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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

"The deal marks Trump’s second humiliation of his European partners in two months, following a Nato summit at which allies yielded to his demands that they spend 5% of their economic output on defence", writes Paul Taylor. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The EU has capitulated to Trump. But even this doesn’t buy an end to the transatlantic trade war | Paul Taylor

The US president humiliated Ursula von der Leyen at his Scottish resort – but she still has no certainty on tariffs, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

"AOC’s post highlighted a flawed logic that many American politicians continue to deploy: the idea that it is both moral and possible to distinguish between defensive and offensive weapons", writes Annelle Sheline. responsiblestatecraft.org/aoc-israel-g...

responsiblestatecraft.org

AOC wrong: More civilians die when we send Israel 'defensive weapons'

The progressive congresswoman deserves the heat she's getting for her vote against a bill that would've held back aid to Jerusalem

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

"What shocked many was not just the content of the legislation but also the speed and manner in which it was pushed through: passed within a day, as an amendment hidden inside unrelated law enforcement reforms", writes Nataliya Gumenyuk. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Why are Ukrainians angry with Zelenskyy? Because even during wartime, some red lines must not be crossed | Nataliya Gumenyuk

A new law has caused uproar for a reason: it undermines the independence of anti-corruption bodies and is an affront to the people, says journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

"America’s closest allies never wished to form an anti-China bloc before Trump took office. Now he’s offering most of them slimmer benefits at greater risk", writes Stephen Wertheim. www.ft.com/content/b324...

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A new cold war with China won’t help the US

Framing Beijing as a mortal enemy will hamper US growth and reduce Washington’s global influence

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

"La distorsión de la realidad impuesta por Israel es tal que, hoy por hoy, a Europa parece resultarle difícil saber de qué se está discutiendo", escribe Luz Gómez. elpais.com/internaciona...

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Europa y Palestina: era la hora de la verdad

La UE certifica su irrelevancia. O lo que es peor: su connivencia con el genocidio.

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El Salto @elsaltodiario.com · 15/07/2025

🇩🇪Las devoluciones en caliente de solicitantes de asilo pasan a ser política oficial en Alemania. El 68% de los alemanes expresa su deseo de acoger menos refugiados, y el 57% apoya las devoluciones en caliente en la frontera. ✍🏻 @marcmartorell.bsky.social elsal.to/43244

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

"Rafah will change the face of the IDF, turning it into the guard corps of the world's biggest concentration camp", writes Zvi Bar'el. www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

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How might Israel go about planning the world's biggest concentration camp in Gaza | Opinion

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

"Bombs can buy time; only diplomacy can buy lasting security", writes David Minchin Allison. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

foreignaffairs.com

Why Force Fails to Stop Nuclear Proliferation

Only diplomacy can ultimately keep Iran from getting the bomb.

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Tomorrow EU foreign ministers meet in a new Foreign Affairs Council. One of the topics under discussion will be the EU-Israel Association Agreement. I wrote about it recently via with the comments of Martin Konečný and Michelle Pace. www.newarab.com/analysis/how...

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How the Gaza war tests Europe’s commitment to human rights

Divisions in the EU have stalled decisive action against Israel during the Gaza war, exposing the bloc’s struggle between its alleged values and realpolitik

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

"The idea that stirring separatist sentiment will fracture Iran is a dangerous fantasy -one that deliberately overlooks how schemes hatched, in major part, by pro-Israel neoconservatives, have backfired in Iraq and Syria...", writes Eldar Mamedov. responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-war-267...

responsiblestatecraft.org

First it was regime change, now they want to break Iran apart

Reckless fantasies of balkanizing the country misunderstands Iranian nationalism and risks catastrophic blowback

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Poland has just announced it will impose police controls on its border with Germany. I wrote about Germany's border controls, and the consequences for Berlin's relations with its neighbors, for @inkstickmedia.com. inkstickmedia.com/germanys-mig...

inkstickmedia.com

Germany’s Migration Crackdown Faces EU Resistance and Domestic Doubts

Chancellor Merz’s asylum crackdown is drawing legal challenges and diplomatic pushback, even as experts warn it could boost far-right parties abroad.

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

"For policymakers in GCC states, a US foreign policy that enabled Israel’s unprovoked war on their Persian neighbor threatens the stability which they seek in the Gulf and the rest of the Middle East", writes Giorgio Cafiero. orionpolicy.org/gulf-arab-st...

