By András Jakab* – EUobserver The most effective way deal with illiberal member states is to make sure a Spitzenkandidat is running the European Commission The most stubborn misbelief about the European Union’s inability to deal with its illiberal regimes in Poland and Hungary…
By Newsroom – Modern Diplomacy A hundred million people were forced to leave their homes in 2022. The UN continued to help those in need in a myriad of ways, and push for more legal, and safe ways for people to migrate.The 100 million figure, which includes those fleeing…
Editorial – The Guardian Progressive politics must respond to the normalisation of formerly fringe views that are now mainstream The legacy of a seismic political autumn is beginning to unfold. Just before politics adjourned for the Christmas break, the migration minister in…
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. Davies (*) – CODEPINK for Peace On December 27 2022, both Russia and Ukraine issued calls for ending the war in Ukraine, but only on non-negotiable terms that they each know the other side will reject.
By Conor Gallagher- Naked Capitalism As Russia grinds down NATO proxy forces in Ukraine, the West is turning its ire against the one country in Europe not to join sanctions against Moscow. Washington and Brussels have had enough of Serbia playing nice with Russia and are now…
By Rebecca R. Ruiz and Justin Scheck (*) – The New York Times Asinvestigators piece together clues, Russia has quietly taken steps to beginexpensive repairs on the giant gas pipeline, complicating theories about whowas behind September’s sabotage.In Nord Stream…
By Cas Mudde* – VOX Media Five countries to watch as the European right made new gains in 2022 2022 was a good year for the far right in Europe Although Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s radical right, did not win the presidential election, she came a lot closer this time…
By Shane Harris, John Hudson, Missy Ryan and Michael Birnbaum – The Washington Post World leaders were quick to blame Moscow for explosions along the undersea natural gas pipelines. But some Western officials now doubt the Kremlin was responsible.
By Giancarlo Elia Valori* – Modern Diplomacy Europe has once again become divided politically, economically and militarily: Russia in the east, NATO and the EU in the west, and the countries in between – Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and the Caucasus States – have become an area of…
By Pepe Escobar* – Asia Times Bolsonaro reduced Brazil to resources-exporter status; now Lula should follow Argentina’s lead into Belt and Road Ten days of full immersion in Brazil are not for the faint-hearted. Even restricted to the top two megalopolises, Sao Paulo and Rio…
