By Emilio Casalicchio and Jack Blanchard (*) – POLITICO For a small band of libertarians, Liz Truss’ resignation is the final act in an 11-year project to remake Britain Truss’ disastrous six weeks in power were an abject humiliation for the prime minister herself, of course —…
Rubenstein* – CounterPunch website Although some may consider it difficult or even impossible for the Ukrainians and Russians to make peace right now, this is actually a very good time for urgently needed negotiations to end the hugely destructive, increasingly dangerous…
Mitsuhei Murata, Former Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation The world is confronted with increasingly devastating natural disasters and faces with a serious crisis caused by the universally prevalent lack of ethics. Ancient Greek Philosopher Platon warned…
Noam Chomsky & David Barsamian (*) – Boston Review Chomsky on lies, crimes, and savage capitalism. War in Ukraine has reached its seventh month.
By Richard Hardigan* – CounterPunch website Many of the European Union’s policies make it very difficult for refugees to find safety within its borders. The authorities force them to spend years living in abysmal conditions in refugee camps, illegally push them back across both…
By Suzanne Lynch * – POLITICO Josep Borrell has a history of making off-the-cuff and sometimes off-color remarks ‘I am sorry if some have felt offended,’ Borrell writes after his ‘garden’ vs ‘jungle’ analogy prompt cries of colonialism and racism EU foreign policy chief Josep…
By Ramzy Baroud* – CounterPunch website A few years ago, the discussion regarding the geopolitical shifts in Africa was not exactly concerned with France and Russia per se. It focused mostly on China’s growing economic role and political partnerships on the African continent.
Editorial – The Guardian The UN is right to warn that governments risk a worldwide recession precipitated by excessive rate rises Generals are often criticised for fighting the last war. What about central bankers who seem unable to grasp the lessons of the last emergency, still…
By Felix Dodds and Chris Spence (*) The 27th annual UN climate summit is taking place in November. Will it be worth all the time and effort?
Fumiyasu Akegawa, Chair & CEO DEVNET International/Japan At the UN General Assembly on September 20, 2022, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida called for “Now is the time to return to the vision and principles of the UN Charter and mobilize our strength and wisdom to…
