Energy
Euronews – Zelenskyy announces Druzhba oil pipeline repaired and ‘can resume operation’
How long before Nord Stream is back on line and Russian gas is reaching Germany again? Six months? A year? Read the article HERE.
Russia
Geopolitics
Jennifer Kavanagh – Is Ukraine peace toast, now that the Middle East is on fire?
Now that the US and Israel have attacked Iran, Russia has even less reasons to engage seriously in efforts to end the Ukraine war. Dr. Jennifer Kavanagh is a senior fellow and director of military […]
Geopolitics
Michael Roberts: Ukraine- Russia four years on
The Ukraine war continues to be a disaster in every way imaginable and the bloodshed doesn’t look like it’s going to end any time soon. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London […]
Geopolitics
Robert Skidelsky – Much ado about a Chinese ‘mega-embassy’ in London
The more Britain is subordinated to the US, the more it’s paranoia grows about ‘the threat’ of Russia and China Robert Skidelsky is a British political economist and historian, author, and crossbench life peer in […]
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – Trump has his eyes on the prize of arctic shipping routes
Trump doesn’t just want Greenland for the minerals and the glory of territorial expansion, there’s also geo-economic reasons. Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served […]
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – The ‘Coalition of the Willing’ has achieved nothing
Telling Zelensky what he wants to hear will only create more pain in the long-term when Europe’s promises to Ukraine are revealed to be empty. Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic […]
Geopolitics
Tetyana Malyarenko, Stefan Wolff – New US national security strategy adds to Ukraine’s woes and exacerbates Europe’s dilemmas
There is growing awareness that both Russia and the US can win this war by sacrificing both Ukraine and Europe. Stefan Wolff is Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham. Tetyana Malyarenk is […]
Geopolitics
Eldar Mamedov – The Europeans pushing the NATO poison pill
Major European governments and the EU are clearly attempting to scupper any prospect of peace between Russia and Ukraine. Eldar Mamedov is a Brussels-based foreign policy expert and Non-resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute. Cross-posted […]
Geopolitics
George Beebe – Ukraine war: Misdiagnosing the cause
By seeing the Ukraine war only through the lens of Russian aggression, Western foreign policy has failed to understand the defensive motivations of the Kremlin. George Beebe is the Director of Grand Strategy for the […]
Geopolitics
John Rees – The ticking bomb of European rearmament
European arms manufacturers are growing at an alarming rate – it will be the European people that pay for all these new weapons of destruction. John Rees is a Visiting Research Fellow at Goldsmiths, University […]