EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck – Rude Awakening: Germany at War, Again
A long read from the sharpest critics of German foreign policy. In the ‘American Affairs Journal’. Read the article HERE.
Ukraine war
Fake News
Bryce Greene: Hyping Ukraine Counteroffensive, US Press chose Propaganda over Journalism
A blow-by-blow account of how the big US media outlets failed utterly in its reporting on the Ukrainian counteroffensive. In ‘Fair.org’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
David Jamieson – Ukraine viewed from Mount Olympus
The politics of internationalism from above does not serve workers anywhere, it only builds bridges between them and their exploiters. David Jamieson is a journalist and editor of Scottish anti-capitalist website Conter. Cross-posted from Conter. […]
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
Anatol Lieven: US Experience in Afghanistan offers lessons for Ukraine, if leaders will heed them
Another anniversary, the second since the US was chased out of Afghanistan, should make excitable warmongers stop and reflect. Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He […]
EU politics
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies – Is CIA Director Bill Burns a Biden Yes-Man, a Putin Apologist, or a Peacemaker?
Biden has appointed Bill Burns, who has consistently criticised NATO expansion in Eastern Europe throughout his career, as CIA Director. Medea Benjamin is co-founder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK: Women for Peace. Nicolas J. S. […]
Energy
Global Witness – EU imports of Russian LNG have jumped by 40% since the invasion of Ukraine
EU imports of Russian liquified natural gas are rising faster than the global average increase! Global Witness is an NGO for a more sustainable, just and equal planet. This is a press release. Countries in […]
Inequality
Richard Machin: Why thousands of Ukrainian refugees in the UK are now homeless
The UK Government made a song and dance about helping Ukrainian refugees – now 7,300 Ukrainian households are homeless, and the real figure is likely to be higher. Richard Machin is a Senior Lecturer in […]
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.
EU politics
Kyiv Independent: NATO Official retracts controversial suggestion about Ukraine exchanging territory for NATO membership
If this doesn’t open the dam to a bit more honesty in western media reporting about the reality of the situation in Ukraine and the need to consider diplomatic solutions, what will? Read the article […]