Greece’s Economic Comeback Is Real — But Built on Fragile Foundations

Greece Is Growing Again — But on Borrowed Strength Greece is once again being hailed as a European success story. Growth rates outpace much of the eurozone. Bond yields have stabilised. The bailout era feels firmly in the past. But beneath the surface of the macroeconomic comeback lies an uncomfortable truth: Greece is growing, but … Περισσότερα

Trump’s America and the Rise of Resource Power in a Multipolar World

Trump’s America and the Rise of Resource Power in a Multipolar World Predictions about the imminent decline of American power have become a familiar refrain. The expansion of the BRICS bloc, renewed discussion of de-dollarisation and the visible assertiveness of China and Russia are often cited as evidence that US hegemony is fading. Yet such … Περισσότερα

Russia’s Economy Faces New Oil Shock as Sanctions and War Costs Mount

Russia’s Oil Dependence Faces New Risks as Global Supply Shifts For decades, crude oil has been the central pillar of Russia’s economy, outweighing even its once-lucrative natural gas exports to Europe. That dependence is now under renewed pressure as concerns grow over a potential fall in global oil prices, driven in part by US plans … Περισσότερα

Why Trump Shows Neoliberalism and the Far Right Are Not Opposites — They Are Conjoined

For decades, Donald Trump has been labelled a populist: a political oddity that somehow defies neat categorisation within conventional liberal frameworks. In some circles, populism has become a catch-all term for anything that does not align with the neoliberal mainstream—even when that term obscures more than it reveals. As critics themselves have noted, it is … Περισσότερα