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Middle East Eye: Eurovision winner to return award after Israel allowed to participate
Nemo accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza and condemns European broadcasters for allowing it to take part in 2026 Read Article HERE Photo: Wikipedia
EU politics
David Cronin: Von der Leyen and Blair still want to boss Palestinians around
Four words are all that are needed to prove that the West’s supposed leaders are on the wrong side. Those four words are “Europe stands with Israel.” Read Article HERE Photo: European Union
Economics
Branko Milanović – How to frame an economic blueprint for the 21st century
The old is dying and the new is already being born. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His new book, The Visions of inequality, was published October 10, 2023. Cross-posed from Branko Milanović’s […]
Geopolitics
Aurelien – Making Sense of The Après-Ukraine
What lessons can be learned from the Ukraine-Russia war Cross-posted from Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack “Trying to understand the world” “Trying to understand the world” This is a photo from the Ali Khamenei website, which […]
Geopolitics
Mahmoud Khalil, Michael Workman, Chris Hedges – The Encampments
The documentary “The Encampments” captures what the corporate media hid during the 2024 mass student protests against Israel’s genocide — that a rainbow coalition organized against genocide. The ongoing genocide in Gaza has become a […]
Economics
Mandira Bagwandeen, Jelena Vidojević – The AU-EU Relationship at a Crossroads: Nudging Africa Closer to the East?
Several African countries already have pragmatic ‘Look East’ policies or strategies Mandira Bagwandeen – Stellenbosch University; New South Institute Jelena Vidojević – New South Institute Photo: African Union The recent 7th African Union-European Union (AU-EU) […]
Geopolitics
Patrick E. Shea – Donald Trump’s peace agreements are also business deals
Trump gutted America’s institutional mechanisms for ensuring trade works in the US’s favour and now relies on bilateral wheeling and dealing, which makes a splash but also comes with longer-term weaknesses. Patrick E. Shea is […]
Geopolitics
Hossam el-Hamalawy – Hyper-Zionism: How Israel became Germany’s ‘reason’ for being
Review of a new book of essays about Germany’s hyper-Zionism Hossam el-Hamalawy is a journalist and scholar-activist who researches the Egyptian military and security services. Cross-posted from Middle East Eye Hans Kundnani’s Hyper-Zionism: Germany, the Nazi […]
Geopolitics
Tetyana Malyarenko, Stefan Wolff – New US national security strategy adds to Ukraine’s woes and exacerbates Europe’s dilemmas
There is growing awareness that both Russia and the US can win this war by sacrificing both Ukraine and Europe. Stefan Wolff is Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham. Tetyana Malyarenk is […]