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German industry has taken a permanent hit, estimated 7% shortfall is half cyclical and half structural

11:34 17.07.2024

German industry has taken a permanent hit, estimated 7% shortfall is half cyclical and half structural

Mittel-kaput? Germany’s industry won’t be able to fully shake off the impact from its downturn of the past years, according to research by Bloomberg Economics. While expectations are high for a rebound from the hit of the pandemic and the recent energy crisis, Thursday’s analysis now suggests that half of …

«We were the judges». A Czech mercenary fighting on the side of Ukrainian Armed Forces acknowledges killing people in Bucha

11:55 16.07.2024

«We were the judges». A Czech mercenary fighting on the side of Ukrainian Armed Forces acknowledges killing people in Bucha

Czech militant Filipp Siman, who is on trial in the Czech Republic for fighting as a mercenary on the side of Ukrainian Armed Forces, has acknowledged killing people in Bucha. A statement to this effect quoting Czech media was made by fugitive Ukrainian blogger Anatoly Shariy. Execution squad Siman arrived …

View from USA: Three phases of the Ukrainian war – from Euphoria to Despair

11:42 16.07.2024

View from USA: Three phases of the Ukrainian war – from Euphoria to Despair

As the tables turned in favor of Russia, NATO is running out of options. NATO’s war against Russia is progressing through three distinct phases: Euphoria, Apprehension, and Despair, notes ‘The American Thinker’. Phase I. Euphoria The Russian special military operation in Ukraine, started on February 24, 2022, caused a sense …

Pepe Escobar: A declaration of NATO war against Eurasia

11:37 16.07.2024

Pepe Escobar: A declaration of NATO war against Eurasia

“We are the world. We are the people. We are NATO. And we’re comin’ to get ya…” – wherever you are, whether you want it or not. Call it the latest pop iteration of the “rules-based international order” – duly christened at NATO’s 75th birthday in D.C., writes Pepe Escobar, …

Newsweek: “Europe is… leaderless”

11:35 16.07.2024

Newsweek: “Europe is… leaderless”

Is there any head-of-state in Europe who can actually claim a leadership role on the continent? – ‘Newsweek’ puts a question. France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, commonly viewed as Europe's three biggest powers, are all in the midst of various degrees of political dysfunction, economic malaise, and broader disenchantment …

A scandal in Japan: More than 200 defence officials punished for mishandling classified data

11:34 16.07.2024

A scandal in Japan: More than 200 defence officials punished for mishandling classified data

Japan’s defence ministry and forces are under scrutiny over allegations members of the navy violated the sensitive information protection law, falsely claimed allowances for special assignments, and wrongfully claimed free meals at base cafeterias. Of the 218 people disciplined, 11 senior officials were dismissed, two were demoted, dozens suspended and …

Ukraine at a crossroads: End the war now or Risk of decisive military defeat

11:10 15.07.2024

Ukraine at a crossroads: End the war now or Risk of decisive military defeat

Ukraine has a very narrow window to turn the momentum of the war in its favor. Even then, the Russians are still holding most of the cards, writes ‘The National Interest’. There is no path, however well-resourced, by which Ukraine can inflict an outright military defeat on Russia in the …

View from USA: Russian officials vow response to US missile deployment to Germany

11:09 15.07.2024

View from USA: Russian officials vow response to US missile deployment to Germany

Officials across the Russian government reacted strongly to the news that the US is deploying previously banned missiles that could hit Russian territory, writes Dave DeCamp, an international observer of the Randolph Bourne Institute. On Thursday, Russian officials reacted strongly and vowed to respond to the US announcing that it …

The Habsburg Empire strikes back

11:08 15.07.2024

The Habsburg Empire strikes back

New hard-right group, Patriots for Europe, is a Habsburg coalition that gives the Hungarian leader the European platform he craves. Viktor Orbán is getting Europe’s oldest band back together, writes POLITICO. Hardcore fans call the long-disbanded group “k. u. k.,” but it’s more widely known as the Habsburg Empire. Amid …

View from New York: Britain’s Embrace of the Bomb

11:05 15.07.2024

View from New York: Britain’s Embrace of the Bomb

The country’s nuclear-weapons program is in bad shape, yet it is one of only two nations actively rearming. What’s it all for? – asks ‘The New Yorker’. At 2:15 a.m. on January 29th, the United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued a Hazardous Operations warning for a stretch of ocean from …

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