Category Archives: Europe

Germany Can’t Stop Digging

As Berlin tags along with Washington into the war crimes abyss, it blames Russia for turning Germans against the government.

De-risking Downsides

The EU starts a trade war with China. Like the “de-risking” from Russia, the US is once again poised to be the main beneficiary.

Gas Crunch Looms as Demand Outpaces Supply Growth

Why a gas price squeeze looks likely.

The Fight to Hold Executives and Boards Accountable Continues in Barclays and Bayer Appeals

An update on two cases, one against Barclays, the other Bayer executives and directors, which seek accountability in New York courts.

The Sanctions Poison Pill in Putin’s Peace Offer

A discussion of Putin including a not-much-discussed deal term that the West will never accept: sanctions relief.

TaxCast on Green Laundering, Combatting Big Corporate Tax Dodging with Joseph Stiglitz, EU Competition Minister Margrethe Vesterger

A look at corporate misbehavior, here extreme tax avoidance and green laundering, and the progress of efforts to combat it.

The West’s Blunders Help Fuel Russia’s Far East Development

A tip of the cap to the geniuses at the US State Department.

The EU Retreats Further into a World of Self-Delusion

Mario Draghi calls for Europe, decimated by self-inflicted energy crisis and social austerity, to go on borrowing spree to pay for endless fight against Russia.

A Short Overview of Making Colonial Empires by European Powers from the Time of the Vienna Congress up to WWI (1815−1914)

A high level recap of how European powers built out their empires in the century before the Great War.

Russia’s Prosecution of the War in Ukraine: Can It Square the Circle of Probable Boundary Conditions?

Looking at a few likely Russian boundary conditions for its war in Ukraine suggests the end game will be tricky indeed.

Polish Foreign Minister Volunteers Country to Fight Russia

Sikorski wants to shoot down Russian missiles as pressure buildis on Germany to start footing more of the bill for US imperial ambitions.

Richard Wolff: The Decline of the U.S. Empire – Where Is It Taking Us All?

Taking stock of the trajectory of the US running into the limits of its empire, and what the history of imperial declines suggests is in store

BRICS Considers Mutual Settlements Similar to the Early EU

Finally, a comparatively modest BRICS-escape-the-dollar proposal that makes sense.