[LA: It is striking how much the situation in Germany mirrors that of England, in particular the race to armaments at the expense of the welfare state, and the increase in the price of energy due to sanctions against Russian oil and gas. The situation created would be intolerable to the population in England if they … Continue reading The Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletter
By Gwydion M. Williams False Fears of Russia Russian Nationalism Killed the Soviet Union From NATO to NUTO? Decentralised China Snippets Privatisation Blight in Denmark Kurds Admitting a Tragic Defeat Revolting Long-term Results of the Anti-Marcos Democratic Revolt You Want the Moon? You need SpaceX Why Workers Tried Trump Again “Not being the United States is … Continue reading Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams East Ukraine: Invisible People Putin’s Modest Appetite Vance Orders Europe: Do It My Way Billionaires: Wealth Accumulators, not Wealth Creators Snippets Germany: a Nation Once Again? Germany’s Left Links and Alternatives Canada An Unwanted Example? Russia’s Narrow Escape Poland Stops Pretending to Like Ukrainians You Want the Law, But the Law … Continue reading Notes on the News
By Eamon Dyas I had meant to continue the previous article (Labour Affairs December 2024) on the attitude of the US to Europe’s relationship with Russian energy. But at the time of writing the newspapers and airways were dominated by the news of the decision by Kiev to end, on 31 December 2024, the long-standing … Continue reading Ukraine and the supply of Russian gas to Europe
By Gwydion M. Williams Putin’s Nuclear Gamble Threaten carefully In China, Bears Shit in the Woods! Must We Be Eyeless In Gaza? How to Reverse Progress and Be Very Baffled Snippets Trump Abandoning Taiwan? Conciliation Within China Reaching across the Pacific India Neglects Its Poor Putin’s Nuclear Gamble Russians have a history of losing many … Continue reading Notes on the News
Zyuganov: "Fulfilling the President's wishes and Nikolai Kharitonov's programme". Kharitonov is the Communist Party presidential candidate in the presidential election on the 17th March. Labour Affairs Commentary: In this speech Zyuganov (Secretary General, Communist Party of the Russian Federation) indicates his party’s broad support for the objectives of the government’s programme. In particular, he endorses the … Continue reading The Russian Presidential Election
By Gwydion M. Williams Wars of the Chickenhawks All Serious Chinese are Heirs of Mao When Russia Went Wrong Hindus Hard-Liners Do It Their Way Snippets The Aden War and the Houthi Rebels Europe Unifying Update on Benedict Arnold Wars of the Chickenhawks Both world wars were begun by leaders who felt a war was … Continue reading Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams · Britain Blighted by Upper London · Upper London Fears the Chinese Example · The Mistrustful USA · Snippets · Russia and China · Why Russia Rallies Round Putin · Worse Weather Britain Blighted by Upper London Well-meaning liberals like William Keegan are baffled that British politicians stay locked into policies that have caused vast suffering. Right-wing ideas … Continue reading Note on the News
Listening to Italy by Orecchiette MOSCOPOLI (or Moscow-gate) Marco Travaglio, Editor of Il Fatto Quotidiano, a newspaper to the left of la Repubblica, commenced his editorial on Putin by taking a slogan from a pacifist demo that happened in March. “Né con Putin, Né con Nato” Not with Putin nor with NATO. “I have always condemned Vladimir Putin's regime, ever since Silvio Berlusconi … Continue reading Moscopoli — Moscowgate
Kazakhstan Our Caucasus expert Pat Walsh (https://drpatwalsh.com) writes: The situation in Kazakhstan I have been trying to read Russian and Azerbaijani accounts of what’s going on in Kazakhstan and it’s not consistent. What I have noticed most is the attempts to shoehorn the issues into the authors’ existing disposition. For instance, I have read that it … Continue reading Kazakhstan
Russia’s Grand Strategy — Parliament Notes Bernard Jenkin initiated this debate on ‘Russia’s Grand Strategy, 6th January 2022. MPs on all sides were unanimous that Putin’s Russia is the enemy and a danger to the West and the UK in particular, Labour MPs being particularly vociferous. The Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy lambasted the government for not spending enough on … Continue reading Edward Leigh on Russia
Transcript of the interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin by Keir Simmons of NBC News, which took place in Moscow on June 11, 2021. [extracts] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/transcript-nbc-news-exclusive-interview-russia-s-vladimir-putin-n1270649 [The interview was conducted in an aggressive and insulting manner towards Putin, the interviewer saying things like: ‘President Biden said you have no soul’ and ‘you are a killer’, … Continue reading NBC Interview
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