October 16, 2022
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China: Xi’s third term – part one: growth, investment and consumption
China’s Congress of the Communist Party takes place this week. This is an important event not only for China, but globally. The Western media have concentrated on the fact that current party leader Xi Jinping will be confirmed for an unprecedented third term as party leader and thus also continue as President of China when… Continue reading
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Getting to Know the Cubans: Khrushchev Meets the Castro Brothers
Washington, D.C., October 14, 2022 – Today the National Security Archive publishes for the first time in any language a translation of the first meeting between Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and Cuban Defense Minister Raul Castro on July 18, 1960. The newly available transcript helps explain Khrushchev’s 1962 determination that defending Cuba from U.S. intervention would… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Issue 17/22: Change needed at Frontex; EU seeks deportation increase; Activity report 2021
Friday, 14 October 2022 — Statewatch News 14 October (Issue 17/22, also available as a PDF) Welcome to the latest edition of Statewatch News, featuring: Demands for change at Frontex EU still adamant on increasing deportations Our annual activity report for 2021 And reports on the externalisation of migration controls, police exploitation of software vulnerabilities, and Continue reading
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The wasteland of British politics
When an ugly power play marks the end of the career of a phenomenally successful politician, it presents a painful sight. From all accounts in the British press in the most recent weeks, it was clear that the night of the long knives was approaching for the most photogenic prime minister Great Britain and Northern… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 