Geopolitics
Jason Barker, Hoduk Hwang – Saving Democracy?
Analysis of the botched coup in South Korea. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
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Geopolitics
Anatol Lieven: Europe is sabotaging Ukraine by delaying peace talks
All parties involved in the Ukraine conflict are now manoeuvring for position in advance of the peace talks proposed by the incoming Donald Trump administration. What we do not know — and will not, until […]
EU politics
German Foreign Policy – Ukraine: On Europe’s shoulders
Zelensky has arrived in Brussels for talks. The key topics: shifting Ukraine support onto Europe’s shoulders, including a 40,000-strong European force to monitor a ceasefire. Read HERE
EU politics
Al Jazeera: As Gaza war rages, Deutsche Welle insiders accuse outlet of pro-Israel bias
Journalists at the German media network say newsroom leaders instil fear and dehumanise Palestinian suffering. Read HERE
National Politics
Jewish Currents: Inside the Yale Police Department’s War on Student Protesters
Exclusive documents reveal the YPD’s use of counterterrorism tactics in suppressing pro-Palestine activism Read HERE
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera: Palestinian Authority refuses to back down in fight with Jenin fighters
Residents in the Jenin camp have lived with days of clashes between PA security forces and local fighters Read HERE
Geopolitics
Stephen Semler: How Israel admits to blocking aid to Gaza without saying it
Their boasting claims of assistance piling up outside the gates are demonstrations of something else Read HERE
Economics
Bill Mitchell: The assessment that Greece has been an ‘astonishing success’ beggars belief
Running primary surpluses when 25 per cent of the population live in poverty does not appear to be an outcome one should boast about. Read HERE
EU politics
Politico – Von der Leyen’s constant power play exasperates EU capitals
The EU is increasingly governed from the centre, with Von Der Leyen grabbing power where she can and bossing the agenda, despite the Commission President role originally intended to be a largely administrative one. Read […]
Geopolitics
Matt Broomfield – The Balkan Scenario
Syria may go the way of the former Yugoslavia, and be carved up into ethnically divided states in a process heavily dictated by the Western powers. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.