In cutting interest rates amid spiralling inflation, the Turkish government under President Erdogan has thrown economic orthodoxy out the window. The poor face getting poorer. Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s plan to turn around the Turkish economy has a new victim in Finance Minister Lutfi Elvan, who resigned on December 2. But …
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Democracy Digest: Hungary and Poland Suffer Setback in Battle over EU Funds
Hungary and Poland lost a key battle in their fight to avoid EU funds being withheld over concerns about the rule of law, but government politicians cling to hope there is still a chance to win the war. On Thursday, the advocate general of the Court of Justice of the …
Read More »Somos ciudadanos, no usuarios
Necesitamos una coalición de democracias que establezca un marco de gobernanza en internet frente a las amenazas de Rusia y China y la arbitrariedad opaca de los gigantes tecnológicos que controlan la red “La democracia no ocurre por accidente. Tenemos que defenderla, luchar por ella, fortalecerla, renovarla”. Es lema de …
Read More »Die Außenpolitik wird zum Härtetest für Scholz
Der Umgang mit autoritären Staaten wie China und Russland muss robuster werden. Ein Weiter-so machen weder die Grünen noch die EU-Partner mit. Aus Raider wird Twix, sonst ändert sich nix. Und auf Angela Merkel folgt Olaf Scholz, aber die Außenpolitik bleibt, wie sie ist? Man kann verstehen, warum der neue …
Read More »Arabs to Biden: Do Not Let Iran Play You for a Fool
Iran has been insisting on its conditions and demands, including that Washington and the Western powers release frozen Iranian funds before reaching an agreement, according to Tariq Alhomayed, a Saudi journalist and former editor-in-chief of the Arabic-language newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat. He added that Iran was refusing to discuss ballistic missiles, …
Read More »Neocolonialism and the new cold war in Southeast Asia: A Diasporic View on the Philippine Crisis
E. San Juan, Jr. is an internationally recognized cultural critic and poet in Filipino. He is emeritus professor of English, Comparative Literature, and Ethnic Studies at several US universities, and lectured recently at the University of the Philippines and Polytechnic University of the Philippines. His most recent books are Carlos …
Read More »AUKUS & Quad In Context: Australia Violates All Indo-Pacific countries
Australia has formed the anti-China AUKUS (Australia, UK and US) and Quad (Australia, India, US and Japan) Alliances to contain a supposedly aggressive China. In reality a US lackey, nuclear terrorist, climate criminal, serial invader and subversive Australia violates ALL Indo-Pacific countries. A detailed and documented analysis of Australian violation …
Read More »Biden White House spoofs the Kremlin
This must be a rare occasion when Russian President Vladimir Putin during his 18 years in the Kremlin came out second best in an encounter with an American president. And it had to be at the hands of President Joe Biden who has not yet completed one year in office. …
Read More »Billionaires increased wealth by $3.6 trillion in 2020, as millions died from global pandemic
The World Inequality Report 2022, released by the global research initiative World Inequality Lab, found that the COVID-19 pandemic has widened the financial gap between the rich and poor to a degree not seen since the rosy days of world imperialism at the turn of the 20th century. The world’s …
Read More »France foils jihadist-inspired Christmas knife attack plot
2 suspects charged with terror offenses over plan to carry out stabbing spree in crowded places during holidays France has charged two men aged 23 with terror offenses after arresting them over a jihadism-inspired plot to attack crowded public spaces with knives during the Christmas period, sources said Wednesday. France’s …
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