Russia’s Move In Syria Threatens Energy Deals With Turkey
Will the Turkish Stream project be a casualty of Putin’s bold moves in Syria?
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Don Quijones: Did the European Court of Justice Just Torpedo the Mother of All US Trade Agreements?
A European Court of Justice’s tough ruling on privacy may have tanked a toxic “trade” deal.
Read more...Trans-Pacific Partnership: Should the Key Losers – China and Europe – Join Forces?
Can China and Europe forge a pact to undercut the impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
Read more...John Helmer: What Ambulance-Chasing Lawyers Reveal About the MH17 Shoot-Down – Insufficient Evidence For Prosecution in Any National or International Court
More discussion of the state of evidence, plus legal and political maneuvering, in the MH17 downing investigation.
Read more...Could The Syrian Conflict Irrevocably Change Global Geopolitics?
A concise, high-level overview of the main issues at play in the Syrian conflict.
Read more...The Billion-Dollar Moldovan Bank Scam, Scottish Limited Partnerships, and the UK’s Anti-Money-Laundering Mess
The BBC follows up on the billion-dollar Moldovan bank scam, and Naked Capitalism kicks off a new series on money laundering in the UK
Read more...GXG Markets Fallout (I): Capital Venture Europe Sues GXG
The fallout from GXG Markets closure begins: Capital Venture Europe files a lawsuit
Read more...Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?
Can Russia succeed in creating an anti-Saudi bloc to split OPEC by taking advantage of having oil supplies less vulnerable to transit risk?
Read more...Don Quijones: Catalonia Exit Threat Moves Spain Toward Political Breakdown
How the success of Catalonia separatists is threatening the two-party system in Spain.
Read more...John Helmer: M17 – Why the Investigation Will Never End, the Evidence Never Seen
John Helmer describes the latest twists and turns in investigation into the downing of MH17.
Read more...Ilargi: Europe’s Refugees Are a Global Crisis
European leaders are still in denial about the seriousness of the refugee crisis and are focused on what amount to stopgap measure.
Read more...Greece: No Lessons Learned
Greece, which has undertaken the most severe austerity, has experienced the deepest economic contraction. But the policy quackery continues.
Read more...CalSTRS, Maryland Fund Private Equity Players Seeking Profits in the Refugee Crisis
Private-equity-backed providers undercut charities in providing refugee services. It’s not hard to imagine how the results are coming in.
Read more...Chris Hedges and Leo Panitch: We are All Greeks Now
Leo Panitch and Chris Hedges discuss how nature of imperialism today is financial power.
Read more...John Helmer: MH17 – Dutch Prepare Missile Attack on Moscow
The Dutch Government has decided to launch a missile attack on Moscow in October. By suppressing all evidence obtained from the bodies of victims of the crash of Malaysian Airlines MH17, officials of the Dutch Safety Board and associated Dutch military officers, police and prosecutors are preparing to release a report on the crash with a gaping hole in its veracity.
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