Πριν από ένα χρόνο, θα ξεκινούσα την ομιλία μου αυτή μ’ έναν θρήνο για τον, έως πρόσφατα, αδιανόητο μετασχηματισμό της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης από ένα οιωνοί Πρότζεκτ Ειρήνης σε Πρότζεκτ Πολέμου. Σήμερα δεν θα κάνω κάτι τέτοιο. Από πέρσι, η πολεμοκαπηλεία έχει εισχωρήσει στον ί...| Yanis Varoufakis
On Tuesday, June 10 2025, I addressed a meeting at the European Parliament, an event organised by The Left and M5S Europa, on the theme of “The Economic Conditions for Peace”, alongside Jeffrey Sachs and Giuseppe Conte. My talk can be watched and read here. [INTRODUCTION] A year ago, I would have started this speech with a lament […] The post The Economics of Europe’s Descent into Warmongering – and our duty now! appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.| Yanis Varoufakis
Donald Trump has made it impossible for any sensible person to persevere in the delusion that global business can continue as usual. We should all welcome this, even if we are livid with Trump’s shocking behaviour, decisions and narratives. The global economy will either be rebalanced or it will crash in ways that may make […] The post A Chinese New Bretton Woods? – Quancha op-ed appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.| Yanis Varoufakis
The IMF-World Bank Spring meetings are usually placid affairs that participating central bankers wish to forget soon after they are over. Not this Spring. This April the feeling several central bankers brought back home with them was not the usual relief but something far more visceral: dread, terror even. The reason? The spectre of the […] The post Trump Wants Big Tech to Own the Dollar – Project Syndicate op-ed appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.| Yanis Varoufakis
Just days into his premiership, Keir Starmer announced the commissioning of a “root and branch” Strategic Defence Review (SDR), writes Kate Hudson. Under the leadership of Lord Robertson, former defence secretary and NATO secretary general, the review panel claims to have broken with tradition, by including a much wider range of participants than usual – […]| Yanis Varoufakis
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Failure, corruption and warmongering: Ursula von der Leyen is awarded the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen for her contribution to the EU – because in Europe utter failure is not only tolerated, but celebrated! It is one of life’s guilty pleasures when one’s cynical prejudices are confirmed. One such moment, when I allowed myself a […]| Yanis Varoufakis
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