Geopolitics
Month: May 2025
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Climate Crisis
Wolfgang Knorr – Bring On the Apocalypse
On the need for hope, heroism and denial in a disintegrating world Wolfgang Knorr is a climate scientist, consultant for the European Space Agency and guest researcher at the Department of Geography and Ecosystem Science, […]
Geopolitics
Frances Coppola – The Five Commandments of writing about Gaza
Break any of these and you will be accused of antisemitism. Frances Coppola is the author of the Coppola Comment finance and economics blog, which is a regular feature on the Financial Times’ Alphaville blog and has been […]
Economics
Türkiye Today: Profits of German automakers Mercedes, Volkswagen slump amid weakening Chinese market
German automakers Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz reported steep declines in first-quarter profits for 2025, citing weakening demand in China, rising production costs, and overcapacity at European plants. Volkswagen, which owns brands including Audi, Bugatti, Seat, Skoda, […]
Economics
Branko Milanović – ‘Now, things are different, we must not look to the past’
Has the Chinese communist party adopted Lenin’s New Economic Policy (NEP)? Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the […]
Climate Crisis
Aurelien – Do You Believe In Magic?
In our fragile society, what other hope is there? Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack I don’t usually write follow-up essays, but this week I’m going to make an exception. Last week’s essay reached a very large […]
Geopolitics
Larry C. Johnson: Donald Trump, Not Barack Obama, is Responsible for Ukraine’s Dramatic Military expansion between 2011 and 2021
Donald Trump is fond of blaming Barack Obama and Joe Biden for the debacle in Ukraine, but he is wrong. A major share of the blame also lies with Donald Trump because he oversaw the […]