Tag: EU
France and the EU, Recognizing Yet Supporting Apartheid Reality in Palestine
While the US defies international law, the EU settles for mere words while in deeds helping to sustain a status quo that ‘s wrought misery for Palestinians.
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The Looming UK Brexit Mess
Since 2008, the UK growth rate suggests business as usual, yet the British pound has fallen more than by a third in the same period.
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Macron Must Engage Yellow Vest Leaders to Undermine Far-Right
Macron would be prudent to meet with the leaders of the yellow vest movement and meaningfully address their grievances and moderate demands.
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Darker Clouds over Europe    Â
Not only is Europe’s expansionary cycle fading, but the region is about to face challenges that it has to tackle amid growing political fragmentation.
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The USMCA and Trump’s Quest for ‘America First’ World Trade
The era of post-1945 multilateralism is fading. After the revised NAFTA, Trump’s dream is U.S.-dominated world trade and the ‘America First’ Asian Century.
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Is Russia Being Betrayed By Its Own Intelligentsia?
How could the Russian government possibly think that any agreement with Washington, Israel, or any of Washington’s EU puppets would mean anything?Â
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Dissent Is No Longer Permissible In The West. Will Russia Notice?
The resurrection of French President Charles de Gaulle’s French nationalism under Marine Le Pen is unacceptable to Washington, so she must be gotten rid of.
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How US Trade War Is Spreading from Goods to Services
As the White House is expanding its tariff wars, collateral damage is about to spread from goods to services – much of it in the U.S.
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Genocide of the Greek Nation
The declaration that the Greek crisis is over just means that there’s nothing left to extract from the Greek people for the interest of the foreign banks.Â
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The Self-Imposed Impotence of the Russian and Chinese Governments
Why don’t the Russian and Chinese play their winning hands? The reason is that neither government has any advisers who are not brainwashed by neoliberalism.
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Common Enemy: Why Israel is Embracing Fascism in Europe
Israeli leaders are keen to benefit from Europe’s move to the far right and the anti-Muslim sentiment that accompanies it.
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Q&A with Richard Falk: The Meaning of Trump’s NATO Summit
President Trump has left many experts questioning the direction and aim of US foreign policy. Richard Falk explains the state of the geopolitical compass.
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In the Age of Right-Wing Populism, Is The Progressive Left Experiencing Its Own Revival?
The rise of the far-right has forced serious questions about the future of the EU, but the progressive resurgence could polarize European politics.
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Europe’s Iron Curtain: The Refugee Crisis is about to Worsen
As long as Europe continues to approach the refugee crisis without addressing its root causes, the crisis will continue to grow.
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The Absence of Diplomacy Is Isolating Washington
Washington, wallowing in its fabled incompetence, is now worsening all of its empire relationships by threatening its own allies with trade wars.
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US Tariffs vs China, EU, NAFTA – and the Rest of the World?
After months of trade war with China, US subjected its EU and NAFTA partners to steel and aluminum tariffs. EU leaders missed a year seeking appeasement with Trump’s protectionism. It’s time to defend the multilateral trading regime.
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Democracy Is Fighting to Survive the Rise of Western Authoritarianism
Considering the seeds of crisis that the self-serving policies of the Western elites have sowed, the responses to the crises will be calls for and acceptance of authoritarian rule. It is entirely possible that the democratic era is approaching its end.
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Is Putin’s Strategy Finally Beginning to Work?
Although European politicians have been well paid for their vassalage to Washington, they might now be finding it an unworthy and uncomfortable burden.
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US Quest for Iran Regime Change: Will EU Sustain the Nuclear Deal?
Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal was the wrong decision at the wrong time. It is likely to compound global political, economic and security risks. Now the EU, along with Russia and China, must sustain the nuclear deal.
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Putting Corruption at the Forefront of Armenian Reform
Will the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) continue to value the status quo, or will it take part in the value unleashed in the power of the people in seeking change and a brighter future?
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