Category: International

Books, International

A Magnificent Obsession: Ian Mitchell’s Russia and the Rule of Law

BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN There are books that inform, books that provoke, and books that fundamentally rearrange the furniture of one’s mind. Ian Mitchell’s Russia and the Rule of Law, Volume I: Status Unbound (862–1856) belongs emphatically to the third category. It is a monumental, eccentric, often maddening, and utterly indispensable work of historical synthesis that dares to ask the largest possible question, how does law … Continue reading A Magnificent Obsession: Ian Mitchell’s Russia and the Rule of Law

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In Service of the Republic

BY THE EDITOR In Service of the Republic: The Art and Science of Economic Policy by Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah presents itself as a sober, technocratic intervention in India’s policy discourse. The authors, both esteemed former senior civil servants and professional economists, argue that India’s economic trajectory, particularly the marked deceleration after 2011, reflects a failure of institutional capacity rather than intent. Their diagnosis is … Continue reading In Service of the Republic

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Have Spain´s Wildfire Communities Already Been Forgotten?

BY ED ANDERSON If you were to step off at Manuela Malasaña metro in Móstoles in July, you´d be greeted by a typical Madrid satellite town. A Basic Fit here, a baking Plaza del Sol there and a smattering of bars that thankfully won´t be changing you 5 euros a caña. Mercifully, there is not an instagrammer in sight. However, hidden away here and in … Continue reading Have Spain´s Wildfire Communities Already Been Forgotten?

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Farming, International

Disaster or Opportunity? Spanish Farming´s New Reality

BY ED ANDERSON “We are facing a crisis.” The words of Victor Manuel Martín López, head of Eurocaja Rural, were blunt on Tuesday at El Español’s ‘Wake Up Spain’ on Spain’s economic future and uncertainty. It was certainly a different note being struck by Julián Conthe (Director General of Commercial and Economic Security in Spain) last week at the Fundación Alternativas event ‘La entrada en … Continue reading Disaster or Opportunity? Spanish Farming´s New Reality

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Would Jimmy Lai Have Been Any Better Off In Britain?

BY NOAH KHOGALI Justice doesn’t always die in front of a firing squad. For Jimmy Lai, a 78-year-old British citizen, the Chinese Communist Party simply sent over a certificate that ensures he will likely die alone in a prison cell. Before the trial even began, the state issued a “certificate” under the National Security Law. In one letter, it abolished the jury and replaced twelve … Continue reading Would Jimmy Lai Have Been Any Better Off In Britain?

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Leipzig, Iran

BY PAUL T HORGAN Deng Xiao-Ping, The Butcher of Tiananmen Square, perhaps deserves some credit for the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe in the months following the massacre in the Chinese capital in June 1989. By coincidence this happened at roughly the same time as Ayatollah Khomeini died, but more on that later. Sending tanks to face pro-democracy protesters in Beijing, and slaughtering thousands, … Continue reading Leipzig, Iran

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Fiesta de la Transhumancia

BY ED ANDERSON Fiesta de la Transhumancia Madrid brings the countryside to the city One month ago, Madrid got to witness one of its most bizarre but beloved spectacles as hundreds of sheep and goats hurled themselves throughout the city to finish their long voyage of from the hinterlands of Spain to the heart of Madrid at Plaza Cibeles. There was something quite surreal about … Continue reading Fiesta de la Transhumancia

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International, Politics

The Art of Retribution

BY ALEX STORY “Is it true that you called her a fat pig?”“No,” came the reply, “I called her a pig.”“Come to think of it, Meredith,” he continued, “is she fat?”“Let’s get off the subject,” replied Meredith Vieira of The Today Show. Donald Trump recounts the anecdote in his book Think Big and Kick Ass, published in 2007. It followed a controversy involving Rosie O’Donnell, sometimes described … Continue reading The Art of Retribution

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Farming, International

How to Scale Sales in the Brazilian Agricultural Sector

Strategies that work for global companies Understanding the Brazilian Agricultural Landscape With a $2.31 trillion GDP, Brazil stands as the world’s tenth-largest economy. While the services sector dominates the economic landscape, agriculture remains a cornerstone of the nation’s prosperity and global influence. In 2023 alone, the agricultural sector generated $101.59 billion for the economy and employed 9.7% of the country’s workforce. These figures underscore why … Continue reading How to Scale Sales in the Brazilian Agricultural Sector

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Venezuela’s Bus Driver Hitler

BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN Left and Right Denounce Venezuela’s Maduro – But Not the Authoritarians Illegitimate Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, once a relatively obscure political figure, has now become a symbol of defiance against Western democracy. For more than a decade, he has presided over a country marred by economic collapse, human rights abuses, and political repression. Despite these failings, which have provoked condemnation from both … Continue reading Venezuela’s Bus Driver Hitler

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MSM-loaded Bullets

BY DANIEL JUPP There have been multiple previous attempts on Donald Trump’s life. There have been countless threats, some of them from very famous sources. Let’s recall a few of those: Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters both told Democrats and Antifa to harass Trump administration officials, to get in their faces and make their lives hell. Bob de Niro told us, again and again, how … Continue reading MSM-loaded Bullets

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Some Thoughts on French Elections

BY MARK TAC Yesterday the French voted in the first round of the parliamentary elections unexpectedly called by Macron after his party’s dismal performance in the European Parliamentary elections. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Le Pen’s Rassemblement National (RN) came out way ahead of all the other parties in those Europeans and polls were right to suggest the RN would achieve a majority in the parliamentary elections. So, … Continue reading Some Thoughts on French Elections

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International, Politics, Truth

The Crime of Truth

BY ALEX STORY Truth is now a crime. Little illustrates this more than a verdict passed in Verden Regional Court, Northern Germany, earlier this week. Marie Therese Kaiser, a budding young politician, was found guilty of using government statistics to point to a problem that officialdom would rather not talk about. As the Taliban took down the Pride flag from Kabul Town Hall in the … Continue reading The Crime of Truth

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Farming, International

Strawberry Wars

BY ED ANDERSON As protests continue in Spain against Agenda2030 and EU regulations, Edward Anderson asks what the humble strawberry tells us about Spain´s farming conundrum. Last Sunday (17th March), farmers from across Spain once again descended on Madrid and took their protest to the very gates of the Ministry of Agriculture across the road from Atocha station. It was a wall of tractors, noise … Continue reading Strawberry Wars

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Bobby, We Hardly Knew Ye

BY MICHAEL HURLEY The American independent presidential hopeful, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., posted a brilliant rebuttal to President Biden’s recent State of the Union Speech. You can watch it below: A rarity among political videos, it’s honest, compelling, and well worth your time. But I found myself watching it with sadness and remorse for reasons I felt compelled to explain in the comment, below: Mr. … Continue reading Bobby, We Hardly Knew Ye

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How Successful Would a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Be?

BY PETER HARRIS It is a truism within military history that the outcomes of conflicts have been decisively affected, among other factors, by the terrain and climate in which the conflict occurred. Two of the reasons Tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union survived Napoleon and Hitler’s offensives respectively is because of the enormous size of Russian and Soviet territory which was impossible to subdue and … Continue reading How Successful Would a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Be?

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