As Israel’s war on Gaza continues into its second year, Turkey has intensified its public condemnation, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of committing genocide, while reports show that trade between the two countries remains active, though largely routed through third-party channels, including Palestine.
Economics
German Foreign Policy: Foreign takeovers across Germany
Ever more acquisitions of German companies as foreign investors – Chinese, Indian, Polish, Czech – take advantage of a deep economic crisis and record SME insolvencies. Read Article HERE Photo: Wikimedia commons
Media
Defend Wikileaks: Julian Assange charged under Espionage Act in unprecedented attack on First Amendment
Yesterday, 23 May, federal prosecutors unsealed a new, 18-count superseding indictment charging Julian Assange with violating the Espionage Act, the first use of the 1917 law against a publisher. Read here
Finance
Frances Coppola: Why central bankers don’t understand inflation
“The job of the central bank is not to set the current level of inflation, but to keep wages down by influencing people’s expectations of the future level of inflation.” Read here
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