Geopolitics
Daniel Levy – Speech to the UN Security Council concerning Palestine
25 February 2025
Year: 2025
National Politics
Alejandro Esteso Pérez – Post-election Kosovo plunges into the unknown as western allies wane
Kosovo’s recent election has brought up various questions regarding the country’s future. A search is now underway to determine how a majority can be formed in parliament, with the incumbent Albin Kurti likely to continue […]
Geopolitics
Ilan Pappe´, The Electronic Intifada – Does Israel have a future
23 February 2025 The Israeli Jewish public consistently supported the genocide in Gaza by large margins, according to opinion polls. But in recent months things started to shift. An overwhelming majority now say they support […]
EU politics
Zachary Gallant – Germany’s Shallow Reckoning With Its Nazi Past
‘Credit Suisse is currently under investigation by the US Senate for obstructing investigations into its servicing of Nazi-linked clients. But the bank is far from alone: many German firms have never given up the monetary […]
Geopolitics
Johan Grimonprez: ‘The Empire was hidden in Belgium. It was called the Empire of Silence.’
‘Johan Grimonprez speaks about his innovative, Oscar-nominated documentary, which reveals disturbing truths about the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba.’ Interview by Stewart Smith, in Tribune. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Branko Marcetic – Why shouldn’t Ukraine hold elections?
Many Western media and commentators have ridiculed the idea that Ukraine could put on an election while the war with Russia goes on, but there’s no reason why democracy must be suspended. Branko Marcetic is […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – Trump is abandoning Europe. Europe should abandon its appeasement of Israel.
Trump and Netanyahu’s ethnic cleansing plan for Gaza risks another refugee crisis on Europe’s doorstep, but European leaders don’t appear to be awake to the threat. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East […]
Corruption
Middle East Eye – Belgian arms produced in Egypt fuel human rights abuses, says report
‘A new report has revealed how Belgian-designed arms fuelling human rights abuses in Egypt are being produced offshore to circumvent the state’s arms embargo against Cairo.’ Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Adam Tooze – Chartbook 356: Deutschland 2025 – A live (and complicated) democracy
Analysis of the German election result. In Adam Tooze’s Substack. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Michael Roberts – Russia-Ukraine war: three years on
Three years in, the Ukraine war has been an unmitigated human and economic catastrophe. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Ukraine: a human disasterToday […]