Finance
Politico – EU offers Trump removal of all industrial tariffs
There is a whiff of desperation about Von Der Leyen’s attempt to stop a tariff war with the US. Read the article HERE.
Europe
EU politics
Claire Kumar – What Europeans really think about immigration
This data confounds assumption on the right – that Europe is now staunchly anti-immigrant – and on the left – that many European countries are becoming racist hell-holes. Claire Kumar is a Senior Research Fellow […]
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – Even if the war ended tomorrow, Ukraine could end up broke by 2026
Neither Ukraine nor Europe can afford this war to go on any longer. Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served as the Economic Counsellor at […]
Geopolitics
Anatol Lieven – European politicians should stop embarrassing themselves over Russia
A bombastic and delusional speech by a French senator about Russia shows the continent is still not prepared to look at the Ukraine war soberly. Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the […]
EU politics
Pascal Lottaz – Europe’s Walk of The Dammed: War Hysteria Today, War Euphoria Tomorrow
‘The continent is racing in Seven-Mile-Boots toward its next calamity. The Trump-Abandonment shock is stoking a war fever not seen in a century.’ In Pascal Lottaz’ Substack. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Binoy Kampmark – Militarising Europe: The EU Defence Spending Bug
The merchants of death are on the march in Brussels, and have little time for democratic norms. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He lectures at RMIT University, Melbourne. Email: bkampmark@gmail.com Cross-posted from […]
Geopolitics
Marc Botenga – Europe’s Shameful Role in the War in Congo
‘European countries are stepping up military aid and economic investment in Rwanda, said to be an ally in keeping order in the region. The reality: Rwanda’s authoritarian government is massively destabilizing eastern Congo by backing […]
Geopolitics
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies – Is This the Beginning or the End of a New Cold War?
This could be the beginning of the end of the permanent state of war and Cold War that has held the world in its grip for more than a century. Medea Benjamin is co-founder of […]
Geopolitics
Eldar Mamedov – Cracks in European ‘unity’ on Ukraine
The only thing European countries seem sure about is they want Ukrainians to keep dying in a unwinnable war to buy Europe time to procure more arms. Eldar Mamedov is a Brussels-based foreign policy expert. […]
EU politics
Kate Mackenzie, Tim Sahay – Europe Enters Its Metal Era
Analysis of Europe’s defence and energy industrial base, which is not prepared for the arms race which Brussels now wants all European countries to engage in. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.