Economics

By Conor Gallagher – naked capitalism – May 28, 2023  As Washington increasingly inflates the China threat, a few pieces of sly propaganda to sell that conflict are coming more into focus. Recent speeches devoted to China by key figures in the Biden administration largely rested on falsehoods that conveniently erase decades of mistakes by the American elite and […]

Turkey’s political future is a matter of great interest for the rest of the world. And its 2023 general election has been the subject of much comment in many countries, not least Russia. A key reason for the international interest in the elections is the question of Turkey’s foreign policy course under its new government: […]

Сообщение “Boris, you are mistaken …”. Some comments on trade between Russia and Turkey появились сначала на New Eastern Outlook.

Lockdowns show behavioural restrictions are possible with the right messaging, a political disease we have yet to learn the extent of eugyppius: a plague chronicle | May 22, 2023 The Advisory Council on the Environment is a body of experts convened by the Federal Republic of Germany to advise the state on matters of environmental […]

By Roger J Arthur | TCW Defending Freedom | May 25, 2023 How many people, I wonder, have thought about the sheer quantity of raw material required to deliver Net Zero by the end of this century, let alone by 2050? How many are aware that Tesla alone may consume most of the associated raw […]

The Cradle | May 27, 2023 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani on 27 May unveiled a $17 billion infrastructure project to link West Asia and Europe and make Iraq a regional transportation hub. Once finished, the “Route of Development” project would run the length of the nation, reaching 1,200 kilometers from Turkiye’s northern border … … Continue reading →

MAGYAR HÍRLAP | May 26, 2023 No one has the courage and aptitude to lead Europe today, meaning there is no political leadership in the European Union, especially in the European Commission, said Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga at a Budapest conference on Thursday. “In the European Union today, it is non-governmental organizations (NGOs), foundations and think […]

RT | May 26, 2023 The stability of oil supplies from Kazakhstan to the global market relies on transit through Russia, the country’s ambassador to the US, Yerzhan Ashikbayev, has stated. He added that any disruption to flows caused by sanctions could trigger a dire scenario. “We proceed from the mutual interest of all parties, […]

By Ahmed Adel | May 26, 2023 On May 22, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the country may be unable to service its debt by June 1 unless Congress raises its ceiling or suspends it. In turn, President Joe Biden ruled out the declaration of default. At the same time, despite all the […]

RT | May 25, 2023 The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) member states should establish a rating agency to provide adequate assessment tools for the region’s growing economic activity, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. The proposal was made during a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Moscow on Thursday. Currently, the market for […]

By Ahmed Adel | May 25, 2023 The Hill reported that US military funding to Ukraine could be suspended indefinitely due to proceedings in Washington over the public debt ceiling. Effectively, the public debt situation will force the US to reduce its financial support to Ukraine since it is no longer possible to expect as much support […]

By Wyatt Reed – Sputnik – 24.05.2023 Claims by the US government that it pursues the promotion of democracy abroad are simply “fake,” Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Tuesday. “The United States and [some] Western countries are not after democracy, but domination and plundering of other countries’ wealth,” Raisi said during an official visit to […]

RT | May 24, 2023 Ukraine will significantly raise transit fees for Russian oil running through the Druzhba pipeline on its territory to the EU on June 1, TASS reported on Tuesday, citing data from Russian oil and gas transport company Transneft. It is expected that Kiev will increase tariffs for transporting crude to Hungary […]

Very seldom is something that can be so beneficial for one country attracted the wrath of so many others, as in the reaction to Russia affording Georgia visa-free status and direct flights, after so many years of travel and visa restrictions, recriminations, and name-calling. The US and the Georgian president also want to stop flights […]

Сообщение US Threatens Georgia with Sanction: “The Beacon of Democracy” over direct flights and visa free travel появились сначала на New Eastern Outlook.

Sputnik – 21.05.2023 BUDAPEST – Hungary is waiting for explanations from Ukraine and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen concerning reports on a possible stop of oil supplies from Russia to the European Union via the Druzhba pipeline, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said. Last week, media reported that von der Leyen had offered […]

Colin Todhunter In 2014, the organisation GRAIN revealed that small farms produce most of the world’s food in its report Hungry for land: small farmers feed the world with less than a quarter of all farmland. The report Small-scale Farmers and Peasants Still Feed the World (ETC Group, 2022) confirmed this. Small farmers produce up to …

By Mohamad Hasan Sweidan | The Cradle | May 19 2023 Sir Halford John Mackinder, one of Britain’s most prominent theorists in the field of geopolitics, discusses the significance of land connectivity between nations in his 1904 essay called The Geographical Pivot of History. Besides introducing his notable Heartland Theory, Mackinder argued that advancements in transportation technology, […]

Due to the fact that oil is always a geopolitical factor, history over the last century demonstrates that there is no such thing as little oil. Many new conflicts have occurred commencing from the beginning of the 20th century as a result of oil. And today, oil still plays a solely geopolitical role in the […]

Сообщение Iran – USA: “Tanker War” in the Strait of Hormuz появились сначала на New Eastern Outlook.

By Drago Bosnic | May 19, 2023 As if the European Union didn’t have enough major problems already, now the troubled bloc is faced with the nontrivial prospect of a “Swexit”. Namely, senior officials of the second largest political party in the Scandinavian country, the Sweden Democrats, are now openly saying that their country needs to […]

By Paul Homewood | TCW Defending Freedom | May 19, 2023 New analysis shows that electric cars (EVs) are depreciating at twice the rate of petrol cars. According to the Express : ‘EVs on average will lose 51 per cent of their purchase value from 2020 to 2023, compared with just 37 per cent for […]

In the real-world, the costs are all we know for sure and profits remain elusive and contingent. BY CHARLES HUGH SMITH | OF TWO MINDS | MAY 15, 2023 No one knows how the flood of AI products will play out, but we do know it’s unleashed a corporate frenzy to “get our own AI […]

On the 78th anniversary of the liberation from fascism in World War II, the world’s attention is increasingly focused on the causes and developments of the Ukrainian conflict. Even today, it is no secret in the United States and its Western allies that the main reason for the conflict in Ukraine is the recognition by […]

Сообщение NATO member names true sponsors of the Ukrainian conflict появились сначала на New Eastern Outlook.

Press TV – May 17, 2023 A Lebanese political expert says incumbent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan failed to get the support of people in urban areas in the recent election mainly due to his interference in Syria and the fallout of his intervention in the war. In an interview with the Press TV website, […]

By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos | Responsible Statecraft | May 17, 2023 There might be a massive new Ukraine aid budget debate on the horizon, as Uncle Sam is depleting the last one at a record pace and Pentagon stockpiles are, by all accounts, running low. According to a new report by Defense One, some $36.4 billion of […]

RT | May 17, 2023 Western financial measures are leading Kiev into a sovereign debt crisis, with the burden expected to exceed Ukraine’s GDP by the end of the year, the Russian ambassador to the UN has warned. “We will hear a lot today about the solidarity of the Western community with Ukraine, the readiness […]

Hungary’s energy security would take a major hit if Ukraine went through with a plan to destroy a key Russian pipeline MANDINER | May 15, 2023 Hungarian media is abuzz with angry reactions after a leak obtained by The Washington Post revealed that Ukraine was planning to blow up the Druzhba oil pipeline that transports crude from Russia to […]