Paying for Euroskepticism
A new data analysis shows that Euroskepticism, as in regional voting for nationalist/anti-European Union policies, produces lower growth.
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The Trans-Caspian Pipeline Is Resurrected as the U.S. Plots a Return to Central Asia
The Turkish Trojan Horse pressures Russia and Iran on new fronts, but China holds dominant position.
Read more...Russia’s Choices as It Brings Ukraine to the Brink with Electricity War, Takes Pokrovsk
Even with Russia’s domination undeniable as its electricity attacks turn off power all over Ukraine, Russia still has complex choices to make.
Read more...The E.U. ‘Derisks’ Itself Into Another Disaster
Despite years of supposed preparation, the bloc is now scrambling for rare earths. Will the US have any more success?
Read more...What Can Europe Learn From China’s Critical-Tech Innovation Push?
China’s rise in frontier technologies narrows its gap with the US as Europe struggles with slow replication and fragmented research.
Read more...The Stage Is Set For a US-Instigated Security Dilemma Between the Eurasian Rimland & Heartland
The US and its major European and Asian allies have embarked on a Eurasia contaiment strategy. What are its prospects?
Read more...Former NATO Chief Stoltenberg Says Alliance Let Ukraine Down, Washington Was ‘Defeatist’
Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg points fingers for the collapse of Project Ukraine as the country faces a devastating winter.
Read more...The Trump-Putin Phone Call: US Makes Process Concession to Russia and Trump Softens Stance on Tomahawks.
A reading of the Trump and Kremlin statements shows that most commentators are out over their skis as to what the Trump-Putin phone call portends.
Read more...Europe Is Not a State; That Is Why It Is at War With Russia
The euro’s problem is that the European Union is not a state — and war is the fastest way to become one.
Read more...Lecornu Resigns Less Than a Day After Forming Government; How Long Can Macron Hang On?
The third government Macron has tried to form, under Sébastien Lecornu, fell with shocking speed. Time for a Macron death watch?
Read more...Quelle Surprise! Advanced Nations Stymie Governance Reforms at World Bank Intended to Increase Influence of Global Majority
More than a decade of stalled Wrold Bank shareholding reforms illustrate how geopolitical rivalries undermine the push for multipolarity
Read more...NATO Might Try to Down Russian Jets on The False Pretext That They Violated Its Airspace
Why some European members of NATO might attempt the reckless escalation of attacking Russian military assets.
Read more...The Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Admitted That His Co-Ethnics Don’t Want to Assimilate
Poland-Ukraine frictions are at odds with some possible end-of-Ukraine-conflict schemes.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Who Writes the New Rules as Power Shifts Away from the US?
Michael Hudson discusses many of the responses to the US loss of economic dominance, from Europe’s self-immolation to China’s lending.
Read more...Despite Recent “Pin the Tail on the European Donkey” Moves, Trump Unlikely to Escape Accusation of Losing Ukraine War
Despite a possible tactical success versus Ukraine warmongers, Trump can’t escape owning the war and going down as the President that lost it
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