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.
Ukraine war
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 […]
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 […]
Corruption
Branko Marcetic: The State of Ukrainian Democracy Is Not Strong
A detailed account of the sharp decline in democratic freedoms in Ukraine, in ‘Jacobin’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Ben Wray – Britain: Boris’ War exposes his liberal critics
Boris Johnson is at his demagogic worst in escalating the war in Ukraine. Yet his liberal critics are quietly supportive of his provocations. Ben Wray is the co-ordinator of Brave New Europe’s Gig Economy Project […]
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’. […]
Economics
Noam Chomsky and David Harvey discuss capitalism and war
Gregory Magarshak is joined by two giants of anti-capitalism. Listen HERE.
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 […]