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Energy

Global Witness – EU imports of Russian LNG have jumped by 40% since the invasion of Ukraine

August 30, 2023 Ben 0

EU imports of Russian liquified natural gas are rising faster than the global average increase! Global Witness is an NGO for a more sustainable, just and equal planet. This is a press release. Countries in […]

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EU politics

Politico – EU weighs sanctions on Niger as Gabon hit by latest coup

August 30, 2023 Ben 0

The EU are struggling to keep up with the revolt against French neo-colonialism in Africa, with eight coups against pro-French rulers in the past three years. Read the article HERE.

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Globalisation

Thomas Fazi: The dawn of the Brics world order

August 30, 2023 Ben 0

The advent of ‘Brics plus’ will have far-reaching consequences for the global system. In ‘Unherd’. Read the article HERE.

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Climate Crisis

Charity Migwi – Uniting for Change: Global Solidarity Against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline

August 30, 2023 Ben 0

French multinational TotalEnergies is leading the development of an oil pipeline through Uganda and Tanzania that will be a disaster for the region’s ecology and for the battle against climate change. Charity Migwi is an […]

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Winnie Lam, Remi Edwards – Social media as a site of social conflict

August 30, 2023 Ben 0

Meaningful political debate is limited within corporate-controlled social media, which is designed for rapid content consumption. Winnie Lam is a Doctoral Researcher at the Management School, University of Sheffield. Remi Edwards is a Doctoral Researcher […]

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National Politics

J. Malcolm Garcia – Most Dangerous, Most Unmerciful: Afghan Stories

August 28, 2023 Ben 0

Book Review by Ron Jacobs Cross-posted from Counterpunch. J. Malcolm Garcia is a journalist. Then again, he is so much more. He travels to lands besieged by war and imperial economic policies and exposes the […]

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Deregulation

Alexandra Hall: The technopopulist rendezvous – how freeports undermine local democracy

August 28, 2023 Ben 0

Freeports are a case study in technopopulism: a politics claiming to represent the people against elites by giving old neoliberal ideas a new gloss of paint. Alexandra Hall is an Associate Professor in the Department […]

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Economics

Wolfgang Münchau: the end of the German era

August 28, 2023 Ben 0

This interview with Freddie Sayers in ‘UnHerd’ is an interesting analysis of Germany’s political and economic decline. Read the article HERE.

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Globalisation

Francis Okpalete, Olumba E. Ezenwa – Niger’s resource paradox: what should make the country rich has made it a target for predators

August 28, 2023 Ben 0

Western ‘concern’ for Niger has much more to do with geopolitics and controlling the country’s resources than democracy. Francis Okpalete is a PhD candidate in Politics and International Security at the University of Waikato. Olumba […]

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Polykarpos Georgiadis: In Greece, social despair is helping the rise of fascist conspiracy theories

August 28, 2023 Ben 0

Greece’s recent elections saw two new far-right parties enter parliament for the first time. Grinding austerity is not fueling continued popular resistance but the rise of conspiracy theorist cranks who promote war among the poor. […]

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

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Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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