On March 6, the Special European Council saw 27 leaders of the European Union discuss the Russia threat and promote a strategic vision of disconcerting militarism. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had announced two days earlier that Europe had to spend more and indulge its various arms industries with greater attention than before. The ReArm Europe plan entails various measures intended to free up to EUR 800 billion in defence funding. This will entail something distinctly at odds with the standard EU mantra on balanced budgets: using the escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact to bypass the Excessive Deficit Procedure.
Geopolitics
Mark Curtis, Laura Pidcock: Gaza reveals how Britain is run, and why we must change it
The horror of Israel’s genocide exposes the UK’s oligarchic governance system, and implores us to transform our political system Read Article HERE Photo by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel
Geopolitics
The Cradle: US occupation base hit by ‘intense’ rocket, drone strikes in Syria
US forces at Washington’s occupation base in the Conoco oil field near eastern Syria’s Deir Ezzor governorate came under heavy attack during the early hours of 29 September. “Intense rocket and drone bombardment targeted the […]
EU politics
Naomi Klein – A new shock doctrine: in a world of crisis, morality can still win
From The Guardian An edited excerpt of Naomi Klein’s speech at the Labour party conference about the necessity of converting the progressive plan into a winning plan. Read here
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