Europe and the Law of Holes
Bedeviled by their own weakness, European officials refuse to heed the advice from the old adage, “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”
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Further Thoughts on Sweden’s Pandemic Response
A Covid retrospective on Sweden indicates citizens to a large degreed ignored bad government advice.
Read more...Imperialism: How the Struggle of Both Classes and Nations Creates Our World
How imperailasm has determined much of the structure of the international economy and that in turn affects domestic interests.
Read more...The NYT & WSJ’s Critical Articles About Kiev’s Counteroffensive Explain Why It Failed
It’s now in the open that US and Ukraine were at odds about the much vaunted counteroffensive, even when it was clear it would not get far
Read more...Is Erdogan’s High-Wire Act Running Out of Rope?
Sweden’s NATO accession remains at a standstill as Turkiye confronts headaches in every direction.
Read more...How German Foreign Minister’s Cancelled Trip Due to Plane Problems Is Symbolic of Country’s Decline
The fact FM Baerbock had to cancel trip and fly home commercial is a useful metaphor for Berlin’s recent rash of self-inflicted wounds.
Read more...Better Late Than Never? Spain’s El País Sounds Alarm Over Consequences of Ukraine “Proxy War” for EU’s Future
After enthusiastically selling the war since its inception, the mainstream media in Europe may be beginning to change its tune.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Debt, Sponsors of the Wars, Future of USD and BRICS
ichael Hudson on topics old and new: the role of debt in rentier extraction and US hegemony, and the prosepcts for the dollar and BRICS.
Read more...European Gas Price Spike Highlights Painful Exposure To Global Markets
A strike in Australia could reduce global LNG supplies by 10%. European energy security is not what it used to be.
Read more...The Sahel Tug-of-War: U.S. And Russia Face Off For Influence In Niger
A US propaganda outlet frets over Niger.
Read more...The Polish President Said Kiev Isn’t Doing The West Any Favors & Its Counteroffensive Failed
Spats between Polish and Ukrainian officials reflect divergences in interests which they may no longer be able to paper over.
Read more...The Overlooked Role of the Financial Crisis in the Subjugation of Europe
Europe faces permanent economic diminution thanks to following US sanctions But did the financial crisis pave the way for this self-sabotage?
Read more...NATO Training Leaves Ukrainian Troops ‘Underprepared’ for War
The veneer of NATO superiority is cracking as the Ukraine and its sponsors engage in a blame game over why the war is going so badly.
Read more...Vacation for Me, Not for Thee: European Workers’ Hard-Won Summer Vacation Tradition Is Slowly Being Taken Away
An increasing number of workers are unable to afford a summer holiday.
Read more...The Nationalist Right Tries a New Formula to Sell the European Neoliberal Project
In Italy and elsewhere, the right combines anti-immigrant and chauvinist measures with neoliberal policy.
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