
EU politics



Eldar Mamedov – EU hypocrisy on parade as Netanyahu goes to Hungary without a peep
When Putin wanted to go to South Africa, Brussels banged on about his ICC war crimes warrant. Crickets for the Israel PM’s trip to Budapest Eldar Mamedov is a Brussels-based foreign policy expert. Cross-posted from […]

David Goeßman – The Ghost of Russia’s Hybrid Warfare in Europe
Sabotage, espionage, propaganda: Russia is supposedly already at war with Europe. How European elites and Western media keep pushing a dangerous but false narrative. David Goeßman is journalist, author, and editor of the German news […]

Aurelien – Being Non-Transactional
Governments now have no idea how to harness the essential decency of ordinary people to work together, and not even a language to talk about doing so. Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack Once upon a time, […]

Middle East Eye: Hungary decides to withdraw from ICC during Netanyahu visit
Israeli prime minister seeks to avoid arrest warrant over Gaza war crimes charges, but Budapest remains under a legal obligation to hand him over to The Hague Read HERE

German Foreign Policy: Germany going for nuclear weapons?
Leading daily argues for Germany to withdraw from Two Plus Four Treaty: clearing path to nuclear armament. Bundeswehr wants to overcome population’s ‘moral reflexes’ Read HERE

Heiner Flassbeck: Saving is the problem, debt is the solution
Talking about debt without taking saving into account is pointless. Read HERE

The Intercept – Germany Turns to U.S. Playbook: Deportations Target Gaza War Protesters
If one looks closer, this case had begun well before Trump began his deportations. In fact, they have been deporting Palestinians who particpate in protest against the Israeli holocaust for months now Cross-posted from the […]

Claire Kumar – What Europeans really think about immigration
This data confounds assumption on the right – that Europe is now staunchly anti-immigrant – and on the left – that many European countries are becoming racist hell-holes. Claire Kumar is a Senior Research Fellow […]