Geopolitics
Middle East Eye: Israeli government votes to shut down Al Jazeera
Closure to go into effect immediately, with the network’s offices shuttered and broadcast equipment confiscated Read HERE
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Geopolitics
Stephen M. Walt: Appeasement Is Underrated
Rejecting diplomacy by citing Neville Chamberlain’s deal with the Nazis is a willfully ignorant use of history. Read HERE
Geopolitics
Politico: Ukraine can strike inside Russia with British weapons, UK’s Cameron says
This is how a war gets out of control. Even the US has drawn a red line on this. Read HERE
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: Gross domestic product in the 1st quarter of 2024 down 0.2% on the same quarter a year earlier
Gross domestic product (GDP), 1st quarter of 2024 0.2% on the previous quarter (price, seasonally and calendar adjusted) -0.9% on the same quarter a year earlier (price adjusted) -0.2% on the same quarter a year […]
Climate Crisis
Bill Mitchell: The green growth paradigm has a long tradition – which has never been supportable
l usage. But that pathway is in my view incompatible with the capitalist logic. Read HERE
Geopolitics
German Foreign Policy: “Optimally positioned for war”
German Defence Minister Pistorius pushes ahead with organisational shake-up. The Bundeswehr continues its trajectory, first begun in 2014, towards war with Russia. Military and civilian elements to be interlocked Read HERE
Solutions
France 24 – Workers take to the streets in worldwide May Day protests
Round-up of May Day protests from across the world. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Gilbert Achcar – Palestine’s fate in light of the onslaught on Gaza
“The current onslaught against the Gaza Strip, accompanied by a dangerous escalation of Zionist attacks in the West Bank, undoubtedly constitutes the gravest stage of the Zionist aggression that has been ongoing on the Palestinian […]
Geopolitics
Other News: Weapons of War – the Race between Russia and Ukraine
The new U.S. aid package will reestablish a critical flow of weapons to Ukraine’s military, but the war will hinge greatly on which side can ramp up and sustain its firepower and troop numbers in […]
Geopolitics
Marlene Wind: Hungary, the enemy within
The hybrid war, that Russia is currently waging against our societies, includes the role played by the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Read HERE Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban, 2015 Photo: www.kremlin.ru/Creative Commons