CJ Polychroniou

Jan 14, 2025 | znetwork.org | James K. Boyce |CJ Polychroniou

Economic policies have profound effects on the tensions within and between countries — tensions that can lead to war,” renowned progressive economist James K. Boyce remarked to me recently, adding that economics is in part “about plunder … and plunder sometimes morphs into war.”Given that economic triggers clearly contribute to conflicts, why is war a topic largely neglected by the economics profession?

Jan 13, 2025 | znetwork.org | CJ Polychroniou

Elon Musk spent more than a quarter million dollars to back Trump and other MAGA Republican candidates. He did so not simply because he has a lot to gain from Trump’s presidency, which he does, but also because of his own ideological proclivities. Musk is a right-wing extremist and not content to limit his meddling to U.S. politics. In fact, he is clearly on a personal mission to advance the cause of the far right across the western world. Hence his foray into European politics.

Jan 10, 2025 | znetwork.org | CJ Polychroniou

Conflicts across the world’s regions experienced a further surge in 2024, according to data provided by Armed Conflict Locations & Event Data (ACLED)—an independent, international non-profit organization that collects data on real time on locations, actors, fatalities, and types of all reported political violence and protest events around the world.

Dec 8, 2024 | znetwork.org | CJ Polychroniou

France’s National Assembly approved a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Wednesday — just three months after he was appointed by the highly unpopular President Emmanuel Macron. The rapid collapse of Barnier’s government reinforces the long-held view among political experts that a parliamentary multiparty system has more checks and balances and responds more readily to the will of the people than the U.S. presidential two-party system.

Nov 27, 2024 | msn.com | CJ Polychroniou

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