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Áron Rossman-Kiss – How European Integration Set the Stage for Viktor Orbán

September 4, 2024 Ben Wray 0

‘Viktor Orbán has ruled Hungary for most of its post-1989 history. Far from just a weird outlier, his rule is a product of Hungary’s integration into globalized capitalism — and increasingly sets an example for […]

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Adina Florea et al – On Edge: Europe’s Farmers at a Mental Health Breaking Point 

September 2, 2024 Ben Wray 0

Farmers in Greece, Spain, Romania, Czechia, and Poland explain why they are on the brink, financially and mentally. Adina Florea is a freelance journalist specialising in labour migration, minority rights, and environmental issues in Eastern Europe.  Apolena Rychlíková Apolena Rychlíková is […]

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Antoaneta Russi – Defense firms need full access to EU cash as Putin haunts Europe, Draghi says

September 2, 2024 Ben Wray 1

The ground is being laid for a huge surge in public subsidy for arms manufacturers in Europe. In ‘Politico’. Read the article HERE.

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Audrey Gaughran, Çağrı Çavuş, Vincent Kiezebrink – How Agriculture’s “Big Five” Thrive in Crisis

August 28, 2024 Ben Wray 0

Unrestrained concentration in the agricultural commodity market has allowed a handful of companies to maximise profits during a global food crisis. Audrey Gaughran is the Executive Director of the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations […]

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Al Jazeera – Press freedom groups urge EU to punish Israel for violating media rights

August 26, 2024 Ben Wray 0

“The letter on Monday urged the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement and the imposition of targeted sanctions on responsible Israeli officials.” Read the article HERE.

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Jordyn Dahl – 5 things to know about Europe’s electric vehicle transition

August 22, 2024 Ben Wray 0

As European car manufacturers fall well behind their Chinese competitors, the EU is getting twitchy about its own targets to eliminate the internal combustion engine. In ‘Politico’. Read the article HERE.

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Anatol Lieven – What a platypus can teach Europe about Ukraine

August 7, 2024 Ben Wray 0

European elites refuse to accept the inevitable on Ukraine. At least, not until Washington decides to reverse course. Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He was […]

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Jordyn Dahl – No, the EV isn’t dead — just briefly comatose

July 31, 2024 Ben Wray 0

While the Chinese market for electric vehicles is expanding at a rate of knots, the EU market has stalled. In ‘Politico’. Read the full article HERE.

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Christopher Bickerton – After Euroscepticism

June 20, 2024 Ben Wray 0

The European far-right are increasingly comfortable operating within the EU, with proposals to exit the bloc almost entirely extinguished from their programmes. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.

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Thomas Fazi – The great Brussels stitch-up

June 18, 2024 Ben Wray 0

Ursula Von Der Leyen is all set for a second term as European Commission President. In ‘Unherd’. Read the article HERE.

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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler

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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

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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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