National Politics
Caitlin Johnstone: A Population With Nothing To Lose
Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix Read HERE
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EU politics
Philip Cunliffe: The EU’s end is in sight
The nation-state will displace this dying federation Read HERE
Economics
Shaun Richards: France and Portugal are adding to the German decline in the Euro area economy
This morning has brought more warning signs for the Euro area economy. This adds to the backdrop where the PMI business surveys have been suggesting a decline of 0.4% for GDP in the quarter just […]
EU politics
Thomas Fazi: Forever war in Ukraine?
An Afghanistan-style conflict could cripple Europe Read HERE
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck: The political elephant in the china store – and why you can’t or won’t see it
In English there is the beautiful expression of the “elephant in the room”, which is very big, but seemingly not discovered by anyone. People talk about all kinds of things that are in the room, […]
EU politics
Kyiv Independent – Borrell: EU not able to replace US help for Ukraine
The European Union is not able to replace U.S. support for Ukraine, should this fall away in the future, EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on Oct. 5. Speaking at the European Political Community Summit […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Be careful using first release data – Britain now surges ahead of Europe!
Overall I still cannot see a major macroeconomic impact coming from Britain’s exit from the European Union. The Remainers are now hanging on to the inflation differentials between Britain and Europe as evidence. Read HERE
Economics
DeStatis – Germany: Exports in August 2023: -5.8% year of year
This is not good news for Germany’s mercantilist economy. Read HERE
National Politics
Aneira J. Edmunds: France’s ban on the abaya – the perfect distraction?
While the ban has been presented as a protection of women’s rights, it says far more about the insecurities of the French government. Read HERE Photo: hilmar h. werner/Wikimedia Commons
Globalisation
Tom Harper: Five things that the West doesn’t understand about China’s foreign policy
A deeper knowledge of China would help the West interpret Beijing’s actions more clearly, at a time when many analysts see China challenging the US as the dominant world power. Read HERE