EU politics
Politico – Germany’s new €377B military wish list
Germany’s new economic strategy – for the government to spend hundreds of billions on predominantly German-manufactured arms – is coming to fruition. Read the article HERE.
Military
Geopolitics
Sean Mathews – How double-tap strikes have been used to kill journalists and first responders in war zones
‘Douple-tap’ strikes are used to kill the first responders trying to help the maimed. Sean Mathews is a journalist for Middle East Eye writing about business, security and politics. His coverage spans across the Middle […]
Geopolitics
Alex Vershinin – Ukraine’s battlefield position is deteriorating fast
In-depth analysis of the condition of Russian and Ukrainian military forces. Ret.) Lt. Col. Alex Vershinin retired after 20 years of Army service, including eight years as an armor officer with four combat tours in […]
Climate Crisis
Aaron Kirshenbaum – The Fires in Gaza are the Fires in LA
American imperialism and climate disaster are directly linked. Aaron Kirshenbaum is CODEPINK’s War is Not Green campaigner and East Coast regional organizer. Cross-posted from Counterpunch Earlier on Wednesday, January 8th, I saw a prominent Zionist […]
Climate Crisis
Sweta Choudhury – The unprecedented environmental cost of Israel’s genocide in Gaza
Israel’s genocide in Gaza is once again exposing the lethal, planet-warming emissions of wars. Cross-posted from Counterfire One of the most graphic depictions of the environmental costs of war was when 700 of Kuwait’s oil […]
EU politics
Colin Gannon – The European Union Is Embracing Militarization
‘EU officials have moved to dramatically increase European arms spending and beef up the EU’s military capacities. This turn is coming at the expense of action to address the climate crisis or the defense of […]
EU politics
Lily Lynch – The EU’s American Queen
Some much needed critique of Ursula Von Der Leyen’s centralisation of geopolitical power in Europe. In ‘UnHerd’. Read the article HERE.
Corruption
Melvin Goodman – Paul Krugman Dismisses the Existence of a Military-Industrial Complex
Stunningly, Paul Krugman has argued that the United States “perhaps” needs to spend even more on its military. Melvin A. Goodman is a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and a professor of […]
EU politics
Binoy Kampmark – “A Good Investment”: The Ukraine War and the US Arms Racket
The US military-industrial complex is making money hand over fist, but the American people are growing war weary. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He lectures at RMIT University, Melbourne. Cross-posted […]
EU politics
Daniel Davis – The Hard Reality: Ukraine’s Last-Gasp Offensive Has Failed
A former Lieutenant Colonel in the US army explains why Ukraine’s ‘spring offensive’ was a suicide mission. Published in ‘1945’. Read the article HERE.