Robin McAlpine – The world needs a new left

Robin McAlpine is Head of Strategic Development at the Common Weal think-tank in Scotland. BRAVE NEW EUROPE has begun its fundraiser to finance our work in 2025. Support an alternative resistance medium in its assault on the authoritarian liberal political class’s corporate and state media propaganda machine. BNE, a bastion for critical thinking and activism. Donate: https://braveneweurope.com/donate
| Uncategorized, Article, Robin McAlpine

Torsten Müller – Has the EU Minimum Wage Directive had an Impact

Torsten Müller is Senior Researcher at the European Trade Union Institute ‘Most Member State governments voted in support of this Directive, but now, when push comes to shove, we’re seeing a lack of ambition.’ ‘[The Directive’s reference values] have influenced statutory minimum wage-setting in various countries. […] Five years ago, nobody was even talking about these thresholds.’ ‘Only eight countries currently have this
| Economics, EU politics, EU-Institutions

Invest in Flooding Research Today To Protect Tomorrow

Funding flooding research would help to cut down the devastating impacts flooding has on agricultural crops and the financial burdens that come about after flooding including government and insurance payouts to those that are impacted Flooding, that ranks in the top three of the disasters, according to NOAA, has particularly hit hard in 2024. It has caused destruction not only
| Climate Change, Environment, Global

From Confiscation to Sovereignty – The ‘Third Step’ in Israel’s Annexation Strategy

This is just one example of many that highlight the ongoing systematic land confiscation designed to accelerate the annexation of the occupied West Bank at an unprecedented pace. Sebastia: A Case Study – Fayha’ Shalash is a Ramallah-based Palestinian journalist. She graduated from Birzeit University in 2008 and she has been working as a reporter and broadcaster ever since. Her articles appeared
| Articles, Features, Annexation

Trump’s Comeback: A Shift in U.S. Foreign Policy and Global Strategy?

We are now witnessing the fast-tracked consequences of US foreign policy for the last 25 years “run amuck” and derailed now that Donald Trump has proved his comeback was not by happenstance. His beating the odds, with many hurdles in his way, is a rude-awakening for many, for some — their worst nightmare—especially amongst Yellow […]
| Americas, Columns, Locations

Visit to Russia by DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui

In connection with the strengthening of the Strategic Dialog between the Russian Federation and the DPRK, as agreed by the leaders of the two countries during their June 2024 summit, on October 28 a delegation headed by Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui left Pyongyang for an official visit to Moscow. Itinerary of the trip The North […]
| Asia, Columns, DPRK

Anthony J. Tokarz – Ukraine’s demographic crisis threatens its future viability as a free state

Anthony J. Tokarz is a graduate student at Columbia University, where he researches the intersection of national security and finance BRAVE NEW EUROPE has begun its fundraiser to finance our work in 2025. Support an alternative resistance medium in its assault on the authoritarian liberal political class’s corporate and state media propaganda machine. BNE, a bastion for critical thinking and activism. Donate:
| Geopolitics, National Politics, Anthony J. Tokarz

Irish Bloc Berlin et al – Open letter to the Government of Ireland condemning the failure of the Irish government and EU to publicly denounce Germany’s repeated contraventions of international law and active role in genocide

Our demands: Ireland: Publicly denounce Germany’s role in the criminalisation of pro-Palestinian voices, and Germany’s active participation in genocide in Palestine. Ireland must lead by example in Europe, immediately enacting the Occupied Territories Bill and standing firmly against German and Israeli genocidal words and acts on both European and global stages. Advertisement Initiated by: Irish Bloc Berlin 1916 Societies Anti Deportation Ireland Apartheid-Free Arts Apartheid-Free Dance Artists Against Genocide Athlone
| EU politics, EU-Institutions, Geopolitics

Report from Nabatieh, Lebanon's ancient city that Israel has destroyed completely

Pravda.Ru special correspondent Daria Aslamova went through the streets of Lebanon's ancient city of Nabatieh. "We are following an ambulance vehicle through the completely deserted city of Nabatieh, where only a few families remain. The city has been completely destroyed. We are going to the city center to film what has been left of it. We are following rescuers to have
| Incidents

Israel is brazenly going against the entire world community

Israel, by brazenly stealing Palestinian property and driving its people out and creating the world’s largest open-air prison in Gaza, has made it clear that it is not going to compensate the refugees. It is difficult for any reasonable person to understand or explain Israel’s recent actions with regard to the UN Relief and Works […]
| Asia, Columns, Israel

