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Manuel Conde Cid – Pesticides are still a health risk in Europe

September 16, 2025 Ben Wray 0

Pesticide use continues to grow in Europe despite tougher regulations and its health impact on humans and ecosystems is clear. Manuel Conde Cid is a postdoctoral researcher in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry at the […]

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Politico – Draghi orders Europe’s leaders: Do what I told you

September 9, 2025 Ben Wray 0

Top technocrat demands all European governments bend to his technocratic will. Read the article HERE.

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Marco Carnelos – How European powers could ignite a new war with Iran

September 2, 2025 Ben Wray 0

France, the UK and Germany are re-imposing sanctions on Iran, despite it being the US which broke the Nuclear Deal which lifted the sanctions in the first place. Marco Carnelos is a former Italian diplomat. […]

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David Jamieson – Donald Trump Is Exploiting Europe’s Weakness

August 25, 2025 Ben Wray 0

‘Talks over the Ukraine war show that Donald Trump thinks both the US and Russia can end up as winners. Europe is being made to pay the price, as its leaders accept their role as […]

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David Broder – The Trump–Putin Talks Blindsided European Leaders

August 18, 2025 Ben Wray 0

‘This summer, European states hiked military spending and swallowed a poor trade deal in order to win favor with Donald Trump. Yet the US president’s negotiations with Vladimir Putin all but ignored their proposals.’ In […]

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EU politics

Europe Shows Again That It Lacks a Backbone to Stand Up to Trump – Interview w/ C.J. Polychroniou

July 29, 2025 Ben Wray 0

Thoughts on recent political developments in Europe. C.J. Polychroniou is a political economist/political scientist who has taught and worked in numerous universities and research centers in Europe and the United States. His latest books are […]

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Waya Quiviger – Spain won’t be the only country to not meet NATO’s 5% target

July 29, 2025 Ben Wray 0

The enormous increase in defence spending agreed by NATO is likely to end up being more of a wish to satisfy Trump than a reality. Waya Quiviger is Professor of Practice of Gobal Governance and […]

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Cristina Gironès et al – Empire of the Sun: Big Oil’s Foray in the Green Transition

July 10, 2025 Ben Wray 0

Cross-border investigation into the role of fossil fuel companies in the green transition in Spain and Italy. Cristina Gironès is an independent journalist focusing on international affairs, gender, conflicts, and disinformation. She has worked as […]

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Politico – NATO allies agree to 5 percent defense spending goal

June 24, 2025 Ben Wray 0

Amazingly, only Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has seen sense and got an opt-out to NATO’s new demand on countries to spend 5% of their GDP on defence. All the rest are now lashed to […]

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Politico – EU scientists sound alarm over escalating spring drought

May 5, 2025 Ben Wray 0

Much of the soil in central and eastern Europe has dried out, risking harvest failure. Read the article HERE.

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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler

August 10, 2025 0

Book review by  Branko Milanović As I walked yesterday past the Metropolitan Museum in New York, I saw, among many stands that sell all kinds of trinkets, a table filled with books. One attracted my […]

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The Spectre of State Capitalism by Ilias Alami and Adam D Dixon

July 2, 2025 0

Reviewed by J. D. Evans Alami and Dixon’s The Spectre of State Capitalism is a careful discussion of a topic often dealt with in platitudes and sound-bites. The authors cover uses of ‘state capitalism’ as […]

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