James Debono
@james-debono1.bsky.social
MaltaToday journalist, history graduate, antifa, progressive leftist/green, likes books, music, cinema, cooking and walking, interests include popular culture, herstory particularly that of subaltern classes, critical thinking and abhors authoritarianism
reviving my personal blog with a regular commentary on global politics.
Benigni’s European Imaginary and Its Contested Legacy
A few days ago, during a peak-time show on Rai, Benigni hailed the "European dream" conjured by the "heroes of Ventotene"—Altiero Spinelli, ...
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March 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
reviving my personal blog with a regular commentary on global politics.
my thoughts on yesterday's inauguration.
Trump 2.0: Not a fluke, but a harbinger of a new order
Donald Trump's return marks a shift from the fluke of 2017 to the birth pangs of a new global order, posing a serious challenge for our European model
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January 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
my thoughts on yesterday's inauguration.
"This should be the moment for more solidarity so they can eventually have the choice of going back to Syria in a dignified way. It should not be a moment of closing our doors to refugees, but one in which we help rebuild the future of Syria to ensure that they truly have a place to return to.”
Doomsday prophets, cruel populists and Syrian hopes
Karl Schembri, who worked with Syrian refugees for nearly a decade, reflects on the modest aspirations of the Syrian people, the challenges they face, and the “cruel and reckless” decision...
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December 17, 2024 at 8:22 AM
"This should be the moment for more solidarity so they can eventually have the choice of going back to Syria in a dignified way. It should not be a moment of closing our doors to refugees, but one in which we help rebuild the future of Syria to ensure that they truly have a place to return to.”
