Italy’s Arctic Ambitions Could Backfire Amid US-Russia Rivalry By Uriel Araujo Rome’s push into the Arctic promises new trade opportunities but risks worsening tensions with Moscow while exposing divisions within NATO. Washington’s own Greenland ambitions add another complication to Italy’s northern… Read More ›
Europe’s Atlanticist Consensus Is Cracking: AfD, Mélenchon And The Revolt Against NATO Orthodoxy By Uriel Araujo The AfD’s breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt and Mélenchon’s growing challenge to NATO are exposing the political divide in Europe. From Germany to France, right-wing and left-wing… Read More ›
Analysing All 28 Points Of The Leaked Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal Framework By Andrew Korybko The overarching theme connecting the substance and timing of this agreement is therefore the US’ eagerness to resolve the Russian-US dimension of the New Cold War in… Read More ›
Five Details That Most Observers Missed From SIPRI’s Latest International Arms Trends Report By Andrew Korybko They’re not as significant as the fact sheet’s top takeaways, but they’re still worth knowing about. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which is… Read More ›
Mainstream Media Is Exaggerating The Impact Of Anti-Proxy War Posters In Italy By Andrew Korybko But it would also be a mistake to dismiss their impact. CNN headlined an article last week about how “Pro-Russian posters appear on billboards across Italy”… Read More ›
EU Eager To Bypass Budapest Veto On Buying Arms For Ukraine By Uriel Araujo The EU is working on a legal “workaround” to bypass Budapest veto on buying arms for Ukraine. In a way, Hungary’s position within the European block is… Read More ›
European Air Defence Might Be Divided Into Two Spheres Of Influence By Andrew Korybko Germany might directly manage the northern half while France and Italy (senior and junior partners correspondingly) do the same with the southern one. Politico reported that “Von… Read More ›
Meloni-Von der Leyen Alliance: Neo-Fascism Has Now Officially Become Mainstream In Europe By Uriel Araujo There was a time in Europe when the slightest association with anything resembling Fascism (even if taken out of context) could ruin a politician’s career. Try to… Read More ›
Italian Premier’s Refusal To Condemn Fascist Salutes And Her Support For NATO By Uriel Araujo Fascist-leaning and far-right leaders and coalitions (even with public Fascist salutes and so on) are welcomed within European power structures – as long as they… Read More ›
The Financial Times Is Freaking Out After Italians Started Souring On The Ukrainian Conflict By Andrew Korybko This trend strikes fear in the hearts of eurocrats since they’re afraid that popular sentiment there could spread throughout the rest of Western Europe… Read More ›