EU politics
Ekaitz Cancela, Pedro M. Rey-Araújo: No Man’s Land
The Spanish left is not a threat to the establishment in Spain or Europe. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
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Energy
Ana Valdivia: Rural Spain could end up hosting infrastructure hubs for AI – here’s what the environmental cost could be
In a country that is already suffering widespread drought, data centres which require huge amounts of water will intensify ecological pressures Ana Valdivia is lecturer in AI, Government & Policy at the University of Oxford. […]
EU politics
Gemma Bird – The Greek migrant shipwreck is another preventable tragedy at the borders of Europe
European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen wants that “order is maintained” on Europe’s external border. Gemma Bird is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Liverpool. Cross-posted from The Conversation UK […]
Inequality
Branko Milanović: The Great Convergence
Fascinating insight into global inequality trends. Published in Foreign Policy. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
John Feffer: Greening Transatlantic Relations
US-EU relations may seem stronger than ever when it comes to NATO and Ukraine, but they are competing intensively over green technologies. John Feffer is the director of Foreign Policy in Focus. Cross-posted from Counterpunch […]
Environment
Euronews – Air pollution: From Barcelona to Southampton, these are Europe’s worst cruise ports
Cruise ships stopping in Barcelona’s port causes three times as much air pollution in the city than all the cars in Barcelona combined. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Gwyn Bevan: Why are our current systems of governance failing?
Neoliberalism is ultimately a systemic governance failure. Gwyn Bevan is Emeritus Professor of Policy Analysis in the Department of Management at LSE and author of ‘How did Britain come to this? A century of systemic […]
EU politics
Medea Benjamin: Vienna’s International Summit for Peace in Ukraine Issues a Global Call for Action
Important international peace conference, which resisted numerous attempts to block the event from going ahead. Medea Benjamin is co-founder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK: Women for Peace. She is the co-author, with Nicolas J.S. Davies, […]
EU politics
AP: At least 79 dead after migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing
Another tragedy on the shores of fortress Europe. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Catherine Woollard – Unpacking the Pact: Winners and Losers of the New EU Migration Deal
The EU’s new Pact on Migration and Asylum reduces protection standards and is heavily reliant on so-called “safe third countries”. Catherine Woollard is Director of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE). Cross-posted from […]