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Ukraine's Fast-Tracked EU Membership Would De Facto Advance EU Federalist Goals Authored by Andrew Korybko, The approval of “reverse enlargement” to Ukraine and other candidate states would institutionalize a three-tiered Europe between the “E6”, Central Europe, and the new partial members from Eastern Europe and the Balkans for facilitating Germany’s divide-and-rule federalist plans. Politico reported on the EU’s plan to grant Ukraine partial membership by next year at the earliest as part of a comprehensive solution to that country’s conflict. An unnamed official described this as “reverse enlargement” and explained that “It would...

Iranian Army Commandos Seize Oil Tanker Over Export Disruption Claims The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that Iran has seized an oil tanker, accusing it of "attempting to disrupt oil exports and the interests of the Iranian nation." Tasnim did not elaborate on the seizure, but Iran's official state news agency, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), stated that the Iranian military directed the tanker to Iran's southern coast. The report noted that the tanker was carrying Iranian crude oil. "Army commandos seized this violating oil tanker carrying a cargo of...

Key Events This Week: FOMC Minutes, Umich, And FOMC Speakers Galore Given the high stress and high alert in bond markets, which has pushed global 10Y yields to the highest level since 2022 and with Europe finding itself on the verge of another sovereign debt crisis... ... the main focus in the week ahead will be on central banks, with the minutes from the September FOMC meeting on Wednesday and the ECB’s account of its latest meeting on Thursday. There is also a busy run of central-bank speakers, while the data...