Trying to make sense of a Washington Post story depicting Russia as willing give up its best weapon, its electrical war, for very little.
Read more...Washington’s goal is to exclude Russia and China from energy and infrastructure projects extending from the Caspian to Europe, but the opposite is happening.
Read more...Quelle surprise! The grand scheme to build a weapons industry in Ukraine appears to be going pear shaped.
Read more...Even if the looming Israel-Iran conflict does not produce a regional war or worse, the ICBM lobby poses another huge risk to collective safety
Read more...News that Rome is in hot water over “rule of law” issues came out at same time Meloni headed East in attempt to repair ties with China, but is that the reason?
Read more...Developing country protesters want the IMF to stop exploiting countries in debt crisis. But is BRICS prepared to fill the gap?
Read more...ZOMG, VoxEU starts with the premise that censorship is of course warranted, but finds current implementations have not worked well.
Read more...Further discussion of some of the likely complexities and stumbling blocks in Russia’s slow-motion conquest of Ukraine.
Read more...The efforts are backfiring and will likely harm Ukraine and the EU more than intended targets.
Read more...Yves here. We are introducing most of you to Luca Placidi, founder of an Italian YouTube channel called “Tracce di Classe”. Placidi who started his blog and website in late 2023, “after the war in Ukraine and the one in Gaza made the mainstream media narrative impossible to be listened to.” He discussed politics and […]
Read more...Will Euro defense bonds be the answer?
Read more...Alternative for Germany and Sahra Wagenknecht are likely to perform well as government doubles down on failed policies and castigates voters.
Read more...Why a Trump win in November may make less difference to the future of the war in Ukraine than many assume.
Read more...Beijing Promises More Investments, US Threatens More Sanctions. Türkiye starts to buy into Shanghai Cooperation Organization security architecture
Read more...Michael Hudson reviews the commitments made at the recent NATO and SCO gatherings and what they mean for changes in the world order.
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