The United States is no longer a reliable country. For some, this is nothing new. The Iraq War, launched in 2003 – resulting in over 100,000 deaths, lasting regional destabilization, and the return of Russian influence – had already shown the world the wrondoings of American military hubris. But the current crisis is new because it challenges the very core of the country’s economic, financial, and political power. The US appears disoriented, led by an unstable and erratic leader with no democratic counterweight.
Economics
ICCT: European passenger car registrations, January–May 2020
Some very interesting data on car sales in Europe. Truly worth looking at. Read here
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: The coronavirus crisis is just exposing the failure of neoliberalism
Each time this modern variant of financial capitalism gets ahead of itself, the main players – who are usually content pocketing excessive profits – always come running back for life support from the state. The […]
EU politics
Luke Ming Flanagan: If we are heading for an EU army what does that mean for Irish neutrality?
The EU´s road from a ‘Peace Project’ to a ‘European Defence Union’ has begun. As EU military and defence spending skyrockets, Ireland’s commitment to defence co-operation compromises its neutrality, writes Luke Ming Flanagan, MEP Read […]
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