National Politics
Anatol Lieven – First artillery, then tanks, then warplanes, then what?
The US slow climb up the escalatory ladder in Ukraine appears to be moving a bit faster — without a lot of talk about consequences. Read Here
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Economics
Shaun Richards: The ECB is slamming the brakes on the Euro area economy
The situation is simply that the ECB made things worse by ignoring the incoming inflation storm and now seems set to continue tightening when the outlook is better. So they made it worse on the […]
National Politics
Kyiv Independent: A rare glimpse into covert arms sales world: How Western companies make a fortune on brokering deals for Ukraine
Top findings: Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine had driven arms prices times up High demand has allowed some private brokers to secure arms deals for Ukraine to earn two to four times more than usual […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Bank of Japan continues to show who has the power
1. It would better for the speculators to stop their futile attempts to profit from pressuring the Bank to raise rates and end its bond-buying program. 2. The Bank will not cede to this pressure, […]
Economics
Business Korea – China closes gap with Japan after 2022 car exports surpass Germany
The Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association announced on Jan. 25 that car exports from China increased 54.4 percent to 3.11 million units last year. Japan’s exports totaled 3.2 million from January to November and China came […]
Economics
Aude Darnal: The Global South is reshaping the world order. The US should take notice
Washington could lose much of its international influence if policymakers don’t change their approach. A Q&A with Aude Darnal. Read Here
Austerity
Stathis Kouvelakis, Costas Lapavistas: Greece’s Left Needs to Unite Behind an Alternative to Syriza
It’s always good to see the Greek left thinking about how to cohere a radical alternative to Syriza. Posted in Jacobin. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Alp Kayserilioglu: Goodbye Erdoğan?
A stimulating analysis of the economic and political turmoil Turkey is in, on New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Globalisation
Heiner Flassbeck, Friederike Spiecker: Globalisation à la carte?
It’s what people and politics in the industrialised countries want. But after the total globalisation once aspired to there’s a desire to be more selective. Read Here Photo: Benoit Prieur/Wikimedia Commons
Economics
Eurostat: Ukraine & Russia are source of one-third of EU cereal imports
Around one-third of the value of the EU’s imports of cereals in 2021 originated from Ukraine (28.8% and valued at €1.7 billion) and Russia (4.8%) combined. Read Here