Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – UK agrees to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
But the US keeps its big Diego Garcia military base. Read the article HERE.
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Middle East Eye – Hezbollah kills at least eight Israeli soldiers after south Lebanon infiltration attempt
Lebanese group says it destroyed three Israeli tanks as it fought off troops in Maroun al-Ras Read HERE
Geopolitics
Binoy Kampmark – The Illusion of a Solution: Killing Hassan Nasrallah
You can kill the man but not the idea. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He lectures at RMIT University, Melbourne. Email: bkampmark@gmail.com Cross-posted from Counterpunch The ongoing Israeli operation against Hezbollah, the […]
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Branko Milanovic, Li Yang – How Corruption Fuels Inequality in China
Graft on a Staggering Scale Warps the Country’s Economy Read HERE
Financial Institutions
Benoît Coeuré, Harry Huizinga, Elke König, Jan-Pieter Krahnen, Jonas Schlegel – Winners and losers in bank resolution: Recent examples and a modest reform proposal
This column identifies three primary factors contributing to elevated profits in distressed bank mergers, particularly in Europe. Benoît Cœuré is on the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, Harry Huizinga is Professor of Economics […]
Economics
Steve Keen – Watching Two Labour Parties Destroy Themselves
The Labo(u)r parties in Australia and Britain have chosen to fail by following what they think is a successful strategy: not to fulfil declared social and economic objectives but to reduce government debt. Steve Keen […]
Geopolitics
Turkish Minute: Turkey to attend Arab League summit for first time in 13 years
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan s expected to discuss Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza and ties with Arab League countries where relations are improving after years of tension. Read HERE Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (right) […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – IIPPE 2024: Imperialism, China and BRICS+
Is China sub-imperialist? Can the global south catch-up in development terms as long as it remains capitalist? Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts blog The […]