EU politics
Thomas Fazi: Does Europe need to split?
Thomas Fazi writes in ‘Unherd’ on the growing East-West divide in the European Union. Read the article HERE.
China
EU politics
John P. Ruehl: How the war in Ukraine is shaking up the global arms industry
Arms exports are surging, with German and French weapons producers among those to be profiting from war John P. Ruehl is an Australian-American journalist living in Washington, D.C. He is a contributing editor to Strategic […]
EU politics
Chris Bambery: Sleepwalking to war in 2023
As the US builds up its military prowess in the South China Sea, it wouldn’t take much for a ‘Sarajevo’ moment to occur Chris Bambery is a Writer, broadcaster, journalist and author of A People’s […]
National Politics
Prabir Purkayastha: The US and UK’s submarine deal crosses nuclear red lines with Australia
Aukas has been described by a former Australian Prime Minister as “the worst deal in all history”. The only logic to Australia signed up to securing American hegemony in the region. Prabir Purkayastha is the […]
EU politics
Politico: Brussels banned TikTok. Europe has questions.
The EU has banned members of staff from using the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok and advised MEPs to get rid of the app. But it has failed to offer any real explanation as to why […]
Media
David Jamieson – From Iraq to Ukraine: War, Empire and the loss of historical memory
Attempts to ignore the logic of war and its modern history are an effort to dragoon opinion behind a coming century of conflict. David Jamieson is the editor of Scottish website Conter. Cross-posted from Conter […]
Globalisation
Ben Wray: The Battle to Control Microchip Supplies Will Define the Twenty-First Century
Review of Chris Miller’s new book ‘Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology’ in Jacobin. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Milan Babic, Adam Dixon: What the Cosco affair told us about Germany’s relations with China
Contrary to popular opinion, Chinese investment into Germany is declining. On the otherhand, German capital is flooding into China, while reliance on Chinese imports is rising too Milan Babic is an Assistant Professor in Global […]
Finance
Marco D’Eramo: Circuits of War
On 7 October the US made a declaration of war when it announced stringent controls on the export of key technologies to China, most importantly semiconductors Read the article HERE.
Uncategorized
Michael Roberts – China: Xi’s third term – part one: growth, investment and consumption
China is unlikely to follow the advice of western economists, and with good reason Cross-posted from Michael Roberts blog China’s Congress of the Communist Party takes place this week. This is an important event not […]