‘Death Ambushes’ – Resistance Roundup – Day 404

Today’s killing of seven Israeli soldiers in South Lebanon was not the only bad news for the Israeli army, which is fighting, and struggling at two major war fronts. Al-Qassam Brigades Al-Quds Brigades “WATCH: Message 01: From Alexander Turbanov, one of the zionist captives held by Saraya Al-Quds (link to Saraya Al-Quds Telegram). Hezbollah
| News, Hezbollah, israel

Trump’s Army of Social Vigilantes Are Ready To Exact Their Revenge

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| Activism, Belief & Religion, Column

‘Drill, Baby, Drill’

Estimated global military expenditure rose for the ninth consecutive year in 2023, to surpass $2.4 trillion, Despite the consequent growth in demand for weapons and continued efforts to meet that demand, arms companies have found it difficult to boost production. The 6.8 per cent increase in total military spending in 2023 was the largest rise since 2009 and pushed estimated world spending
| Climate Change, Environment, Global

The Trump Administration: From “No War Hawks” to ALL War Hawks

In the weeks leading up to the 2024 US presidential election, Americans and many around the world invested hope that former-president and now President-elect Donald Trump would grind America’s wars abroad to a halt and instead invest in the United States itself. These hopes were based on rhetoric surrounding the Trump campaign. The candidate’s son, […]
| Americas, Columns, Locations

Dogecoin meme coin grows by over 130% after US presidential election

On November 4, the cryptocurrency was at $0.15822, and then the meme coin rate accelerated its growth and on November 12 it updated its three-year high, rising to $0.4358 for the first time since June 3, 2021 (+175.44% compared to November 4), according to data as of 03:54 Moscow time
| Business & Economy

Pillage, Terrorism, Domination: Françafrique put to the test by history

Françafrique, this charming system of domination that has allowed France to plunder Africa with elegance and discretion for centuries. A love relation, some will say. Of slavery, others will say. But what is Françafrique, really? A marriage contract between France and Africa, where the former takes everything and the latter gives everything? Or simply a […]
| Africa, Columns, Locations

Half of over 120M displaced people trapped in rising climate crisis: UNHCR

- By 2040  number of countries facing extreme climate-related hazards is expected to rise from three to 65, report says The UN refugee agency on Tuesday warned that half of the world’s over 120 million displaced people are increasingly finding themselves on the front lines of the global climate crisis, facing a lethal combination of threats but without the funding and
| NEWS, Main Headlines

Branko Milanović – The ideology of Donald J. Trump

Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World”. His new book, The Visions of inequality, was published October 10, 2023. Branko Milanovic´ BRAVE NEW EUROPE is doing a great job, and in this desert of informed different opinions, BNE is like a spring of fresh water.
| Economics, Finance, Geopolitics

Jonathan Cook – The media’s role in lying about Amsterdam violence just keeps getting darker

Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a winner of the Martha Gellhorn Special Prize for Journalism. His website and blog can be found at www.jonathan-cook.net All my posts are freely accessible, but my journalism is possible only because of the support of readers. If you liked this article or any of the others, please
| Fake News, Geopolitics, Media

Toni Strubell, Núria Bassa – What lies behind the Valencian tragedy?

Toni Strubell is a former MP in the Catalan Parliament, journalist, and author of What Catalans Want Núria Bassa Camps is a Catalan writer and photographer BRAVE NEW EUROPE has begun its fundraiser to finance our work in 2025. Support an alternative resistance medium in its assault on the authoritarian liberal political class’s corporate and state media propaganda machine. BNE, a bastion
| Corruption, EU politics, National Politics

CSTO countries discuss ways to strengthen military personnel training

Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, delivered a video address to the event participants. He highlighted that a network of foundational training, methodological, and research organizations had been established in CSTO countries "to optimize the effectiveness of the educational process and improve research activities for the development of the CSTO’s military"
| Military & Defense

David Hearst – Trump has a choice: Obliterate Palestine or end the war

David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on the region and analyst on Saudi Arabia. He was the Guardian’s foreign leader writer, and was correspondent in Russia, Europe, and Belfast. He joined the Guardian from The Scotsman, where he was education correspondent. Wildest impulses Irreversible consequences Biden’s humiliation No room for negotiations ‘Time for complete victory’ Fires
| Geopolitics, Article, David Hearst

Türkiye and BRICS, opportunities and challenges, perspective

Turkey continues to maneuver between East and West and seeks economic benefits from cooperation with all sides. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had the confidence to declare his desire to join BRICS when he personally arrived at the BRICS summit in Kazan. The strategic value of Türkiye may cause the countries that agree with Ankara […]
| Columns, Locations, Middle East

D. Trump’s astonishing victory in the US elections

On November, Trump was once again elected president of the United States, far ahead of Democratic candidate K. Harris. She has already acknowledged her defeat and a meeting with Joe Biden to organise the transfer of power has been agreed upon. Trump received 5 million more votes than his opponent. In addition, the Republicans won […]
| Americas, Columns, Locations

