Tools of economic statecraft are powerful — and can cause lasting harm – POLITICO
Julia Friedlander is CEO of Atlantik-Brücke in Berlin and former advisor for European affairs at the U.S. National Security Council...
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Moldovan president says Russia is ‘buying’ voters, seeks backing for pro-Europe policies
Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks at the USAID "Democracy Delivers" event at the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, in...
Looking forward and back – POLITICO
Dermot Hodson is author of “Circle of Stars: A History of the EU and the People Who Made It,” published...
Anti-war protest hits US Congress hearing as Biden officials seek aid for Israel, Ukraine
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Two of President Joe Biden's top advisers asked U.S. lawmakers to provide billions more dollars to Israel on Tuesday at a congressional hearing interrupted repeatedly by protesters denouncing American officials for backing what they called "genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza.Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testified to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Biden's request for $106 billion to fund ambitious plans for Ukraine, Israel and U.S. border security.Arguing that supporting U.S. partners is vital to national security, Biden requested $61.4...
French Morenoites cover up US-NATO escalation against Gaza, Iran
Révolution Permanante (RP), the news site run by French Morenoites tied to the Argentine Socialist Workers Party (PTS) and Left Voice in America, is...
Russia’s shadow fleet is a disaster waiting to happen – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the American...
Moscow will confiscate EU assets if Brussels ‘steals’ frozen Russian funds, Putin ally says
Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of Russia's State Duma lower house of parliament, attends a plenary session in Moscow, Russia, Russia, October...
Bloomberg Weekend Reading: US Warns Israel It Needs an Endgame to the War
In past wars against Hamas, Israel moved quickly to invade Gaza, seeking to degrade the militant group’s ability to fire...
EU leaders approve using profits from frozen Russian assets – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — EU leaders endorsed unprecedented plans to use profits generated by frozen Russian state assets for Ukraine reconstruction, and called...
US says some crypto firms not doing enough to stop illicit finance
U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo speaks at the Royal United Services Institute in London, Britain, October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday said some firms in the digital asset space were not doing enough to stop the flow of illicit finance - a subject which has come under renewed scrutiny following the deadly attacks in Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas.U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, speaking at an event in London, said the "vast majority" of financial...