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

When Neoliberalism Produces a Failed State | When the State Stops Caring for Infrastructure, Failure Becomes Normal

The “Failed State” Is No Longer Somewhere Else Why Britain—and the West—Are Letting Critical Infrastructure Rot For decades, “failed states” were something Western governments diagnosed abroad. Today, the same logic of neglect, outsourcing, and market obsession is quietly hollowing out the infrastructure that keeps advanced societies safe. For years, “failed states” were imagined as distant … Περισσότερα