Collapse on the EU Home Front
Germany continues to self-destruct, more austerity planned for EU, Ursula von der Leyen’s “tools” are sharpened to deal with prole backlash.
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From Isolation to Containment: Washington’s Economic War Against Russia Gets a Rebrand
Foreign Affiars recycles a 75-year-old strategy from George Kennan that no longer fits the geopolitical realities of the world in 2024.
Read more...“Explosive Growth” in Petrochemical Production Linked to Increases in Cancers and Other Diseases in New Report
Evidence from the New England Journal of Medicine, that petrochemical output, particularly plastics, may be behind the rise in many ailments.
Read more...Democratic Rights Are No Excuse for Airing Russian Perspectives in Europe
Why are European elites “on the side of Ukraine’s freedom” so eager to curb freedoms at home? The silencing of opposing viewpoints accelerates in Italy as support for Project Ukraine declines.
Read more...U.S. Has Launched 230 Attacks on Houthis Over Red Sea Disruption
The US continues to pretend to be Doing Something to stop Houthi interference with Israel-related shipping in the Red Sea.
Read more...WSJ Misinforms by Omission in Article on Oil Sanctions-Buster by Ignoring Dollars and SWIFT
A heavily-researched Wall Street Journal article on Russian oil sanctions evasion is half baked.
Read more...The Growing Environmental Footprint Of Generative AI
AI runs on power-hungry equipment that uses millions of gallons of fresh water. Policymakers are weighing the costs.
Read more...Examining US Neocons’ Wider Black Sea Strategy
Prospects in the region aren’t looking much better than in Ukraine, chiefly due to NATO ally Türkiye, so neocons set course for a further escape from reality.
Read more...Trump 2.0 Set To Gut Biden’s Energy and Climate Policies
Trump is preparing to take a lot of ground if he wins in November, with rolling back green policies a top priority.
Read more...Perfidious Teutons and Their Polish Accomplices – How the Rosneft Refinery in Germany Is Being Expropriated
The last time Germany stole Russian energy assets, it didn’t turn out well. Will the planned heist of Rosneft in Germany go the same way?
Read more...Carmakers’ EV Enthusiasm Fizzles Out as Consumers Pull Back
Automakers are warning EV sales are falling short of the level needed to meet climate change containment goals. What to do?
Read more...The U.S.’ Return to Its “Denial Oil” Strategy Is Critical
A perspective from Kurdistan on the US’ choices in the Middle East, with control over oil an open question.
Read more...New Study Questions LNG as a “Bridge Fuel” in Decarbonization
Biden taps the brakes on LNG expansion. A sop to environmentalists or a sign of things to come?
Read more...EU Farmers’ Protests, Food Security, and the Green New Deal Big Lie by Omission About Livelihoods
How the EU farmers’ protests illustrate the obstacles to climate change containment policies. And Green hopium has made matters worse.
Read more...New Study Reveals Greenwashing as Key Obstacle for “Sustainable” Funds
Sustainable fund managers have discredited the sector by being way too company-friendly, such as accepting greenwashing claims.
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