Energy
The Kyiv Independent – Trump tells Zelensky to stop striking Russian diesel infrastructure
There are deep contradictions at play in the Ukraine proxy war. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben
National Politics
Olly Haynes – How Le Pen’s RN became a standard party of French big business
Rassemblement National made a brief ‘social turn’ at the end of the last decade, but with the Presidency now in sight Le Pen’s party has returned to its origins as a political force which aims […]
EU politics
Deniz Torcu – How the far-right wins support among some ethnic minorities and migrants
The far-right seeks to find identity divisions between different groups of ethnic minorities and migrants, setting them against one another. Deniz Torcu is Adjunct Professor of Globalization, Business and Media at IE University, Madrid. Cross-posted […]
National Politics
Gábor Scheiring – The Rise of Germany’s Far Right Reflects a Systemic Crisis
‘Pundits have widely explained the rise of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland in terms of cultural backlash or the eastern German psyche. Yet its rise is no passing disturbance but a symptom of a much […]
Geopolitics
John Aitken – Iran’s threat to cut undersea cables in Strait of Hormuz poses a serious threat to Gulf states
Undersea cables are indispensable to the emerging AI economies of the Gulf states, making them a major point of vulnerability that Iran could exploit if it chooses to move further up the escalation ladder. John […]
National Politics
Nicola Quondamatteo – Sweden’s Far Right: Faltering but Not Defeated
‘Sunday’s Swedish election saw the center-left bloc narrowly defeat the outgoing right-wing government. While the Social Democrats are set to lead a new coalition, the once-mighty party has continued to lose its historic base.’ In […]
Geopolitics
Shady Ibrahim – What would Houthi control of Bab al-Mandeb mean for the region?
The major advance of the Houthis in Western Yemen and potential control of a key Red Sea chokepoint represents a significant shift in the balance of power which will affect not just the Yemen civil […]
Geopolitics
Harrison Berger – How Trump’s Iran operation turned into a forever war
Trump has got into a Middle East quagmire that he has no easy way out of. Harrison Berger is an independent journalist who has contributed to Drop Site News, The American Conservative, and The Nation. […]
Geopolitics
Middle East Eye – French TV censors actress Adele Haenel after she condemns Israel’s genocide in Palestine
Being anti-genocide gets you cancelled from the TV in France now. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Vijay Prashad – Collaboration, Not Confrontation: Xi Jinping’s Visit to the United States
China can’t be contained and war with China would be a disaster for the whole planet: the US will have to find a way to work with the East Asian giant. Vijay Prashad is the […]