EU politics
Fabian Scheidler – Preventing Peace
On the EU’s war on attempts at peace in Ukraine. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Ukraine war
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – US-Europe divide on SWIFT could derail Ukraine peace talks
The SWIFT payment service hasn’t crippled Russian exports as some thought it would, so why make it a deal-breaker now? Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. […]
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – Even if the war ended tomorrow, Ukraine could end up broke by 2026
Neither Ukraine nor Europe can afford this war to go on any longer. Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served as the Economic Counsellor at […]
Geopolitics
Anatol Lieven – European politicians should stop embarrassing themselves over Russia
A bombastic and delusional speech by a French senator about Russia shows the continent is still not prepared to look at the Ukraine war soberly. Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the […]
Geopolitics
Politico – Russia has ‘seized the upper hand’ in Ukraine war, intel community warns
What we already knew, but the fact it is confirmed by America’s spooks is of note. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – With forced withdrawal, Russia takes away Ukraine’s Kursk cards
With every passing day, Zelensky’s negotiating position worsens. Ian Proud was a member of HM Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. From July 2014 to February 2019 Ian was posted to the British Embassy in […]
Geopolitics
Eldar Mamedov – Cracks in European ‘unity’ on Ukraine
The only thing European countries seem sure about is they want Ukrainians to keep dying in a unwinnable war to buy Europe time to procure more arms. Eldar Mamedov is a Brussels-based foreign policy expert. […]
Geopolitics
Anatol Lieven – The danger in suspending aid to Ukraine longterm
The risk is that Putin decides to go for the jugular in Ukraine, throwing away a once-in-a-generation chance to bring Russia back into the European defence fold. Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program […]
EU politics
Kate Mackenzie, Tim Sahay – Europe Enters Its Metal Era
Analysis of Europe’s defence and energy industrial base, which is not prepared for the arms race which Brussels now wants all European countries to engage in. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Anatol Lieven – The flimsy UK, France, Ukraine ‘peace plan’ discussed Sunday
The European powers are still in a delusional state about Russia and the Ukraine war. Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He was formerly a professor […]