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Gulf Arab States Need Israel and Iran to De-escalate - Orion Policy Institute

President Donald J. Trump successfully cajoling Israel and Iran into a precarious ceasefire this month was welcome news in the six Gulf Cooperation Council

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

"Who seriously believes Netanyahu will readily relinquish the dominance over Iran’s airspace that his forces have established withunexpected ease? It’s unlikely he will be able to resist the temptation to target Iran again", writes Simon Tisdall. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.com

Don’t count on the Iran-Israel ceasefire lasting. What Netanyahu really wants is a forever war | Simon Tisdall

Like Putin, Israel’s prime minister sees continuing destruction as an opportunity to boost support and outflank his enemies, says Guardian columnist Simon Tisdall

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

"The official narrative that Iran has scored a major triumph against Israel is a classic case of when George Orwell talks about nationalism and indifference to reality", says Ali Ansari. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

theguardian.com

Trust in UN’s nuclear watchdog is broken, Iranian president says

European nations defend IAEA chief as Tehran accuses him of failing to condemn Israeli and US attacks on nuclear sites

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

"The Iranian government will now make its efforts more opaque than ever, even if it engages in diplomacy. Iran’s new timeline may therefore vary wildly. The country may never produce a weapon. Or it could produce one very quickly", says Richard Nephew. www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/did-att...

foreignaffairs.com

Did the Attacks on Iran Succeed?

Israel and America bought themselves time but will pay in other ways.

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

"Merz’s moves reinforce the narrative that Germany is being overwhelmed by newcomers. The approach bolsters the far-right AfD –a close second in the polls–which has called for the deportation of thousands of people". www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.com

Germany urgently needs to attract migrant workers – it just doesn’t want them to feel welcome | Chris Reiter and Will Wilkes

Friedrich Merz is unwisely trying to revive the discredited postwar ‘guest worker’ programme, say journalists and authors Chris Reiter and Will Wilkes

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

"Ayatollah Khamenei will not retreat, let alone surrender. He has, for now, accepted a cease-fire with Israel — but only because he is confident that Iran held its ground ground in the face of U.S. and Israeli strikes", writes Vali Nasr. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/o...

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Opinion | The Ayatollah Has a Plan

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

"Real diplomacy doesn’t happen on a countdown clock. Sixty days wasn’t a deadline; it was an excuse," writes Adam Weinstein. foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/23/t...

foreignpolicy.com

Trump Makes Devastating Strike on U.S. Diplomatic Credibility

The attack on Iran makes it harder to get any adversaries to the table.

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

"Although Trump has sought to eliminate the nuclear threat from Iran, he has now made it far more likely that Iran becomes a nuclear state", says Ellie Geranmayeh. www.bbc.com/news/article...

bbc.com

What the US and Iran do next could be even more momentous

The "tortuous" US-Iran relationship was tested at least once before, but this is of far greater magnitude

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

"Israel’s attacks have set off a resurgence of nationalism among many Iranians, inside and outside the country, including many critical of the government." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/w...

nytimes.com

Sheltering in a Bunker, Iran’s Supreme Leader Names Potential Successors

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

"The irony is that the most ardent proponents of regime change in Iran may be accelerating the very nuclear program they claim to fear", writes Narges Bajoghli. time.com/7295877/issu...

time.com

The Issues With Calling for a Regime Change in Iran

"The most ardent proponents of regime change in Iran may be accelerating the very nuclear program they claim to fear."

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Inkstick Media @inkstickmedia.com · 17/06/2025

New border rules test EU solidarity — and could backfire politically across Central Europe. By: @marcmartorell.bsky.social inkstickmedia.com/germanys-mig...

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

“His (Khamenei's) priority is regime survival — turning the tables as best Iran can. They see themselves as David against Goliath, so being able to survive is a victory for them”, says Sanam Vakil. www.ft.com/content/6103...

ft.com

Iran’s regime fights for survival

Forty years after its war with Iraq, the Islamic republic faces a new existential test

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Trump must "first persuade Iran that he is not just a front for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by pressing Israel to stop fighting. To do so, he could threaten to suspend weapons aid to Israel," writes Ali Vaez. www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/dont-...

foreignaffairs.com

Don’t Give Up on Diplomacy With Iran

To avoid a wider war, America should push for a nuclear deal.

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

"International pressure over starvation and civilian killings in Gaza had apparently dissipated in little more than the time it took for the smoke of the first missile strikes to clear over Tehran." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

theguardian.com

Strikes on Iran ease pressure on Israel to end starvation in Gaza

Critics of war will be more reluctant to press for its end while missiles from Tehran are killing people in Tel Aviv

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

The US can "double down on a sanctions-driven strategy with a track record of failure, or embrace a smarter, incentive-based policy that brings nuclear security, regional stability, and economic gains for American workers", writes Hadi Kahalzadeh. responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-nuclear...

responsiblestatecraft.org

A nuclear deal with Iran could generate billions for US economy

If done right, an agreement would be a boon for new export markets, support jobs, and high-value returns for American industry

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

"It is hard to see why Saudi Arabia would back a consortium that gives Tehran the upper hand—especially if it undermines striking a bilateral deal with the US on its own terms", writes Veena Ali-Khan. amwaj.media/en/article/d...

amwaj.media

Deep Dive: Why Saudi Arabia shies away from nuclear consortium with Iran

The idea of a regional nuclear consortium is gaining momentum as Iran and the United States explore ways to advance their negotiations over the future of the Iranian atomic program. Following the rece...

