EU politics
Lily Lynch: Estonia’s hawks
Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has become an icon of the new feminist Atlanticism, a rebranded form of aggressive militarism, writes Lily Lynch in ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Russia
EU politics
Gubad Ibadoghlu: What impact have EU sanctions had on the Russian economy?
EU sanctions failed to debilitate the Russian economy in 2022, but that might be changing. Gubad Ibadoghlu is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Cross-posted from LSE EUROPP’s […]
EU politics
David H. Rundell, Michael Gfoeller: Ukraine’s famed unity is a myth
Understanding the complexity of Ukraine as a nation with significant faultlines gives us a more realistic perspective of the country than the war propaganda we get in the mainstream press. David H. Rundell is a former […]
EU politics
Joshua Frank: Nuclear Armageddon Games in Ukraine
The nuclear “war” we get in Ukraine may not be the one we expect. Joshua Frank is the managing editor of CounterPunch. He is the author of ‘Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most […]
Corruption
Tax Justice Network: One year on, Russian oligarchs can more easily evade EU sanctions thanks to EU court ruling
The European Court of Justice has banned one of the EU’s main anti-money laundering measures. Cross-posted from Tax Justice Network RUSSIAN oligarchs can more easily evade EU sanctions today than at the start of Russia’s […]
Media
David Jamieson – From Iraq to Ukraine: War, Empire and the loss of historical memory
Attempts to ignore the logic of war and its modern history are an effort to dragoon opinion behind a coming century of conflict. David Jamieson is the editor of Scottish website Conter. Cross-posted from Conter […]
EU politics
Michael von der Schulenburg: The war in Ukraine and our obligation to seek peace
The UN Charter requires that all states seek peace, and as such seems forgotten today by both Russia and the West Michael Von der Schulenburg is a former UN Assistant Secretary-General and is the author […]
EU politics
Branko Marcetic: Diplomatic Cables Prove Top U.S. Officials Knew They Were Crossing Russia’s Red Lines on NATO Expansion
A long article but important background to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that too many want to erase from history Branko Marcetic is Jacobin staff writer and author of ‘Yesterday’s Man: The case against Joe Biden’. […]
Media
John P. Ruehl: Why a small city in Ukraine is a focal point in the war
Taking the city of Bakhmut has become a key propaganda aim for Russia. John P Ruehl is an Australian-American journalist living in Washington, DC. He is a contributing editor to Strategic Policy and a contributor […]
EU politics
Chris Hedges – Ukraine: The War that Went Wrong
Pulitzer-prize winning war correspondent gives his assessment of the Ukraine war, on his Substack. Read the article HERE.