Geopolitics
Ilan Pappe´ – The British Museum cannot erase Palestine
The assertion by the British Museum that the name Palestine is no longer historically neutral is a travesty. Read Article HERE Photo: Screen grab
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Finance
James Angelos and Jordan Dahl – Merz heads to Beijing as Germany Inc. reels from ‘China shock’
Merz is off on his first visit to China as Chancellor. Germany is no longer competitive with Chinese industry in key sectors. In ‘Politico’. Read the article HERE.
Energy
Oil Wars: Interview with Rafael Ramírez
Very interesting interview with Venezuela’s former minister of energy about corporate power, geopolitics and oil. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
DW – EU freezes US trade deal over tariffs uncertainty
The abomination of a trade deal agreed by Ursula Von Der Leyen last July has been constantly delayed because the goalposts keep shifting, which probably tells you that it was a very bad idea in […]
Finance
Johan Alfonsson et al – How Gig Capitalism Came to Thrive in Nordic Labour Markets
‘Platform companies haven’t overthrown Nordic labor institutions. But they have navigated around them, growing by exploiting the Nordic model’s uneven and conditional protections.’ In ‘Jacobin’. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck: Is Germany losing competitiveness in the EMU?
Anyone who says that Germany has a problem with competitiveness, that labour costs are too high or that we need to tighten our belts is contradicting the facts. Germany is still living below its means […]
Geopolitics
Marchella Ward – British Museum row reveals the limits of decolonisation movements
Erasure of ‘Palestine’ from display labels highlights a resurgence of the European penchant for rewriting history Read Article HERE Source: N Chadwick | Wikimedia Commons
EU politics
euronews: Hungary blocks €90 billion loan for Ukraine over damaged pipeline as tensions escalate
Hungarian foreign minister accuses Ukraine of sabotage and says his country will block financial assistance for Kyiv until transit of Russian oil resumes. Ahead of a key election, Budapest ups its anti-Ukraine rhetoric. Read Article […]
Corruption
Middle East Eye: Norway’s role in the Oslo Accords questioned after key figures appear in Epstein files
Trove of documents reveal Norwegian top-diplomats Mona Juul and her husband Terje Rod-Larsen had strong connections to the late sex offender Read Article HERE Photo: Wikipedia
Geopolitics
Middle East Eye: Tucker Carlson interrogated in Israel, has passport seized after interviewing US ambassador
The conservative journalist, who has condemned Israeli influence in Washington, says Israeli security took his whole team in for questioning Read Article HERE