Should we have boycotted the World Cup in Qatar? Probably not. Since we have always accepted to participate in sports competitions with regimes far removed from social and electoral democracy, starting with China (2008 Olympic Games) and Russia (2018 World Cup), the boycott of Qatar would have been interpreted as a new mark of the hypocrisy of Westerners, always ready to give lessons to a few small countries when it suits them, while continuing to do business with all those who bring them enough money.
Climate Crisis
EEB: EU Waste Shipment Regulation falls short of fixing Europe’s waste export crisis
NGOs demand a stronger ban on waste exports, a better alignment with waste treatment hierarchy and fairer shipments for reuse Read here epSos .de Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Geopolitics
Matthew Blackburn: ISW: Defeatist propaganda keeping ‘us’ from a Ukraine military victory
The neo-con bred and led think tank is the most media referenced organization in town, and that’s dangerous Read HERE
Economics
Quinn Slobodian: «Aus neoliberaler Sicht geht es darum, dass die Demokratie nicht die ökonomische Ordnung beschädigen kann»
Der Historiker Quinn Slobodian hat «Globalisten» geschrieben, eine Geschichte des Neoliberalismus, die brandaktuell ist. Woher kommt der Begriff? Was sagt er aus? Und was haben SVP und AfD damit zu tun? Read here
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