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Le Monde: Israel to close embassy in Dublin over ‘anti-Israeli policies’
Ireland has recognized a Palestinian state and backed an ICC case accusing Israel of ‘genocide.’ Read HERE
Year: 2024
Geopolitics
Glenn Diesen – A Major War in the Middle East is Inevitable
Speculative, but there are some excellent questions in this analysis Glenn Diesen is a professor of political science at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN), with a focus on geoeconomics, Russian foreign policy and Eurasian […]
Economics
Michael Roberts: Overproduction or overaccumulation? – the debate
A further look at Marx’s law of the tendency of the rate of profit to fall Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Back last […]
Geopolitics
Mark Episkopos – It’s time to retire the Munich analogy
Neoconservatives keep trotting it out to justify costly and dangerous interventions Mark Episkopos is a Eurasia Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is also an Adjunct Professor of History at Marymount […]
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck – Argentina: The libertarian messiah and his prophets
In libertarian circles, where the leader of the German liberals, Christian Lindner, regularly moves, it has become chic to refer to the ‘successes’ of the Argentine president elected a year ago, thus creating the impression […]
Geopolitics
Susan Abulhawa – This House Believes Israel is an Apartheid State Responsible for Genocide
28 November 2024 We did not post this earlier because the format blocked us from reposting the video. We however post the text HERE @OxfordUnion has cut out the following 5 parts, totaling 73 seconds: […]
Climate Crisis
Jem Bendell – The scientific pain of climate change: Shifting narratives of acceptance and avoidance in climatology
Any time we use to debunk the irrational ideological arguments of privileged people in privileged societies is time lost for serious exploration for how to respond to reality. Jem Bendell is Professor of Sustainability Leadership, […]
Geopolitics
Responsible Statecraft: Incoming Trump officials mulling attack on Iran
This conflicts with other voices, including the incoming vice president, who have urged restraint Read HERE
Economics
Destatis – German Recession: Exports in October 2024: -2.8% on October 2023
Exports (calendar and seasonally adjusted exports of goods), October 2024 124.6 billion euros -2.8% on the previous month -2.8% on the same month a year earlier Imports (calendar and seasonally adjusted imports of goods), October […]
Economics
Patrick Lawrence – The Centrists Cannot Hold
As neo-liberalism declines it is set on taking down democracy with it. Patrick Lawrence, a correspondent abroad for many years, chiefly for the International Herald Tribune, is a media critic, essayist, author and lecturer. His new […]