Economics

Alan Cunningham Realism is nothing more than the ideology of powerful states. In Dunne and Schmidt’s chapter on realism for the International Relations (IR) textbook The Globalization of World Politics, all the rhetoric used seems to point to being about retaining and collecting power in whichever ways possible, …

Not quite four months have passed since President Biden’s controversial meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his historic visit to Saudi Arabia under the banner of energy security. On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden voiced his disappointment with the decision of the OPEC+ alliance to …

The Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said in an interview with Polish radio station RMF FM that NATO would have a “conventional response” to a possible Russian nuclear attack on Ukraine. When asked whether NATO troops would enter Ukraine, Rau said this could not be ruled out. However, …

Amidst serious tremors in the world of geopolitics, it is so fitting that this year’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) heads of state summit should have taken place in Samarkand – the ultimate Silk Road crossroads for 2,500 years. When in 329 BC Alexander the Great reached the then …

Prices on US consumer products increased by an average of 8.2% in September 2022 as compared to a year earlier, a Thursday report by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed. The report also showed that prices had increased in September 2022 over the prior month by …

Eric Zuesse The difference between a liberal and a progressive is that whereas a liberal is fooled by liberal or ‘leftist’ billionaires’ ‘news’-media and candidates (emphasizing gay versus straight, man versus woman, black versus white, and everything BUT rich versus poor — since the Party is funded by …

A consensus is emerging that the Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany were recently damaged by an attack, not an accident. Three gas leaks were reported on these two projects from Monday night to Tuesday morning, which coincided with seismic activity recorded by Denmark and Sweden that …

Thousands of angry French protesters have gathered in the French capital to call for the country’s withdrawal from the U.S.-led NATO military alliance. The protesters have also called for the resignation of the country’s President Emmanuel Macron. The demonstration reflects similar rallies being held across Europe in opposition …

Global natural gas markets are set to remain tight next year, with lower gas flow from Russia to Europe, high gas prices, lower demand and the impact of energy saving measures, according to the International Energy Agency’s Gas Market Report Q4 2022 published Monday. As Russia’s curtailment of …