Without a strategy the new aid could be the worst thing to happen to the war beleaguered country right now George Beebe spent more than two decades in government as an intelligence analyst, diplomat, and [...]
Gilles Billen shows that industrial agriculture, propelled by international trade and specialization, has disturbed the nitrogen cycle. This has provoked the crossing of planetary boundaries and endangered the possibility of feeding the world. Alternatives do [...]
In a failing quest to maintain its ‘primacy’, the US has cast China, Russia and Iran as global villains Marco Carnelos is a former Italian diplomat. He has been assigned to Somalia, Australia and the [...]
If he is not careful, the French president is going to back himself into a dangerous little corner in Ukraine Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. [...]
In the name of protecting Israel’s security, the German government has sunk to farcical new authoritarian lows Yanis Varoufakis is leader of MeRA25, former Greek finance minister and professor of economics at the University of [...]
Two activists, who are currently facing charges alongside nine others for protesting climate breakdown, argue that we must take inspiration in how to change the system from the revolution which overthrew Portugal’s fascist dictatorship half [...]
This daring, courageous attempt to break the siege of Gaza deserves the world’s support. Medea Benjamin is the cofounder of CODEPINK for Peace, and the author of several books, including Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics [...]
Whether it is college management censoring students in the US, or police shutting down conferences in Germany, elites are scared to have the conversation about Palestine. Vijay Prashad’s most recent book (with Noam Chomsky) is [...]
Financial flows from global south to global north are a major source of imperialist power. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Picture by htmvalerio [...]
Eighty-seven per cent of MEPs back the platform work regulation, despite years of wrangling over the law. The Gig Economy Project is a BRAVE NEW EUROPE media network for gig workers in Europe. Click here to find [...]
Let us create a better Europe beyond neo-liberalism together.
Thank you.
“THE STATE OF THE UNION”
Together with Conter, BRAVE NEW EUROPE will be presenting a series of interviews in the run-up to the EU parliamentary election to be held on 6 to 9 of June.
The series entitled "The State of the Union" will featrue leading thinkers concerning the EU starting on 2 May:
2 May with Wolfgang Streeck - "Quo Vadis the European Union?" 7pm CET
6 May: Costas Lapavitsas - "EU economy in crisis" 6pm CET
16 May: Tara McCormack - "The militarisation of the EU"
7pm CET
All interviews will be live-streamed on youtube: https://tinyurl.com/BraveNewEurope
Book Review by Branko Milanović Professor Tongdong Bai (whom I had the pleasure to meet in Shanghai and who kindly alerted me to his new book) has recently published a book called perhaps somewhat provocatively [...]