Martin Jay

War and peace: How Germany and France lost the plot in Ukraine

Macron and Scholz’s efforts to find a negotiated settlement between Kiev and Moscow have seemingly backfired due to a poor understanding of the situation.

Macron’s arrogance is pushing away francophone African countries

In a new world order, nations in the second-most populous continent are no longer willing to remain vassals of Elysee Palace.

Why EU leaders are losing confidence in Russian sanctions

Former Belgian PM Guy Verhofstadt threw the cat among the pigeons when he said that the 27-member bloc might have rewarded Russia by increasing imports despite the economic curbs over the Ukraine war.

Why relations between Macron and Morocco hit all time low

France’s influence in its former colonies in Africa is waning, to say the least. Mali has gone, Burkina Faso wobbling. But can Macron afford to lose Morocco?

Racist slur in parliament shows how far France has fallen

MP’s comment against a Black colleague and the rising number of racist attacks are indicators that the country is now in the grip of the extreme right wing.

Morocco crushes Biden’s ‘secondary sanctions’ plan for African countries

Morocco has grown tired of both the Ukraine war and the bullying from the Biden administration, and its king has chosen to put the needs of his people first.

What is behind Biden’s move to offer Afghanistan its own money?

US government’s preconditions are, at best, attempts by the President to delay returning the money the Taliban government desperately needs to rebuild Afghanistan after years of death and destruction.

Why US is a factor in pushing Somalia toward another famine

Passive policies of the US and the West towards Somalia might have unprecedented results globally. The world leaders need to act quickly before deaths start to rise rapidly.

Biden’s Heart of Darkness moment in Africa: secondary sanctions

New threats of US sanctions against African countries will drive them out of America’s sphere of influence and push them towards a new world order being carved out by the East.

Biden's Saudi trip signalled the West's game of war mongering is up

Joe Biden will be seen as the last US president to sell fear to the Middle East. Peace is breaking out in the region, leaving him and the Israelis as lone voices on the Iran strike plan.

The Ukraine crisis has its roots in an EU failure in a Dutch town in 1992

The crisis has solidified the European Union's diminished status on the world stage.

Two decades of the euro…but what’s to celebrate?

Twenty years of a single currency, but even die-hard Europhiles can’t fake it. Here’s why the euro is a failure.