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Jim Lamson, Matthew Moran – How Iran gained the strategic upper hand in the war with the US and Israel

June 16, 2026 Ben Wray 0

Iran’s use of cheap drones and missiles to attack Isreal and Gulf states shifted the ‘balance of vulnerability’ onto its enemies. Jim Lamson is a Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of War Studies at […]

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Amin Saikal – If the peace deal sticks, then let’s be clear: Iran won

June 15, 2026 Ben Wray 0

The Islamic Republic of Iran did not just survive the existential threat of a US-Israeli imposed regime change, it has come out of this war in a significantly strengthened position. Amin Saikal is emeritus professor […]

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Tom Blackburn – Andy Burnham: smart pragmatist, or political weathervane?

June 15, 2026 Ben Wray 0

Andy Burnham is favourite to win the Makerfield by-election, which could put him on course to be British Prime Minister. But will a Burnham-run Britain actually be any different from a Starmer-run Britain? Tom Blackburn […]

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Middle East Eye – UK Court of Appeal rules Palestine Action ban to be lawful

June 15, 2026 Ben Wray 0

The descent into authoritarianism in the UK is rapid. Read the article HERE.

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Ruth Sisask – Europe Doesn’t Know How to Respond to China

June 15, 2026 Ben Wray 0

‘The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas says Europe needs to take painful steps to overcome the “cancer” of dependency on China. The EU is talking about protectionism, but in reality its firms are addicted […]

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Eldar Mamedov – Why the geopolitical stakes are high in Albania’s ‘flamingo revolution’

June 15, 2026 Ben Wray 0

Jared Kushner’s controversial development on a protected island is being defended by the Albanian Government despite the public backlash. What Kushner and Albania’s prime minister Edi Rama have in common is that they are both […]

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Michael Hudson – Geopathology and the Econopathology behind it

June 9, 2026 Ben Wray 0

The United States is led by a sociopath who stands at the head of an American political economy and foreign policy in his image. Michael Hudson’s Killing the Host, The Collapse of Antiquity and The Destiny of Civilization are published […]

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Michael Roberts – Solving the ‘economic problem’

June 9, 2026 Ben Wray 0

How we can stop runaway climate breakdown while tackling global inequality is perhaps the great challenge of our epoch. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael […]

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Climate Crisis

“An eco-socialist strategy questions the power of capital”: Interview w/ Ulrich Brand

June 9, 2026 Ben Wray 0

A new book, Capitalism at the Limit, explores how the socio-ecological dimension of our planetary crisis interacts with capitalism. Zeynep Öztürk is a PhD researcher at the Department of Political Science at the University of […]

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Al Jazeera – ‘They were laughing’: Israel’s use of rape and sexual abuse in prisons

June 9, 2026 Ben Wray 0

Israel is a deeply sick colonial power and it’s the responsibility of the world to free the Palestinians from this nightmare. Read the full article HERE.

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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

May 8, 2026 0

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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