EU politics
Thomas Fazi – EU trade deal is a capitulation to America
The EU may have signed it’s own death warrant with this deal. In ‘Unherd’. Read the article HERE.
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
Austerity
Michael Hudson, Richard D. Wolff, Nima Alkhorshid – Isolation Economics
NIMA ALKHORSHID: Let me start with a clip from an interview that the New York Times did with Mandy Patinkin, about the situation with Israel and Netanyahu and right-wing parties. DAVID MARCHESE (CLIP 1): Are […]
EU politics
Nick Smith – Rearming Europe
An overview of why Europe’s establishment has embraced re-militarisation. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Alina Utrata – Starlink, the Cloud, and Corporate Dependency
US corporations control the critical digital infrastructure of not just the US but also many other countries, including in Europe. That level of corporate control puts democracy at risk. Dr Alina Utrata is a political […]
Finance
Charis Marantzidou – Hard Currencies
Bulgaria has joined the Euro and the public don’t seem very happy about it – no wonder. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Cristina Gironès et al – Empire of the Sun: Big Oil’s Foray in the Green Transition
Cross-border investigation into the role of fossil fuel companies in the green transition in Spain and Italy. Cristina Gironès is an independent journalist focusing on international affairs, gender, conflicts, and disinformation. She has worked as […]
Finance
Inga Rademacher – Finance and the far-right
The far-right’s approach to finance seeks to channel financial rents back into national capital, but has little interest in tightening regulations or benefiting workers. Inga Rademacher is a lecturer in International Political Economy at City St. […]
Austerity
Camilla Locatelli and Vanessa Endrejat – EU fiscal rules and the illusion of objectivity
EU fiscal rules are presented as objective but they are in fact extremely political, and are much easier for Germany to get round than weaker EU states. Dr Camilla Locatelli is a Postdoctoral Researcher at […]
Environment
Emma Belmonte – On Sale for One Euro: Will Albania’s Forests Go Private?
We are still living in a time where, whatever the question, the answer of politicians is: privatisation. Emma Belmonte is a freelance journalist with a double specialisation covering Europe and Asia. After gaining expertise in […]
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
Dave Kellaway – Left fails to win its referendums in Italy
A disappointing outcome which speaks to the de-politicisation of European politics. In ‘International Viewpoint’. Read the article HERE.