Iran President Raisi Asks President Putin To Support Gaza Action – Putin Is Evasive for the Moment
Putin ducked a request by Iran for support with respect to Gaza….but what might Raisi actaully want?
Read more...Putin ducked a request by Iran for support with respect to Gaza….but what might Raisi actaully want?
Read more...Militants threaten Myanmar’s military government. But other non-state actors, as well as China, are vying for influence.
Read more...The Republicans look serious about restricting immigration or at least rolling back recent Biden moves. But are there any sound approaches?
Read more...A detailed discussion of Russia’s effort to foster an ideological counterpoint to US hegemony, particularly via Putin speeches.
Read more...Yves here. While there is a lot of merit in the latest discussion between Radhika Desai and Micheal Hudson on their favorite topic of mutlipolarity, I feel compelled to correct some imprecisions. The video depicts the “German government” as having “raised” the debt brake but then “not being allowed” with no depiction of agency, to […]
Read more...Why did so many Dutch citizens vote for the far-right Geert Wilders?
Read more...A detailed account of the Dublin riot and the related political and social undercurrents in Ireland by our esteemed PlutoniumKun
Read more...A wide-ranging talk, both geographically and historically, on the accelerating changes in the global economy
Read more...Opposie! The West increasingly needs critical materials from countries against which we have escalated, particularly for green energy.
Read more...China challenges Western institutions. Each side offers distinct and competitive lending strategies for global infrastructure and development
Read more...hinese demand for food imports resulted in a significant increase in global cropland and higher profits for farmers exposed to this demand shock. It further highlights that this Chinese food shock served as the main impetus for global deforestation over the period.
Read more...The Biden Administration demonstrates it can’t shoot straight with respect to an economic deal meant to counter China.
Read more...Telecom Italia’s downfall over the past thirty years mirrors the disastrous path of the Italian state since joining the EU.
Read more...Yves here. In the US, Public Citizen deserves a great deal of credit for turning policy-makers against the multinational-favoring, national-law-and-regulation-gutting “free trade agreement known as ISDS, or “investor state dispute settlement. These disputes are arbitrated by secret panels with no appeal and pro-corporate cronies acting as deciders. Public Citizen’s relentless digging got key bad facts […]
Read more...Why Israel can’t handle a long war economically, and is prettyu sure to get one.
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