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Kyiv Independent: Who is Nawrocki, Poland’s new president, and what could his narrow victory mean for Polish-Ukrainian relations?

June 3, 2025 David Shirreff 0

Ukraine was one of the dominant topics throughout the campaign. Karol Nawrocki drew criticism for stoking anxiety over Ukrainian refugees Read HERE Karol Nowrocki

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Alfred W. McCoy – The Self-Liquidation of U.S Global Leadership

May 27, 2025 David Shirreff 2

Amid the blizzard of executive orders and bizarre budgetary decisions pouring out of the Trump White House, the cuts will do lasting damage to aid victims and America’s sense of global leadership. Alfred W. McCoy, is […]

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Kelly Beaucar Vlahos – Surprise: CIA link to sketchy Israeli aid scheme

May 27, 2025 David Shirreff 0

Any idea that a new system will open up assistance is likely to be another gambit to force Gazans from their homes Kelley Beaucar Vlahos is the Editorial Director of Responsible Statecraft Cross-posted from Responsible […]

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Jack O’Doherty – Trump’s proposed Golden Dome missile defence system – an expert explains the technical challenges involved

May 27, 2025 David Shirreff 0

Ultimately, it is the huge costs, as well as political opposition, that could pose the biggest hurdles to implementing an effective Golden Dome system.  Jack O’Doherty is a PhD Candidate in Nuclear Strategy, University of […]

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Economics

Turkish Minute: Pro-gov’t daily criticizes Finance Minister’s policies

May 27, 2025 David Shirreff 0

The pro-government Turkish Yeni Şafak newspaper published a sharp criticism of Turkey’s current economic policies, indirectly targeting Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek Read HERE Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek – Photo: Patrick Tsui/FCO/Creative Commons

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Kyiv Independent: US, EU no longer coordinating enforcement of Russia sanctions, media reports

May 27, 2025 David Shirreff 0

An internal document from the German Foreign Ministry, cited in the Suddeutsche Zeitung, says that U.S.-EU negotiations on coordinating the enforcement of sanctions against Russia have failed. Read HERE Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg/Creative Commons

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Michael Cox – Xi, Putin and the struggle for “History”

May 20, 2025 David Shirreff 0

History and memory as much as interests play a critical role in sustaining the Russia-China relationship today Michael Cox is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, a […]

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Paul Dodds – Overshooting 1.5°C: even temporary warming above globally agreed temperature limit could have permanent consequences

May 20, 2025 David Shirreff 0

Do we really understand the consequences of “temporarily” overshooting 1.5°C? And would it even be possible to lower temperatures again? Paul Dodds is Professor of Energy Systems at UCL Cross-posted from The Conversation Image by […]

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Economics

Andres Knobel – When AI runs a company, who is the beneficial owner?

May 20, 2025 David Shirreff 0

If Artificial Intelligency {AI} can set up and control companies entirely on its own, without any human involvement, there are serious questions about how to identify the beneficial owner Andres Knobel is Lead Researcher Beneficial Ownership […]

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Turkish Minute: Erdoğan eyes sweeping authority over army dismissals, promotions in proposed law

May 20, 2025 David Shirreff 0

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is seeking sweeping new powers over the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) through legislation that would grant him unilateral authority to dismiss and promote officers Read HERE Photo: Pivox/Creative Commons

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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler

August 10, 2025 0

Book review by  Branko Milanović As I walked yesterday past the Metropolitan Museum in New York, I saw, among many stands that sell all kinds of trinkets, a table filled with books. One attracted my […]

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The Spectre of State Capitalism by Ilias Alami and Adam D Dixon

July 2, 2025 0

Reviewed by J. D. Evans Alami and Dixon’s The Spectre of State Capitalism is a careful discussion of a topic often dealt with in platitudes and sound-bites. The authors cover uses of ‘state capitalism’ as […]

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