US Defense Firms Reluctant to Cooperate with Ukraine Due to Safety, Corruption
Quelle surprise! The grand scheme to build a weapons industry in Ukraine appears to be going pear shaped.
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World-Ending Maneuvers? Inside the Nuclear-Weapons Lobby Today
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...Why Is the EU Upping the Pressure on Meloni in Italy?
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...Let’s Abolish the Colonial IMF on Its 80th Birthday
Developing country protesters want the IMF to stop exploiting countries in debt crisis. But is BRICS prepared to fill the gap?
Read more...“Censorship to Defend Democracy”
ZOMG, VoxEU starts with the premise that censorship is of course warranted, but finds current implementations have not worked well.
Read more...Ukraine End-Game: Rate-Determining Steps and the Question of Denazification
Further discussion of some of the likely complexities and stumbling blocks in Russia’s slow-motion conquest of Ukraine.
Read more...Kyiv and Brussels Weaponize Oil, Use Other Tools in Bid to Force Hungary and Slovakia into Supporting Project Ukraine
The efforts are backfiring and will likely harm Ukraine and the EU more than intended targets.
Read more...Michael Hudson Speaks to Luca Placidi About Global South Debt Peonage and the Inevitability of Multipolarity
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...More Guns, Less Butter: How Will the EU Wed Austerity to Militarization?
Will Euro defense bonds be the answer?
Read more...The US Vassal State of Germany Comes Apart
Alternative for Germany and Sahra Wagenknecht are likely to perform well as government doubles down on failed policies and castigates voters.
Read more...What Happens With the War in Ukraine if Trump Wins?
Why a Trump win in November may make less difference to the future of the war in Ukraine than many assume.
Read more...As NATO Bids Farewell to Reality, Moscow and Beijing Pursue Win-Win Deals With Türkiye
Beijing Promises More Investments, US Threatens More Sanctions. Türkiye starts to buy into Shanghai Cooperation Organization security architecture
Read more...Michael Hudson: World Shaking Up! Epic Political & Economic Earthquakes
Michael Hudson reviews the commitments made at the recent NATO and SCO gatherings and what they mean for changes in the world order.
Read more...New Agenda of Russia-India Relations
Modi and Putin had a bear hug earlier this week. Some context on India-Russia dealings and US upset about them.
Read more...Orbán Shuttle Diplomacy Highlights EU Representation Problem but Not in the Way the Pro-war Crowd Claims
EU diplomats deride Orban for conducting diplomacy, but polls show that Europeans are increasingly in favor of a negotiated end to the war.
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