To judge from the editorial pages and Capitol Hill currents that both shape and reflect Washington’s perceptions of the world, the doomsayers sounding alarms over the risk of direct military conflict between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine have been proved wrong. Despite many Russian warnings and much nuclear saber-rattling, the United States has managed to supply advanced artillery systems, tanks, fighter aircraft, and extended-range missiles to Ukraine without an existential contest—or even significant Russian retaliation.
Economics
DeStatis – Germany: Building permits issued for dwellings in January 2023: -26.0% on the same month a year earlier
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Geopolitics
Al Jazeera: ICJ orders Israel to take action to address famine in Gaza
In a new set of provisional measures, the World Court ordered Israel to open more land crossings to allow aid into Gaza. Read HERE
Environment
rfi: France moves to ease pesticide ban to save sugar beet farmers
This is typical for the EU. First a law forbidding neonicotinoids, then providing openings to by-pass the law and use this insecticide. Ten other EU member states have also used the exemption.Thus the EU can […]
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