Geopolitics
Daniel McCarthy: It’s over: Biden is last gasp of failed post-Cold War internationalism
Whether with neoliberalism or neoconservatism, the last four presidents helped to squander the peace. And now a new era begins. Read HERE
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Fake News
Kyiv Independent: Officials believe Baltic Sea cable damage caused by accidents, not Russian sabotage
Bad news for war-mongerers Read HERE
Media
ScheerPost: Journalists Sam Husseini, Max Blumenthal Thrown Out of Blinken’s Briefing
Two journalists were removed from Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s final news conference on Thursday after interrupting Blinken’s remarks to heckle him about the United States’ policy toward Gaza, a day after a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel was […]
Economics
Adam Tooze – A “house of cards”? Russia’s war economy in 2025.
Commentators in The FT are desperate to wish into existence a financial crisis in Russia, but the reality is that Russia is surviving Western sanctions. In Adam Tooze’s ‘Chartbook’ Substack. Read the article HERE.
Austerity
Politico – EU goes easy on France’s Bayrou as he tries to plug €53B black hole
Yet more evidence that the EU’s ‘budget rules’ are wholly political – when it’s government’s Brussels doesn’t like, they are iron-clad, when it’s government’s Brussels does like, they are broad guidelines. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Electronic Intifada: EU lends $847 million to Israel amid Gaza genocide
The European Investment Bank has issued loans totaling more than $847 million to Israel since it began a war of extermination against Gaza in October 2023. By approving such large-scale financial support, the EIB stands […]
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: Gross domestic product down 0.2% in 2024, German economy contracts for second year in succession
Germany is experiencing the longest stagnation of its postwar history by far Read HERE
EU politics
Molly O’Neal: Austria’s Freedom Party breaks ranks on Ukraine
More political upheaval over Europe’s handling of the war, fueling populist-nationalism across Europe Read HERE
Economics
Karthik Sankaran: Targeting China, Biden fires a big tech salvo at the entire world
The administration divides the globe, putting both friends and adversaries into tiers slated for new chip export restrictions Read HERE
Geopolitics
Mariam Barghouti: The Palestinian Authority’s Assault on the West Bank Resistance
For six weeks, PA security forces have laid siege to Jenin in their longest and most lethal campaign in recent memory Read HERE