The family that fights Israel’s 2019 elections
Israel is a lot like one big family – a family that fights a lot. (Of course, this ‘family’ means Jewish Israelis only –...
Exchange rate and foreign exchange reserve policies
This paper considers developing country exchange rate and foreign exchange reserve policies. It offers criticism of the conventional approach and argues in favour of...
Stabilising the Balkans: Towards a regional security architecture in Southeast Europe
From a Western European point of view, the Balkans have for a long time been considered as a kind of ‘powder keg’, which, in...
Italy’s deal with China: Much ado about nothing much
Xi-Jinping, General Secretary of China’s Communist Party since 2012 and President of China since 2013, made a state visit to Italy 21-24 March, accompanied...
Do we need a UBI right now or a reassessment?
In this article I will offer some ideas regarding the introduction of a universal basic income (UBI). As it appears in Western (welfare-state) societies,...
Why Europe urgently needs to rethink its unfair trade deals with Africa
African countries are currently negotiating with EU officials for a successor to the Cotonou Partnership Agreement, which is due to expire in 2020. As...
A new stage in Russian-Israeli relations?
The March meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin was praised by experts as something of a turning point...
Citizens, states, corporations, and nature: EU-South Africa conflicts flare
In sharp contrast to both xenophobic political and neoliberal economic trends that have emerged across both Europe and South Africa, the continent’s greatest economist,...
Brexit: Are the British elite up to the task?
With Brexit postponed until 12 April at the earliest, we will have to wait longer still for the fallout from this historic exit from...
Income security and the quest for dignity in an unequal world
An increasing number of people are registering dissatisfaction with their lives by engaging in anti-social and self-harming activities. One remedy that is receiving increasing...