Fazi Thomas
Moldova: another EU-managed election
Sunday's election in Moldova followed a script similar to what occurred in Romania, with the spectre of “Russian interference” invoked to justify sweeping EU-NATO...
Ursula von der Leyen promises more war, censorship and centralisation
In her 2025 State of the Union speech, von der Leyen signalled her intent to double down on the very policies that have weakened...
EU trade deal is a capitulation to America
Thomas Fazi
Jul 28, 2025
The punitive conditions (for Europe) of the EU-US trade deal are the ultimate example of the fact that the European Union...
Ukraine and Iran: two fronts of a piecemeal world war
The Ukraine war and the Israel-Iran conflict are not separate crises, but interlinked fronts in a piecemeal world war — one that pits the...
The EU is finally paying the price for its unfair trade...
Trump’s tariffs should be seen as an opportunity for Europeans to finally confront the deep flaws of the EU’s export-led economic model — a...
Gaza, the US and China: the future of war and the...
Gaza sets a terrifying precedent: the radical reinterpretation of the laws of war is bound to have serious consequences on the destructiveness of future...
The Ukraine war: von der Leyen’s “geopolitical coup”
How von der Leyen used the Russia-Ukraine war to massively expand the Commission's powers — and supranationalise the EU's security policy
By Thomas Fazi
Sep 17,...
Germany’s authoritarian turn: A desperate establishment won’t tolerate dissent
By Thomas Fazi*
Mau 25, 2024
Just five years ago, the 70th anniversary of the birth of the post-war German democratic state was accompanied by euphoric...
Hamas is Israel’s creation
By Thomas Fazi
8 Oct 2023
Many people don’t know this but Hamas is largely a creation of the Jewish state. For years, Israel encouraged Gaza’s...
Why the Left shouldn’t be celebrating
Rishi Sunak is the man the markets trust
BY Thomas Fazi
Oct 24, 2022
In the days following her resignation, the British media appeared to be united...