By Rhod Mackenzie The Foreign Affairs committee of the US congress has backed the transfer of the Russian assets that are currently frozen abroad to the Ukraine, on the condition that “if necessary, the funds will be transferred to the US government.” However, this idea lacks support within the European Union – where the majority […]
Riley Waggaman Alexei Moiseev, Russia’s deputy minister of finance, is the world’s most candid space lizard. When he announced in a September 2021 interview that “the digital ruble is a replacement for the cash ruble”, skeptics and haters spread hurtful rumors that Moiseev’s refreshing and award-winning honesty had been taken out of context. Here’s what Mr. Moiseev told …
By Rhod Mackenzie Russia and Iran are prepared for mutually beneficial cooperation with all countries, particularly our neighbours. Central Asia is experiencing rapid development. It is time for Europe to awaken to the current circumstances. These are the key themes of the XVI Verona Eurasian Economic Forum – a unique public platform facilitating communication between […]
By Rhod Mackenzie The United States has acknowledged its reliance on Russian nuclear fuel, and is devising strategies to address it. However, even they are still struggling to eliminate their use of Russian nuclear fuel. What caused the downfall of the US nuclear industry, and what part did Russia play in it during the 1990s? […]
By Rhod Mackenzie The Czech Republic is currently making arrangements to shift its oil refineries to the use of non-Russian oil sources. This is despite Russian oil via pipeline supplies being exempt from sanctions on it, as well as for Austria, Hungary and Slovakia, Prague appears to think that its oil supplies may halt unexpectedly […]
By Rhod Mackenzie Europe’s commitment to weaning itself off Russian fossil fuels appears to be in name only. Imports of Russian LNG into the European Union have now reached record levels. Spain and Belgium have doubled their purchases. According to the Centre for German Studies at the Russian Institute of Europe, LNG supplies from Russia […]
Kim Iversen is one of the journalists I have a lot of respect for. Whether right or wrong, she is interested in the truth, and that search often takes her out of her own rather left-winged comfort zone, at least as I see it. She produced tremendous work during both COVID and the early stages […]
Simon Elmer ‘Today, it is not the city but rather the camp that is the fundamental biopolitical paradigm of the West.’ Giorgio Agamben, Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life, 1995 In Part 1 of this article, I identified the apparatuses of biopower by which our freedoms and our democracies are threatened in the West …
Sylvia Shawcross There is a kind of dark twisted amusement that strikes me sometimes. I don’t know about you. Oh I know. There is not a dang thing funny about a dang thing in this world right now but if you become jaded enough well, it is almost pure comedy. Today I’m indulging my jadedness. …
By Rhod Mackenzie The decrease in pipeline supplies from Russia is compelling Europe to continually seek new gas sources amid long term global supply issues. The largest economy in the bloc, Germany, is looking to overcome the deficit by sourcing gas from Nigeria, which boasts the largest reserves on the continent. Will African countries be […]
