Geopolitics
TRT World – After Spain, US gets another ‘no’ as Italy denies American aircraft permission to use its base
Are European countries belatedly growing a spine? Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – What’s Israel’s death penalty law that only applies to Palestinians?
If you didn’t know it already, Israel is a Jewish supremacist state. Read the article HERE.
Finance
Michael Hudson, Ben Norton – The oil shock that could break the global financial system
It’s difficult to overestimate the extent to which this war is re-making the world order. Michael Hudson’s Killing the Host, The Collapse of Antiquity and The Destiny of Civilization are published by CounterPunch Books. Ben Norton is editor of the […]
Geopolitics
Chris Hedges – Making the Film ‘Palestine 36’ (w/ director Annemarie Jacir)
A very important film about Palestinian history has just come out. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle […]
Geopolitics
Michael Roberts – All roads lead to stagflation
Whether Trump decides to retreat or doubles down on the Iran war, the global economy is heading for the double-headed python of stagflation. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific […]
Geopolitics
Caitlin Johnstone – The More Murderous Israel Gets, The More We Hear About “Antisemitism”
The attempt to revitalise the smear tactics which successfully brought down Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party won’t work this time. Caitlin Johnstone is a reader-supported independent journalist from Melbourne, Australia. Her political writings […]
Economics
Walden Bello – The Existential Crisis of Mainstream Economics
Even some mainstream economists are coming to accept that the neoclassical tradition is fundamentally broken. Walden Bello, a columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus, is the author or co-author of 26 books, the latest of which […]
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – The UK doesn’t want to join Trump’s war, and it’s navy is in no position to fight anyway
Keir Starmer is determined to turn a blind eye to Trump’s demands to join the war. Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served as the […]
Geopolitics
PBS – Spain closes airspace to U.S. planes involved in Iran war
Another significant step away from US hegemony, still many more steps to go mind you. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
DropSite – Israel assassinates three journalists in Lebanon; Iranian universities and energy sites targeted; Cuban oil embargo broken
A useful round-up of today’s foreign policy news. Read the article HERE.