In a dramatic turn of events, Operation Prosperity Guardian, the pivotal US-led mission to secure vital merchant shipping lanes through the Red Sea, is facing another critical setback. gCaptain’s recent reports highlight a troubling trend: a glaring absence of key allies, notably including AUKUS member Australia, in this international initiative. Compounding the situation, the French Navy, a cornerstone of the coalition, has withdrawn support. This decisive move comes as US leadership faces mounting criticism among US shipowners for leaving American sailors dangerously exposed within range of Houthi forces, without adequate protection.
EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck: Germans to the Front
According to Hofstadter’s Law, obviously a descendent of Murphy’s Law, ‘everything takes longer than you think’. Last year the first to get acquainted with it in a big way was the Russian warlord, Putin, who […]
Globalisation
Adam Tooze: Defining polycrisis – from crisis pictures to the crisis matrix
This is one way of looking at the precarious state of the world. Read here
Austerity
Larry Elliot: People want homes, jobs, a future: no wonder they distrust capitalism now
“State control over the people replaced state control over the economy as the focus of policy”. This is what we mean when we refer to the EU government and the governments of the member states […]
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