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.
Environment
Dicta Asiimwe and Pablo Garrigós Cucarella: In Uganda, virus hunters search for traces of next pandemic
For Equal Times, journalists Dicta Asiimwe and Pablo Garrigós report on the work being done to track emerging infectious diseases at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Read Here Photo Credit: Pablo Garrigós Cucarella
Climate Crisis
Politico – EU weighs outsourcing France-sized chunk of emission cuts to poorer nations
‘A loophole in the European Union’s climate target could see the bloc offshore to poorer nations pollution cuts exceeding the annual emissions of France and Belgium’. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck, Friederike Spiecker – Germany: The recession deepens
The downward slide of the German economy continues. Production and incoming orders in German industry are still on course for recession in the first month of the third quarter. The latest sentiment indicators, such as […]
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