EU politics
Politico: EU capitals want media law carve-out to spy on reporters
The Orwellian ‘European Media Freedom Act’ – a very serious attack on journalism. Read the article HERE.
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Economics
Graham Allison: Will India Surpass China to Become the Next Superpower?
India still has many structural weaknesses which make it unlikely that it can catch-up with China in the near future. In ‘Foreign Policy’. Read the article HERE.
National Politics
Anatol Lieven: Is It Possible Putin Emerges Even Stronger After Aborted Wagner Revolt?
A must read piece on why the Wagner revolt happened, why it failed, and what it means for Putin’s position. Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. […]
National Politics
Tracey German – Ukraine war: Aborted Wagner Group rebellion shows how Putin’s attempt to unify Russian forces has failed to quell factional rivalries
The Wagner revolt is a consequence of the turf wars which characterise Russia, an infighting which serves the Kremlin’s interests but can also be a threat. Tracey German is Professor of Conflict and Security at […]
Economics
Justin Podur – Are we living through a De-Dollarization?
An in-depth analysis of the forces driving the weakening of the dollar’s position as global reserve currency. Justin Podur is Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at York University, Canada and author of ‘Haiti’s New Dictatorship’ […]
EU politics
Binoy Kampmark – Deaths at sea: from the Titan to the Mediterranean
The Titan implosion was foolhardy exploration, the Greek shipwreck was an enormous disaster with the state’s fingerprints all over it – which is more significant for the media to focus coverage on? Binoy Kampmark was […]
Gig Economy
Gig Economy Project – The food delivery couriers who worked for three months and never got paid
The Gig Economy Project speaks to a Wolt rider in Berlin, who was hired via a sub-contractor and was never paid. He and his colleagues are taking the food delivery platform to court. The Gig […]
EU politics
Politico: EU looks to ban companies from making sensitive tech in China
The European Commission has published plans to follow almost to the word the aggressive economic policy of the United States towards China. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
David Hearst: The Greek boat disaster was caused by Europe’s deals with dictators
The former colonial powers are feeding the very causes of regional, social and economic instability that create these refugee flows. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. Cross-posted from Middle East Eye […]
EU politics
Reiner Braun: The German National Security strategy is an insecurity strategy
On June 19, an expert hearing in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag on the “National Security Strategy” was held. One of the invited experts was Reiner Braun, long-time president of the International […]