Geopolitics
John Mearsheimer – Who caused the Ukraine war?
A question that won’t go away. Posted on John Mearsheimer’s Substack. Read the article HERE.
Russia
Geopolitics
Chris Wright – NATO’s Endgame Appears to Be Nuclear War
It is downright puzzling that millions of people aren’t protesting in the streets every day to deescalate the crisis between Russia and the West and pull civilisation back from the brink. Chris Wright has a […]
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – The ticking time bomb of Ukrainian debt (that the West will have to pay)
Ukraine is rapidly accumulating a debt that it will never be able to afford to pay off. Ian Proud was a member of HM Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. From July 2014 to 2019 […]
Geopolitics
Jeffrey D. Sachs – Why Won’t the US Help Negotiate a Peaceful End to the War in Ukraine?
The quicker the neocon fantasy of defeating Russia and getting Ukraine in NATO is binned, the quicker negotiations with Russia can take place on the terms of peace and this awful war can be brought […]
Geopolitics
Politico – NATO should flex its nuclear muscles, Stoltenberg says
The madness goes on – where will it end? Read the full article HERE.
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – Zelensky’s peace formula is dead: My takeaways from the Swiss summit
The Swiss Summit was not designed to end the Ukraine war. Ian Proud was a member of HM Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. From July 2014 to 2019 he was posted to the British […]
Geopolitics
Patrick Bond – Boris Kagarlitsky and the Future of the Russian Left
The Russian marxist has been willing to speak truth to the powerful in Russia and the West, and that’s incurred the wrath of Putin. Patrick Bond is professor of sociology at the University of Johannesburg […]
EU politics
Politico – EU agrees €3bn raid on Russian assets to buy weapons for Ukraine
There seems to be little understanding among the EU political class about the signal this sends to governments and Central Banks across the world – that your money is not safe in Europe. Read the […]
Geopolitics
Tarik Cyril Amar – Mobilising for Defeat
Ukraine’s new mobilisation law seeks more men for the meat-grinder. Tarik Cyril Amar is a historian from Germany, currently at Koç University, Istanbul, expert on Ukraine, Russia, and Europe, and the author of “The Paradox […]
EU politics
Michael von der Schulenburg, Hans-Joachim Funke – With its role in the Ukraine war, the EU may risk its own political future
As the US retreats from the Ukraine war, the EU has the chance to lead a new peace effort – but it’s leaders only appear interested in deepening a war that Ukraine can’t win. Michael […]