German Bundeswehr expands combat exercises in the Asia-Pacific region – at a time when the USA conducts record maneuvers in Southeast Asia and China seeks to secure military influence.
Economics
Bill Mitchell – US Labour Market – cheering but it is too early to break out the champagne
The numbers filing for unemployment insurance continue to rise and now top 43.2 million since March 7, 2020. A further 1.9 million filed in the week ending May 30, 2020. Read here
Corruption
RailTech: Brussels does not accept the main rail network concession for state owned NS
The Netherlands’ excellent state owned rail system is very possibly second only to Switzerland for quality. The EU really do seem serious about making them privatise it. And don’t forget, where there is privatisation there […]
National Politics
Giovanni Capoccia: The French Fifth Republic Enters Uncharted Waters
France’s parliamentary elections did achieve clarity, but only in the narrow sense. The French electorate is fragmented into four blocs –the left-wing New Popular Front, the centrist Ensemble, the moderate right party Les Républicains, and the […]
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