Finance
Al Jazeera – ‘Mother of all deals’: How India-EU trade deal creates $27 trillion market
An in-depth analysis, but questions remain when it comes to what this means for standards and the EU’s climate goals. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
Geopolitics
Michael Parenti (1933-2026) – 1918
The American marxist intellectual Michael Parenti died last week. This is thought to be his last essay. It was first published on U.S. Memorial Day, May 28, 2018. Cross-posted from ScheerPost Looking back at the […]
Solutions
Walden Bello – Imagining the end of capitalism
Are we currently living through capitalism’s death pangs, and will what replace it be even worse? Walden Bello, a columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus, is the author or co-author of 19 books, the latest of […]
Geopolitics
Wenjing Wang – Why China is playing it cool amid Trump’s chaos
China’s strategic patience remains consistent despite being confronted by the wildness of a Trump-led United States. Wenjing Wang is a research intern with the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Wenjing […]
Geopolitics
NPR – NATO chief wishes ‘good luck’ to those who think Europe can defend itself without U.S. help
NATO should be disbanded and Mark Rutte sent to Washington to take up new employment as Trump’s butler. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Linda Pentz Gunter – The medical students who survived genocide and graduated
A remarkable story of resilience against all the odds. Linda Pentz Gunter is a writer based in Takoma Park, Maryland. She is the international specialist at Beyond Nuclear. This article is written in her personal […]
Geopolitics
Peter Oborne: Carney wants a new world order – but only for the West
Mark Carney’s Davos speech was broadly acclaimed, but what most analysis has missed is the profound consequences of his admission that Western countries like Canada were happy to go along with the brutality of US-led […]
EU politics
Eldar Mamedov – European Parliament votes indicate “sovereigntist front ” emerging on foreign policy
Far-left and far-right in the European Parliament are both voting against American-led military intervention, but divide over the question of Israel. Eldar Mamedov is a Brussels-based foreign policy expert and Non-resident Fellow at the Quincy […]
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – The ‘discombobulator’: Did US use ‘secret weapon’ in Maduro abduction?
We all need to know what weapons the US has in its armoury and what their capacities are, so we can prepare to resist them. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Annette Zellner – Rojava is fighting for survival
‘Syria’s interim government, backed by Islamist mercenaries, has launched large-scale attacks on the autonomous Rojava region. While Western states endorse Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa, domestically his government relies on violent repression.’ In Jacobin. Read the […]