U.S. Senators Propose Secondary Sanctions On Russian Oil
Some US senators are pushing what looks like another sanctions own goal…..assuming it gets done.
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What the Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan Is Really About and Why It’s Likely to Get Worse
By Conor Gallagher Ever since the breakup of the USSR, Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in a dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave recognized as Azerbaijani territory by the international community but mostly populated by ethnic Armenians. They fought a war there two years ago when Azerbaijan grabbed land in a six-week conflict that led […]
Read more...Text of Putin Speech Announcing Partial Mobilization
Putin announced that Russia is escalating its commitment to the conflict in Ukraine.
Read more...Peace Activists Hit the Streets From D.C. to San Francisco Seeking End to Ukraine War
Finally some in America are willing to speak out against the financial and human costs of the Ukraine conflict and urge neogitations.
Read more...Pope Francis Endorses “Moral” Arms for Ukraine
Pope Francis’ recent statement that providing weapons to Ukraine can be a moral decision puts him at odds with his own pronouncements on war over the years and with a large chunk of the population of the Global South, now the population center for the Catholic Church.
Read more...Using the Payments System to Enforce an Russian Oil Price Cap Likely to Cause Supply Shock
The G7 plans to use its payments system to enforce a Russian oil price cap, because that worked so well in the shock and awe sanctions.
Read more...The Russian Situation Comedy Is No Lying Matter – The Joke Is on the Office of Foreign Assets Control
How Russian comedy producers and broadcasters are laughing their way to the bank thanks to Western sanctions.
Read more...Speculation Over What Russia Does Next
Russia, as in Putin, is under pressure to amp up the Ukraine war. Will he be able to hold out?
Read more...Olaf Scholz and Vladimir Putin Talk Past Each Other as Ukraine Pushes for Formalizing Ukraine’s NATO Lite Status
NATO is saber-rattling at Putin and the Russian leadership. Will Russia escalate or wait to see NATO’s cards?
Read more...Russian Aviation Industry Corrects Yeltsin Yaw – Boeing, Airbus Ditched
Russia is moving ahead with aviation import substituion. In theory, this should be within Russis’s grasp. But what about timelines and costs?
Read more...Final Opinion Polls Before the Italian Elections Show Parties Are Out of Step With Voters on Russia Sanctions
The final opinion before the 25 September Italian elections show that Italian political parties are disconnected from the electorate on the issue of sanctions on Russia.
Read more...Fog of War, Military and Economic
Some questions about quality of Ukraine war commentary.
Read more...Michael Hudson on Student Debt Relief, Inflation, Ukraine Disaster Capitalism, Petrodollar Challenge
Michael Hudson gives a newswap with Ben Norton: student debt forgiveness, inflation, Ukraine, dollar rows, and the death of the Queen
Read more...EU Wrangling Over Energy Plans That Amount to Band-Aid Over Gunshot Wound
Even with energy-hungry businesses shuttering or reducting operations, most EU officials don’t grasp how bad things will become.
Read more...Gorbachev Paved Way for Oligarchs – Aleksandr Buzgalin
By opposing deep democratic reforms from below, Gorbachev laid the groundwork for privatization and the looting of the 1990s.
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