EU politics
Branko Marcetic – Did the West deliberately prolong the Ukraine war?
The truth about the Ukraine war is starting to seep out, as the end-game comes into sight. In ‘Responsible Statecraft’. Read the article HERE.
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Geopolitics
Reuters – US nearly out of money to help Ukraine fight Russia, White House warns Congress
The signs are unmistakeable. The United States is preparing to pull the plug on its war funding for Ukraine. Do you think the US will stump up any cash at all for post-war reconstruction? Read […]
Economics
IFO – Germany’s Investment Expectations Drop Considerably
Companies in Germany have significantly reduced their investment plans, according to the ifo Institute’s Business Survey. The ifo investment expectations for the current year fell to 2.2 points in November, down from 14.7 points in […]
Economics
DeStatis – German Exports in October 2023: -8.1% on the same month a year earlier
The bad news continues for the German mercantile economy. It is the lowest export sum since January 2022. Exports (calendar and seasonally adjusted exports of goods), October 2023126.4 billion euros-0.2% on the previous month-8.1% on […]
Geopolitics
+972 Magazine, Local Call -‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza
Permissive airstrikes on non-military targets and the use of an artificial intelligence system have enabled the Israeli army to carry out its deadliest war on Gaza Read HERE
Climate Crisis
Michael Buchsbaum, Edward Donnelly – Fossil Fuel Companies Made Bold Promises to Capture Carbon. Here’s What Actually Happened
A DeSmog review of 12 large-scale projects reveals a litany of cost-overruns and missed targets, with a net increase in emissions. Read HERE
EU politics
Francesca De Benedetti – Europe’s Left Needs a Wake-up Call
Left-wing parties in Europe, with few exceptions, remain completely marginal, while the far-right’s rise continues. In ‘Jacobin’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Hilal Cibik – The Gaza Crisis Reveals the Need to Reform International Institutions
The United Nations obviously is not functional, but who is actually going to deliver the reforms to the UN that it desperately needs, when the Security Council holds a veto? In ‘Common Dreams’. Read the […]
National Politics
Verfassungsblog: Turkish Constitutionalism is on the Verge of Collapse
Turkey is plunged into yet another profound judicial crisis as the Turkish Constitutional Court (TCC) and the Turkish Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) lock horns over the fate of an imprisoned opposition politician. Read HERE Turkish […]
Geopolitics
Francis Farrell: Ukraine could still lose the war. Let’s get some things straight
We have now reached a point where, because Ukraine wasn’t given what it needed to win a short war, NATO countries are forced to hunt around for materiel to keep Ukraine afloat in a long one. […]