Gaza Genocide: The Ultimate Zionist Weapon to Silence Journalists is Murder

“A cantankerous press, an obstinate press, a ubiquitous press must be suffered by those in authority in order to preserve the even greater values of freedom of expression and the right of the people to know.” — Judge Murray Gurfein, Pentagon Papers case, June 19, 1971 In an incredibly fast-paced news cycle, it is inevitable that today’s “breaking news” fades away into
| Articles, Commentary, gaza genocide

Indo-Pacific braces for Trump 2.0

The victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election is far from unexpected. Yet, the fact that he has won means that many countries across the world will brace for the impact this win will have on them. This is especially true for countries in Asia – in particular, in the Asia Pacific region […]
| Columns, Locations, Politics

Juan Cole: IPC warns of Imminent Israeli-caused Famine in Gaza, with 133K facing “Catastrophic Food Insecurity”

Juan Cole, a TomDispatch regular, is the Richard P. Mitchell collegiate professor of history at the University of Michigan. He is the author of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: A New Translation From the Persian and Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires. His latest book is Peace Movements in Islam. His award-winning blog is Informed Comment. He is also a non-resident Fellow of the
| Geopolitics, Article, Juan Cole

Setting the table again!

Early November has a distinct feel for the Turkish people. It is a time of solemnity and reflection, not just because of the fallen leaves or the typical autumn gloom, but because it evokes a deep sense of longing for the past. This period is often described as a national time of remembrance, when people reflect on the early years
| Arts & Life

Jonathan Cook – A year late, the Guardian finally permits us to use the term ‘genocide’

Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a winner of the Martha Gellhorn Special Prize for Journalism. His website and blog can be found at www.jonathan-cook.net All my posts are freely accessible, but my journalism is possible only because of the support of readers. If you liked this article or any of the others, please
| Geopolitics, Media, Media Influence

The Real Lesson

None of these are The Lesson of the 2024 election: It was a total repudiation of the Democratic Party, a major realignment. Rubbish. Kamala Harris would have won had there been a small, less than 1 percent vote shift in the three main battleground states. The biggest shift from 2020 and 2016 was among Latino men. We don’t know yet whether Latino men will return
| Activism, Column, Economic Justice

Unlocking the Arctic: The Northern Sea Route as the Future of Global Sea Trade

In October 2024, Russia announced plans to significantly increase year-round shipping through the Northern Sea Route (NSR), aiming a boost in cargo volume to over 200 million tons annually by 2030 — a critical step in transforming the Arctic into a global trade corridor. With 2023's cargo volume already reaching 36.254 million tons, despite a slight dip this year so
| Opinion

Breakup of Germany’s coalition government ushers in new phase of class struggle

Like the Democrats in the US, which with their arrogance towards the falling living standards of the working masses, their support for the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and their anti-refugee deportation policy paved the way for the fascist Trump to return to the White House, the SPD also strengthens the most right-wing elements with its policies.
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After campaigning for Clinton, Biden and Harris, Bernie Sanders accuses Democrats of “abandoning working class”

When did Sanders reach this epiphany? Since running for president in 2016, the “democratic socialist” from Vermont has used left phraseology to cover for the Democrats’ right-wing agenda while at the same time rallying his supporters behind the viciously anti-worker presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
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Craig Mokhiber – Turmoil at the ICC as fears rise over Israel and the U.S. interference

Craig Mokhiber is an international human rights lawyer and former senior United Nations Official. He left the UN in October of 2023, penning a widely read letter that warned of genocide in Gaza, criticized the international response, and called for a new approach to Palestine and Israel based on equality, human rights, and international law Interference and delays Substantive risks Accusing the Prosecutor
| Geopolitics, Article, Craig Mokhiber

Jonathan Cook – It’s time to stop buying into tooth-fairy politics. No one’s bringing salvation

Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a winner of the Martha Gellhorn Special Prize for Journalism. His website and blog can be found at www.jonathan-cook.net Jonathan Cook It was the media, led by the Guardian, that kept Julian Assange behind bars Jonathan Cook Police escalate the British state’s war on independent journalism The raid on investigative journalist Asa
| Geopolitics, Article, Jonathan Cook

Elections in Georgia: A Déjà-Vu Reaction From The West and Its Media

In a blunt act of foreign interference, the EU abandoned its traditional soft diplomacy and stated that Georgia’s membership is off the table unless it reverses its pro-Russia course. Politics are more polarising than ever, and Georgia is no exception. One side champions pro-Western liberal democracy, while the other leans towards pro-national, Central European, and […]
| Caucasus, Columns, Georgia

Tomorrow at the famous Casa: MPA manifesto launch – Skwawkbox will live-stream

Liverpool’s most radical group launches its vision for a better country author and former ANC MP and minister under Nelson Mandela Andrew Feinstein, who stood against Keir Starmer in July and drastically reduced his majority activist and MPA chair Marie Harrison playwright, actor, writer and activist Tayo Aluko activist and FBU member Lee Hunter activist and MPA co-chair Mary Whitby Audrey White, who famously stunned Keir
| Announcement, Audrey White, cowardice

Trump Wins in a Blowout!

