This is the perrect metaphor for Germany and its military. First the incorrectly identified a US drone and tried to shoot it down. Since its missiles misfired they fell into the sea. It appears that the German navy had previously released information that the ship had destroyed two enemy drones. Better yet, it has been discoverd that the munitions the frigate uses is no longer being produced and will soon run out. Welcome to today’s Germany.
Austerity
Chris Dillow: Strategic Impotence
We can call it strategic impotence – using a claim to be unable to do something as means of pursuing one’s advantage or cementing privilege. Read here
EU politics
Ruairí Casey – Germany’s Anti-Semitism Resolution: Questions of Funding
The Bundestag has called for critics of Israel to be frozen out from funding for arts, academia and civil society – all to fight antisemitism I looked at how control over state funding has become […]
Economics
Larry Elliot: Think our governments can no longer control capitalism? You’ve been duped
In reality there has been a class war, in which the right has spent decades using the state to undermine workers. We can fight back Read here
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