Category Archives: Russia

Weaponizing Free Trade Agreements

free trade agreements may increasingly become economic weapons in the new Cold War, disrupting earlier globalization.

Michael Hudson: A Depression Is Coming

Economist Michael Hudson explains the inflation crisis and warns a “long depression” is coming, due to the new cold war on Russia and China.

Fighting Words – What the Poles Say When They Dare Do Nothing About NATO and the US

How Poland is getting the short end of the stick from the US and NATO. Not that that should be a surprise.

Oil Markets Could Face A Doomsday Scenario This Week

How will oil markets react if they get confirmation that OPEC+ has no spare production capacity?

“G7 Aims to Hurt Russia with Price Cap on Oil Exports”

If this harebrained Russia oil price cap scheme gets off the ground, it’s likely to be yet another Western economic own goal.

“Why the Ukraine Crisis Will Make Little Difference to Dollar Supremacy”

Why the depth of the U.S. securities market will extend dollar hegemony beyond what would seem to be its natural sell-by date.

Boycotts in Sport May Not Advance Human Rights. But They Do Harm Individual Athletes

Wimbledon bans Russian athletes from this year’s tournamentnt. Other than virtue-signalling, what did its organisers hope to achieve?

Lithuania’s Step Too Far — Blockade of Kaliningrad Draws No Support from US, UK, EU, NATO, as Russia Prepares “Practical Steps”, “No Diplomacy”

If it doesn’t pull back on its interference with Russian shipments, Lithuania is set to get whacked for messing with Kaliningrad.

German Neutrality Was More Important than NATO Expansion – A New History Book Explains Why Gorbachev Gave It Away for Nothing

How Gorbachev gave a costly and disastrous concession to the West for free.

Estimating the Short-Term Impact of War on Economic Activity in Ukraine

A rosy-seeming view of how Ukraine’s economy is faring.

Michael Hudson: The Fed’s Austerity Program to Reduce Wages

The Fed, following neoclassical orthodoxy, hates having ordinary workers properly paid.

Michael Hudson Talks About Almost Everything with Jonathan Brown

Another blockbuster interview with Michael Hudson.

Noam Chomsky: Ukraine Is a Diplomacy No-Go Zone

If this is what Western “realism” about Ukraine looks like, our goose is cooked.

Gazprom Reduces Gas Flows To Italy

More on the dastardly gast cuts to Europe by Gazprom.

Can the Fed Kill This Inflation Without Killing Too Many Other Things First?

Why having central banks as the inflation shock troops is not such a hot idea.