Media
Judit Bayer: Missing Freedom Act
The European Union’s regulatory entrance to the field of media is controversial. The draft Media Freedom Act (MFA) is not welcomed by several states, for different reasons. Read Here Photo Credit: KF
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Climate Crisis
Patrick Cockburn – Why Putin’s failure in Ukraine will be as Momentous as Gorbachev’s in Russia
Putin appears to have locked himself into fighting a long war which he can neither win nor end. Patrick Cockburn is the author of War in the Age of Trump (Verso) Cross-posted from Counterpunch Photo by Don Fontijn […]
EU politics
Aleks Szczerbiak – Is Poland’s right-wing ruling party becoming more Eurosceptic?
Brussels may find that its actions backfire, if it is felt to be interfering in national politics to boost its opposition allies. Aleks Szczerbiak is Professor of Politics and Contemporary European Studies at the University of […]
Climate Crisis
Adam Barnett – New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss’s Links to Climate Science Denial
While claiming to support net zero, the new PM is pro-fracking, plans to increase extraction of oil and gas in the North Sea and finds solar farms ‘depressing’. Adam Barnett is DeSmog’s UK News Reporter […]
Climate Crisis
Michael Grubb – Electricity Markets, Climate Change, and the European Energy Crisis
The challenges from soaring energy costs could lead to social and political crises in many European countries Michael Grubb is Professor of International Energy and Climate Change Policy at University College London Cross-posted from New […]
EU-Institutions
Heiner Flassbeck: Misguided monetary policy of the ECB
Thousands of academic and private sector economists are incapable of distinguishing several temporary effects on the rate of price increases from real inflation. Read Here
EU-Institutions
Florian Misch and Martin Rey: A stability fund for the Euro Area
A euro area fiscal stabilisation capacity has long been called for by academics as well as European and international institutions. Read Here Photo by Pfiz
Climate Crisis
Robin McAlpine: When your political systems are dying, you need new ones
Neither post-war social democracy nor globalised neoliberalism are going to come out of the current crisis without being seriously damaged. We need new and innovative forms of governing. Robin McAlpine is the director of the […]
Economics
John P. Ruehl – Where Does Russia Receive Its Aid From?
While Ukraine has received enormous aid from around the world since the Russian invasion began in February, open support for Russia should not be dismissed. John P. Ruehl is an Australian-American journalist living in Washington, […]
Inequality
Joseph Downing – Colonial tensions and contemporary challenges: What we learned from Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Algeria
French president Emmanuel Macron visited Algeria at the end of August. The visit signalled several significant shifts in French-Algerian relations. Joseph Downing is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Aston University and a […]