Michael Hudson: Church and Finance – From the Crusades to World War I
Michael Hudson extends his historical review from debt in antiquity the role of the Catholic Church in the rise of banking and war finance.
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Australia & Japan Are Seemingly Having Second Thoughts About the De Facto Asian NATO
Japan and Australia are finally questioning US exploitation. But what can they do about it?
Read more...U.S. Inches Closer to Causing Major Caucasus Crisis With Offer to Administer Transport Corridor Between Turkey and Azerbaijan
Moscow takes measures against Baku and Yerevan to warn against corridor move that would upset regional balance and be blow to Iran and Russia.
Read more...Wars, Taxation, and Increases in Representation
A historical analysis shows that greater representation was a bargain autocratic, here feudal, rulers had to strike to get support for war
Read more...Dutch Industry Buckles Under Energy Transition and Global Pressure
High energy costs in Europe, largely due to sanctions against Russia, has spread the gangrene of de-industrialization to the Netherlands
Read more...“Europe Won’t Need Russian Gas in the Future”
Europe celebrates its economic suicide by continuing down the path of achieving independence from cheap Russian gas.
Read more...“The Pandora’s Box Has Been Opened”: Von der Leyen Faces Impeachment Risk
EU Commission head Ursula von der Leyen is (finally) in some trouble. How much of a sweat does she need to break to survive?
Read more...Chaos in the Caucasus: Türkiye and Azerbaijan Make Their US-Israel-Backed Move Against Russia and Iran
U.S. officials say involvement of Russia and Iran in their own backyard of the South Caucasus is “unstable and undesirable.”
Read more...The UK Aims to Entrench Its Influence in Estonia in Order to Lead the Arctic-Baltic Front
The UK’s clever scheme to enlist rabid chihuahua Estonia to harass Russia in the Baltic theater.
Read more...Why Flattering Donald Trump Could Be Dangerous
Why power players should not apply their tongues to Trump’s posterior.
Read more...Carl von Clausewitz and the Clausewitzian Viewpoint of Warfare: A Theoretical Approach
An overview of Clausewitz’s thinking winds up showing how the US has ignored it, with the bad results Clausewitz predicted.
Read more...Proxy Fighters in the Fog of War
Examining the potential role of Turkey, Azerbaijan and nonstate actors bordering Iran in the destabilization campaign.
Read more...NATO’s Procurement Corruption Scandal Might Delay Its Rapid Militarization Plans
Yves here. Yet another example of European values in action! A corruption scandal in Aisle 5! While this procurement abuse is not all that big an impediment to European NATO members bulking up their armed forces, say compared to voters not being on board with baked-in social spending cuts, the lack of an industrial base, […]
Read more...Yanis Varoufakis: The Economics of Europe’s Descent into Warmongering
The long path that has led Europe to see big defense spending will be a lifeline, hence the need to stoke war fever.
Read more...“Trump Administration Closes In on Hard-Hitting Sanctions on Russia”
Russia sanctions enthusiasts try to talk over how Ukraine undercut Trump support with Ukraine’s attack on Russian nuclear deterrence assets
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