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L’Avenç @lavenc.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

AL NÚMERO DE JUNY @marcmartorell.bsky.social reflexiona als Bitllets sobre l’AfD i la seva forta presència a la ciutat de Chemnitz — Capital Europea de la Cultura —, tant a les urnes com als carrers. INFO, COMPRA I SUBSCRIPCIONS: www.lavenc.cat/noticia/463/...

lavenc.cat

Aquest juny, tots els vessants de la resistència

El 520 explora la resistència en les seves formes personal i col·lectiva, però també interior i exterior

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Both candidates in the Polish presidential elections "pledged to maintain or even raise the country’s military spending, which is already nearing 5% of GDP, prioritizing weapons over welfare." newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...

newleftreview.org

Gavin Rae, Weak Myths — Sidecar

Elections in Poland.

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

“World of Enemies” by Osamah Khalil is a fundamental contribution to the critical debate on America’s preference for militarized approaches to domestic and foreign challenges. My review via Informed Comment. www.juancole.com/2025/06/enem...

juancole.com

A World of Enemies: America's Wars at Home and Abroad

Book Review - Osamah F. Khalil, A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden. Cambridge (MA) and London: Harvard University Press, 2024. Munich (Special to Informed Comm...

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Today, Donald Trump is meeting German chancellor Friedrich Merz in Washington for the first time. My piece about German-US relations 80 years after the end of the Second World War. progressive.org/latest/us-le...

progressive.org

U.S. Leadership Further Strains Relations with Germany

As Germany and the United States celebrate the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, relations between both countries find themselves at a low point.

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The Trump admin "needs to continue trying to bring an end to the Ukraine War, for as long as the war continues, so will the danger of a local collision between Russia and NATO members, from which the U.S. will not be able to remain aloof". responsiblestatecraft.org/ukraine-russ...

responsiblestatecraft.org

Fresh Ukraine, Russia demands show no interest for actual peace

The memos reported for each government Monday include positions completely mutually incompatible

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

"China’s engagement with the Houthis has been limited, reflecting a desire for minimal involvement in Yemen. This stance will probably remain static for the foreseeable future", writes Giorgio Cafiero. amwaj.media/en/article/c...

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China’s pragmatic engagement with the Houthis

Reports emerged last month that Chang Guang Satellite Technology, a Chinese company with alleged ties to the People’s Liberation Army, is facing US accusations that it is providing Yemen’s Ansarullah ...

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

European policy "shouldn't be restricted to removing Netanyahu from power to achieve a Gaza ceasefire but to eventually shift the Israeli public's calculations away from its current support for perpetual domination over Palestinians". dawnmena.org/is-europe-fi...

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Is Europe Finally Shifting its Stance on Israel?

Game changers are few and far between in the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yet what has played out in European capitals over the past few weeks may mark the beginning of one of those rare...

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El Salto @elsaltodiario.com · 01/06/2025

🇵🇱Las elecciones presidenciales en Polonia deciden el futuro de la coalición de gobierno de Donald Tusk Por @marcmartorell.bsky.social‬ elsal.to/42592

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Trzaskowski, el ganador de la primera vuelta, tiene por delante la complicada misión de asegurarse los antiguos votantes de los candidatos de izquierdas y a la vez ser competitivo entre votantes de la extrema derecha. Mi artículo para @elsaltodiario.com. www.elsaltodiario.com/polonia/elec...

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Las elecciones presidenciales en Polonia deciden el futuro de la coalición de gobierno de Donald Tusk

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

As Germany and the United States celebrate the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, relations between both countries find themselves at a low point. My article for The Progressive. progressive.org/latest/us-le...

progressive.org

U.S. Leadership Further Strains Relations with Germany

As Germany and the United States celebrate the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, relations between both countries find themselves at a low point.

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Although new German chancellor Merz has been surprisingly critical of Israel in recent days, we should expect more continuity than change in Germany's policy toward the Middle East. My piece for Stimson Center. www.stimson.org/2025/under-m...

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

"The United States should take advantage of its leverage and Trump’s ironclad grip on the Republican Party to make a deal—even an imperfect one—while doing so remains possible, writes Richard Nephew. www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/good-ir...

foreignaffairs.com

Is a Good Iran Deal Possible?

What Washington needs from nuclear negotiations with Tehran.

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

foreignaffairs.com

Is a Good Iran Deal Possible?

What Washington needs from nuclear negotiations with Tehran.

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Marc Martorell Junyent @marcmartorell.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

“It’s not only direct attacks where civilians are killed, injured and civilian infrastructure destroyed, but daily life, especially at an economic level, is under attack,” says Radhya al-Mutawakel, of the human rights organisation Mwatana. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

theguardian.com

‘Nothing left to bomb’: Yemen’s civilians bear brunt of US airstrikes on Houthis

Analysts say US and Israeli attacks failed to weaken rebels and are only pushing the country to the brink of famine

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