America woke up in shock Wednesday morning to maps of a red United States. Donald Trump had pulled off the unthinkable. He won by a landslide instead of a tight squeaker. Think about it, Trump has been indicted 91 times! We saw him sitting in court and then convicted. He was impeached twice while president. Many think he tried to
| Opinion

Make US-Russian relations great again!

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he was unaware of Russian President Vladimir Putin's plans to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election. "As for congratulations, I am unaware of the president's plans to congratulate Trump on the election," he said, RIA Novosti reports. The voting in the US presidential election ended. Trump is leading by a solid margin
| World

Iran-Arab Rapprochement Gains Ground

Israel’s escalation in Gaza and Lebanon has severely hindered U.S. efforts to expand the Abraham Accords by bringing Saudi Arabia into the fold. When Israel began its brutal war on Gaza following Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, the Arab-Israel peace deal became nearly impossible. Washington, however, did not abandon its efforts to […]
| Columns, Locations, Middle East

Is Iran in the process of deciding?

The Middle East crisis is heating up again as a result of the latest Israeli airstrikes on Iran. Tehran is deciding on an answer. Israel is not ready for compromise Despite all the calls and warnings from the countries of the Islamic world and other subjects of international relations, Netanyahu’s government continues its policy of […]
| Asia, Columns, Iran

US Election: dysfunctional people as presidential candidates who represent the ridiculous

I was never really that much interested in the internal politics of the United States; the US was interesting to me only because it influenced other countries. I don’t like any of the main two party presidential candidates. I think there are a large number of smart and decent people in the United States, but […]
| Americas, Columns, Locations

Video: ‘Zionist thugs’ invade Jewish anti-genocide demo and Muslim woman dragged out of ‘debate’

Manchester University event was titled ‘Is Anti-Zionism Antisemitism?’ and was supposedly a debate but Palestinians were ejected, while right-wingers outside chanted ‘free free Pakistan’ to try to drown out protestJewish anti-genocide protesters in Manchester Any proposition to be debated must be formulated in such a manner as to have a reasonably clear meaning which is not obviously nonsensical. Unfortunately the
| Analysis, comment, aggression

Election Day Spotlight – Where Harris and Trump Stand on Israel, Gaza

Both Harris and Trump have repeatedly emphasized the importance of US-Israel relations, framing Israel’s security as a priority in the region. ‘Unwavering Commitment’ – Harris ‘Get Your Victory’ – Trump – Romana Rubeo is an Italian writer and the managing editor of The Palestine Chronicle. Her articles appeared in many online newspapers and academic journals. She holds a Master’s Degree in Foreign Languages
| Articles, Features, Videos

Carbon markets and the new scramble for African land

Writing for ROAPE, Thelma Arko argues that while often presented as a solution to the climate emergency, the growth of carbon offset markets are fueling a new scramble for African land and perpetuating colonial-era exploitation. We must move beyond market-based solutions, Arko urges, to embrace strategies that centre on social equity, ecological integrity, and the rights of local communities.
| Newswire, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)

On the US Elections 2024: From Atlanticists’ Supremacy Symbol to Hollow Circus

While US elections during the Cold War were the West’s most important status-symbol, The November 5, 2024’s exercise will not bring citizen’s interest to the fore, making it meaningless. From Colonial Empires to ‘Democracies’ In the period after World War II, the British Empire and its branch, the US styled themselves as champions of ‘democracy’, […]
| Americas, Columns, Locations

Art Imitating Life – Israel’s ‘Triumph of Death’ in Gaza

This is the dark side of what is called ‘human nature,’ the fate of millions of people, enslaved, invaded, occupied, terrorized and massacred through the millennia. the totality of the land (‘eretz Israel’) the totality of the group to be destroyed (the Palestinians) the totality of the conduct by the genocidaire, rationalized by Israel as ‘self-defense’ when there can be
| Articles, Commentary, Francesca Albanese

Indonesia’s approach to BRICS, opportunities and perspective

Indonesia will continue to pursue its important role in creating a more inclusive, just, and equitable world order, with the desire to become a full member of BRICS. The possibility of Indonesia’s participation in the BRICS group was brought up a decade ago, and the country participated in some meetings. Indonesia’s official accession to BRICS […]
| Columns, Locations, Politics