The global coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold at a staggering pace, decimating lives, livelihoods and the normal functioning of society, as well as interrupting energy demand and CO2 emissions.
Corruption
VilaWeb – Luis Gonzalo Segura: “The Spanish army has adopted NATO’s standards but remains Francoist at heart”
The problem is that when you look a bit closer at EU member states what you find is anything but the enlightenment and democratisation that was supposed to have occurred. Read here
Economics
Shaun Richards: China looks to expand bank lending to support property prices and domestic demand
In China, two themes collide: one is the dependence of the Chinese economy on its property sector and the struggles of the latter. The other is the Zero Covid policy which is simply an excuse […]
EU politics
Sally Hayden: The EU’s deal with Libya is sentencing refugees to death
I am in daily contact with people in Libyan detention centres. Any hope that the country might be a safe haven has gone, leaving only death and despair Read here
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