Still human trafficking

After the Dutch vessel "Sea-Watch" had been seized by Italian authorities, because of illegal immigration and human trafficking, its German commander, Carola Rackete,  was  defined as another communist with a lot of money.  Actually, Ms. Rackete, who is also a  veteran of a German NGO, is looking for the opportunity of being admired. She's looking for popularity. In addition, she is backed by criminals at a global level, people who are interested in business related to illegal immigration. 

If Ms. Rackete really wanted to help people, she would go to Africa. I know Italian volunteers who have been building orthopedic centers in Madagascar and sewage systems in Uganda. That's what some African countries need. We haven't to steel their human resources.  And those unscrupulous people who exploit any opportunity to steal human resources from Africa present them selves as communist, socialist or democrat.    

With the aim of trying to stop human trafficking through the Mediterranean sea, Italian Parliament recently adopted a decree pledging fines up to 50,000 Euros for captain and owner who take vessels in Italy without authorisation. The decree was criticised by the United Nations, which called sea rescue a "humanitarian imperative".

As we have seen, policy makers who want to stop human trafficking are defined as populists, and sometimes as fascists by the media establishment.  I hope people began to understand who are really fascists. it's time to understand who really are criminals in our country and in the EU.

Russian-Chinese cooperation

Since the US has begun its trade war on various fronts, including custom duties imposed by Trump's Administration, China and Russia have been trying to strenghten their ties. The leaders of two bigger Eurasian powers say their countries are closer than ever been.

Actually, Russia is considered by Beijing's Government as a source of energy, and Chinese activity in Russia's infrastructures project is on the rise. In addition, the two countries are close allied on many global issues including Syria, North Korea and Iran.    

In this perspective, the Russian-Chinese closer relationship is not just about economic and business cooperation, it is also a reaction tho the attemp by Washington to weaken both China and Russia as geopolitical competitors. From 11 to 17 September 2018 we saw the biggest military exercise between China, Russia and Mongolia througout the Siberian plateau and Russia's Far East.

It seems that new economic centers have emerged and the balance of power has been shifting: since 2001 Russia and China have been leading a security economic and political alliance, the Shangai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which has eight member States and represents 40 % of global population (20 % of global GDP).  

Obviously, the functions of the International Financial Organization and the role of the US Dollar may be changed. The EU has already put in place a new special payment system to help facilitate non-dollar trade with Iran. And with regards to Iran, the two Eurasian superpowers have just expressed concern in strong statements over a military confrontation in the perilous strait of Hormuz. Russia and China disagree with US's practice of extreme and provocative pressure  on Iran. Their ultimate goal is to push the US out of the Asian and Indo-Pacific areas. 

EU is going to be among two or maybe three giants

In the middle of this century the world is going to have two o three giants, such as America, China or India, because they are large population countries, huge economy and huge military power. As argued some years ago by the British former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, these super powers are going to be much bigger and  more powerful than other smaller countries such as Brazil, Indonesia or South Africa. They are large population countries but not nearly as large as China or India. From a geopolitical point of view they are considered medium-sized countries.

In this world, if the medium-sized countries aren't banding togheter, the super powers above mentioned are going to sit on them. So if medium-sized countries were to join togheter, they would have some influence. But separately they are not going to be strong enough. Unfortunately, it's just a fact.

By saying that, we are not diminishing countries which are smaller than China or US. When countries like Germany, Spain or France are banding togheter in the EU, they are with a group of others. Consequently, they become able to operate as strong collective. 

In this contest, each European country is part of the EU, which is the biggest political union in the world. How can we think that Britain or Italy are going to gain by giving up that relationship? Tony Blair defined it as an umbelievable act of self-denial.

In a globalised world economy as above mentioned, how can British and Italian people think to go it alone? As soon as Britain leaves the EU, people in the UK will have no choice but to follow US policy, everywhere. Not to mention of loss of credibility and sovereignity.