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.
Ukraine war
Solutions
Robert H. Wade: How will the Russia-Ukraine war end?
Neither the US, Ukraine nor Russia is likely to get their desired end goal from the war, so the quicker serious peace negotiations begin the more lives can be saved. Robert H. Wade is Professor […]
EU politics
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies: What Steps Can the US Take to Foster Peace Talks in Ukraine?
Some sensible proposals for what the United States could put on the table if it really wanted to support peace negotiations. But it doesn’t. Medea Benjamin is co-founder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK: Women for […]
EU politics
Politico: Majority of Western companies doing business as usual in Russia, study finds
Only about 8 percent of EU firms have divested from Russia, with the majority of Western firms still active in the country being German. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
John P. Ruehl: How many Ukrainian refugees will return home?
Ukraine is likely to have a permanent demographic crisis long after the war is over. John P. Ruehl is an Australian-American journalist living in Washington, D.C. This article was produced by Globetrotter. Russia’s February 2022 invasion […]
Energy
Gubad Ibadoghlu: Why EU plans to increase gas imports from Azerbaijan are unrealistic
The EU’s vision of replacing Russian gas with Azerbaijani gas is a pipe dream. Cross-posted from the LSE EUROPP blog In July last year, the EU signed an Energy Memorandum with Azerbaijan. While this was described as […]
EU politics
Patrick Cockburn: Ukraine May Secure a Victory Against Russia in Name, But the World won’t Escape the War’s Aftermath
Russia’s war has proven to be a huge strategic blunder, but the country still has military options and the damage to Europe only grows greater Cross-posted from Counterpunch Seldom in European history has an invading […]
Solutions
Melvin Goodman: Understanding Russian National Security
Former Soviet analyst at the CIA on how the Kremlin thinks about security Cross-posted from Counterpunch In the 1980s and 1990s, I was a member of the Russian studies group sponsored by the Brookings Institution. […]
Climate Crisis
Claudia Horn: Europe Needs to Radicalise Its Climate Policies in Response to the Energy Crisis
The EU is watering down its tepid ecological reforms as energy prices soar. Read the article HERE.
Corruption
Branko Marcetic: A Missile Strike in Poland Shows Why Government Agencies Can’t Be the Sole Arbiters of Truth
After a Ukrainian missile mishap in Poland, misinformation blaming Russia quickly spread. The lie came from precisely the “authoritative sources” now being treated as the arbiters of truth by social media platforms. Read the article […]