Geopolitics
Lily Lynch – Convergence?
Is Trump moving back towards the foreign policy establishment in Washington and Brussels? In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
EU politics
Nick Smith – Rearming Europe
An overview of why Europe’s establishment has embraced re-militarisation. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Politico – British state leaked contact details of thousands of Afghans
A sorry tale of incompetence and authoritarianism built atop a disastrous war. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Alina Utrata – Starlink, the Cloud, and Corporate Dependency
US corporations control the critical digital infrastructure of not just the US but also many other countries, including in Europe. That level of corporate control puts democracy at risk. Dr Alina Utrata is a political […]
Geopolitics
Jennifer Kavanagh – How Trump’s 50-day deadline threat against Putin will backfire
Trump is flailing about trying to find a way to get Putin to take a Ukraine peace deal seriously, but he may have bitten off more than he can chew. Dr. Jennifer Kavanagh is a […]
Geopolitics
Mathieu Rigouste – Israel has distilled western colonial war techniques, but fails to quell resistance
Israel’s methods for controlling and killing the Palestinians were all tried and tested in the European colonial era – the Zionist state has just updated them for the 21st century. Mathieu Rigouste is an independent […]
Geopolitics
Politico – Trump says Europe will pay for weapons to Ukraine
The proxy war goes on, the only difference under Trump is that he’s ensured the US will reap the profits post-war while shifting the costs to Europe. Read the article HERE.
Finance
Charis Marantzidou – Hard Currencies
Bulgaria has joined the Euro and the public don’t seem very happy about it – no wonder. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Medea Benjamin – Stop Israel’s Dystopian “Humanitarian City” Plan—Before It’s Too Late
Israel has announced it’s Final Solution for Gaza to the whole world – will the world just watch while it happens? Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of the peace group CODEPINK and the human right organization […]
Corruption
Michael Roberts – Crypto corruption and un-Stablecoins
Rather than replacing state-backed money, the US state and big finance are now engorged in cryptocurrencies as a new asset class. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted […]