hoduk Hwang – Saving Democracy?
Analysis of the botched coup in South Korea. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Glenn Diesen – The Case for Dismantling the Rules-Based International Order
The ‘rules-based international order’ is an ideological veneer for American hegemony that lies in ruins. Glenn Diesen is a professor of political science at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN), with a focus on geoeconomics, […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – How Israel’s plan to carve up Syria was thwarted by Assad’s downfall
This puts a different light on what has happened in Syria and why. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on the region and analyst on […]
Geopolitics
Ramzy Baroud: Israel to Annex the West Bank – Why Now? And What are the Likely Scenarios?
Israeli annexation of the West Bank will be met with Palestinian resistance. Ramzy Baroud is a journalist and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of five books. His latest is “These […]
Geopolitics
Anatol Lieven: Europe is sabotaging Ukraine by delaying peace talks
All parties involved in the Ukraine conflict are now manoeuvring for position in advance of the peace talks proposed by the incoming Donald Trump administration. What we do not know — and will not, until […]
Economics
Steve Keen – Political Economy Forever?
A look at the history of political economy Steve Keen is an Australian economist and author. A post-Keynesian, he criticizes neoclassical economics as inconsistent, unscientific and empirically unsupported. Cross-posted from Steve Keen’s Building a New […]
EU politics
Ian Proud – Israel gaslights Ireland diplomatically over Gaza
In seeking to defend its sovereignty and to provide security for its people, Israel can never have a blank cheque to do whatsoever it wishes, and to whomsoever it chooses, under the armour of its […]
EU politics
German Foreign Policy – Ukraine: On Europe’s shoulders
Zelensky has arrived in Brussels for talks. The key topics: shifting Ukraine support onto Europe’s shoulders, including a 40,000-strong European force to monitor a ceasefire. Read HERE