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National Politics

Thomas Fazi: Manufacturing democracy – Romania’s managed election

May 20, 2025 David Shirreff 0

Even assuming the voting process itself were flawless, the election was “rigged” from the moment the November results were annulled and leading candidate Georgescu was barred from running Read HERE Călin Georgescu Photo: Focus Crestin/Creative […]

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Corruption

Simone Chun – Urgent Appeal: Stop the Judicial Coup in South Korea and Defend Democracy

May 6, 2025 David Shirreff 0

The South Korean judiciary, instead of upholding the rule of law, has become a political tool to manipulate and subvert the democratic process, undermining the foundations of democratic governance. Simone Chun is a researcher and […]

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Geopolitics

Ben Freeman – Lobby Horse: Trump’s ‘trillion dollar’ visit to Saudi Arabia

May 6, 2025 David Shirreff 0

When the president visits, great things happen for his family and for the kingdom. Ben Freeman is Director of the Democratizing Foreign Policy program at the Quincy Institute. He investigates money in politics, defense spending, […]

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National Politics

Craig Murray – The Strange Death of Social Democratic Britain

May 6, 2025 David Shirreff 0

The UK’s first-past-the-post electoral system is throwing up perverse results as never before, marking a huge change in voter behaviour. Craig Murray is a British former diplomat, political activist, human rights campaigner, blogger, and whistleblower […]

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Geopolitics

Middle East Eye: Abbas to visit Lebanon with plan to disarm Palestinian factions

May 6, 2025 David Shirreff 0

Palestinian Authority president to demand his own Fatah and other groups lay down arms or risk being targeted by the Lebanese military Read HERE Mahmoud Abbas – Photo: Russian Federation/Creative Commons

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Economics

VoxEU: Roaring tariffs – the global impact of the 2025 US trade war

May 6, 2025 David Shirreff 0

Even with partial suspensions, the measures are set to trigger sharp contractions in trade, significant welfare losses (especially for the US), and major disruptions to global supply chains. Read HERE Truck in Pakistan – Photo: […]

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Economics

Lynn Parramore – What the Economy Is Really For — And Why Tariffs Miss the Point

April 29, 2025 David Shirreff 0

The money to support well-paid American jobs exists—it’s just being hoarded at the top. Economist William Lazonick argues that this is not just unfair; it’s a failure of the whole economic system. Lynn Parramore is […]

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Aviation

Transport & Environment – Airline emissions soar to pre-COVID levels as Europe fails to price their pollution

April 29, 2025 David Shirreff 0

Emissions from European aviation have almost bounced back to 2019 levels, with flights within Europe even exceeding these, a new T&E study shows. The EU’s carbon market (EU ETS) is currently failing to address the true […]

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Climate Crisis

Fazlul Haq – Tensions over Kashmir and a warming planet have placed the Indus Waters Treaty on life support

April 29, 2025 David Shirreff 1

Geopolitical tensions in the region, worsened by the recent attack in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir – and climate change – pose a major threat to the water treaty. Fazlul Haq is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the […]

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Geopolitics

Turkish Minute: Kurdish delegation from Turkey joins Syria conference on Syria’s future

April 29, 2025 David Shirreff 0

A delegation from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) participated in a Kurdish conference in northeastern Syria on March 26th, as Syrian Kurdish groups sought to present a unified vision for Syria’s […]

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EU politics

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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