Renate Bridenthal, Author at Geopolitical Economy Report

Renate Bridenthal

Renate Bridenthal is a retired professor of history who taught at Brooklyn College from 1967 to 2001. She co-edited a widely used textbook on the history of women in Europe and has co-edited and co-authored many more books, including most recently The Hidden History of Crime, Corruption, and States (2013). She is also a long-time member of the editorial board of the academic journal Science & Society.

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Eurasia

The Global South in the Arctic North: Indigenous nations struggle for sovereignty

Indigenous nations fight for sovereignty in the Arctic regions of North America and Europe. Connecting their struggle to Palestine, they are resisting NATO militarization...

Renate Bridenthal2024-05-14

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Eurasia

The Arctic is the next frontier in the new cold war

Geostrategically located, with profitable natural resources, the Arctic is rapidly becoming a militarized zone of power politics in the new cold war, contested by...

Renate Bridenthal2023-02-28

Economy

How Western sanctions blow back, hurting Europe, deepening Asian integration

Western sanctions led Russia to greatly increase trade with Asia, while devastating Europe's economy. The US tech war against China is damaging its own...

Renate Bridenthal2023-01-10