EU politics
Col. Jacques Baud, Nima Alkhorshid: Is the West Finally Waking Up?
30 December 2025
EU politics
EU politics
Pascal Lottaz: What Goes Around: The EU’s Extralegal Sanctions Regime
EU Sanctions against the block’s own citizens and residents are a horrible development toward a totalitarian future. Their extralegal nature is what gives them their force. An explanation attempt. Read Article HERE
Climate Crisis
Richard Murphy: Older consumers are rejecting the market
As we move into 2026, a striking contradiction is becoming impossible to ignore. People over 55 now account for around half of global consumer spending, and yet markets and advertisers largely ignore them. Continue Reading […]
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck: Germany and Europe: Headless in the mid-20s
The first quarter of this century has come to an end, and unfortunately we must conclude that humanity has not become any wiser over the past hundred years. The mid-1920s have become a symbol of […]
Economics
German Foreign Policy: Hungary hub for Chinese EV competitors
Germany’s crisis-stricken automakers expand e-vehicle production in Hungary in cooperation with Chinese suppliers. Chinese competition now looming within the EU Read HERE
Fake News
Alan Rusbridger: A crisis at the Jewish Chronicle shows the toothlessness of the press watchdog
The country’s longest-standing Jewish newspaper ran fabricated stories that have prompted a widespread inquiry in Israel. But at home, the press regulator has show little interest in holding the title Read Article HERE
Geopolitics
EU politics
Vladimir Bortun – The European Left’s Lost Decade
It’s been a decade of failure for the radical left across Europe. In ‘Tribune’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Politico – Sculpting Europe in MAGA’s image
The media are waking up to the reality of the US’s new National Security Strategy for Europe. Read the article HERE.
National Politics
Sian Norris – UK plans add ‘new layer of cruelty’ for asylum seekers, expert warns
The Labour party is determined to introduce all of the policies of Nigel Farage’s Reform party before it comes into power. Sian Norris is a senior investigative reporter at openDemocracy. Cross-posted from OpenDemocracy The government’s […]