Geopolitics
Euronews – Israel signs €3 billion arms export deal with Greece, defence ministry says
Greece is becoming Israeli property. Read the article HERE.
Arms
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – Merz has already lost the escalation battle with his comments on cruise missiles
Germany digs deeper into its geopolitical hole. Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served as the Economic Counsellor at the British Embassy in Moscow from […]
Geopolitics
Politico – Germany and Ukraine sign €5B deal on long-range weapons cooperation
Merz is proving to be even more gung-ho in his warmongering than Scholz. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – UK announces partial suspension of arms exports to Israel
Suspending just 30 out of 350 arms licences to Israel is pretty pathetic, but at least it sets a precedent that even Israel’s closest allies can be pressured into loosening their ties to the genocidal […]
Geopolitics
Ben Donaldson – Action on autonomous weapons at the Summit for the Future
No surprise that Russia, the UK and US are among three of the states pushing against serious commitments to restrict the use of autonomous weapons: all major arms manufacturers. In the ‘Spoiler Alert’ substack. Read […]
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – Court orders Netherlands to halt delivery of fighter jet parts to Israel
Incredible that it takes courts to order this, rather than the initiative of politicians, but that is sadly where western politics is at. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
DW News – Slovakia elections: Populist Fico grabs victory
Robert Fico’s SMER-SSD party is opposed to sending more weapons to Ukraine. Read the article HERE.