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.
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The Cash Will Soon Flow
Robbing Africa’s riches to save the climate (and power AI).
Read more...How Will Türkiye Respond to War in Lebanon (and Renewed Destabilization of Syria)?
Türkiye faces a choice: continue working towards normalization with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as urged by Moscow and Tehran or attempt to take advantage of the chaos.
Read more...The US Tries to Pressure Türkiye into Putting Its Russian Missile Systems Under American Supervision
Move would allow US to study Russian defensive capabilities. It would also severely damage ties between Ankara and Moscow, but are there reasons Erdogan would go for it?
Read more...Links 9/30/2024
The Pentagon Goes to School
The battle for the soul of American science.
Read more...Links 9/29/2024
Rethinking US Foreign Policy for a Multipolar World
Imagining a new set of American values with the help of Whip Randolph’s “One Disease, One Cure.”
Read more...Brown Bananas, Crowded Ports, Empty Shelves: What to Expect if There’s a Big Dockworkers Strike in the US
East and Gulf coast dockworkers are about to strike against low wages, unsafe working conditions and the threat of automation while the ruling class demands Collective Biden to intervene.
Read more...Atlanticism or Sovereignty? Fight in Germany Continues With Latest State Election
Germany’s loyal servants to Washington are being backed into a corner.
Read more...How the “Rules-Based International Order” Uses Humanitarianism to Turn Refugees Into Disposable Migrant Labor
Book review: “Human Capital: A History of Putting Refugees to Work” by Laura Robson.
Read more...Links 9/20/2024
Why the Cost of Water for Poor Black Detroit Voters May Be Key to Kamala Harris Winning – Or Losing – Michigan
Turns out that water and genocide are issues that are difficult to gloss over.
Read more...The West’s Blunders Help Fuel Russia’s Far East Development
A tip of the cap to the geniuses at the US State Department.
Read more...Conor Gallagher: Naked Capitalism – The Story Behind the Story
Naked Capitalism answers the why — a practice that has fallen off at mainstream and independent news sites and is needed now more than ever.
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