The Irish Question | naked capitalism
Yves here. Your humble blogger must confess to having neglected the Brexit beat after following it intensely while the UK-EU negotiations were in full swing. The wee problem, as Chris…
Türkiye After the Earthquake: Why Not to Expect a Change in Russia Relationship | naked capitalism
While Türkiye is still reeling from the Feb. 6 earthquake, NATO is not letting up on its push to peel Ankara away from Moscow. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg was in…
Who’s Winning and Losing the Economic War Over Ukraine? | naked capitalism
Yves here. This is a solid, wide-ranging summary of what the Collective West economic sanctions have wrought. It’s readable and accessible to laypeople, so I hope you’ll circulate it widely.…
Incumbents Have the Upper Hand in Elections – Coordination Failures Give Them a Further Advantage | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post points out how parties and candidates on the outside, even in countries that routinely from coalition government and thus have some familiarity with power sharing, in…
Hope Amid Climate Chaos: A Conversation with Rebecca Solnit | naked capitalism
Yves here. As many of you no doubt know, Rebecca Solnit, among other things, wrote a seminal book, A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster.…
Who Decides for Children? | naked capitalism
Yves here. As an adult who has issues with impulse control (after years of being unable to voice anger, I’m now too casual about it), it’s not hard to see…
Putin’s February 21 Speech: Hot Takes – Putin Speaks for a Strong, Self-Sufficient Russia | naked capitalism
Putin delivered his annual report to the Duma, Russia’s analogue to the US State of the Union, at noon Moscow time. It was delayed from its typical year end slot…
Nigerian Central Bank’s “Drive to Entrench” a “Cashless Economy” Is Creating a World of Pain for Nigerian Citizens | naked capitalism
“Nigeria must go cashless. It is a global policy, checking insecurity and fighting corruption”: Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele Like India in 2016, Nigeria is undergoing the shock…
EU Gas Price Cap: An Exercise in Futility | naked capitalism
Yves here. The fact that the gas price cap has retreated from headlines does not mean it has gone away. Irina Slav explains why it’s inconsequential now but could have…
Mark Cuban Has Been Taking On the Drug Industry. But Which One? | naked capitalism
By Darius Tahir who reports on health technology with an eye toward how it helps (or doesn’t) underserved populations; how it can be used (or not) to help government’s public…