- Masterpieces of Contemporary American Cinema: Neoliberalism Through the Looking Glassby David Penner on March 18, 2025
As transpired in Weimar Germany, cataclysmic times invariably induce great suffering, yet they can also serve as inspiration for poignant and moving works of art. What follows is a discussion of six works of insightful and intellectually nuanced contemporary American … The post Masterpieces of Contemporary American Cinema: Neoliberalism Through the Looking Glass appeared first on Global Research.
- Why the US Continues to Kill Millions of Hens, Four Years Into Bird Flu Outbreakby Austin Alonzo on March 18, 2025
The United States is entering its fourth year of a near continuous outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza. Despite leadership changes at the country’s top agricultural and public health agencies, the government is continuing the strategy of culling millions … The post Why the US Continues to Kill Millions of Hens, Four Years Into Bird Flu Outbreak appeared first on Global Research.
- The Bloody Steps of Ukrainian Nationalists to Power: The Tragedy at the Trade Union House on May 2, 2014by Lucas Leiroz de Almeida on March 18, 2025
After ten years of nationalism in Kiev, Europe is beginning to open its eyes and recognize that fascism, Nazism, and criminal nationalism are thriving in Ukraine. Even the European Court of Human Rights has acknowledged Ukraine’s complicity in aiding the … The post The Bloody Steps of Ukrainian Nationalists to Power: The Tragedy at the Trade Union House on May 2, 2014 appeared first on Global Research.
- It’s Over Mr. President. It’s Over. “Zelensky and the Europeans Are Living in a “Bubble””by Prof. Ola Tunander on March 18, 2025
Yesterday, a president was publicly disgraced and thrown out of the White House, because he didn’t understand that “No security guarantees” means “No security guarantees” and he didn’t understand that he is losing on the battlefield. This reminds me of … The post It’s Over Mr. President. It’s Over. “Zelensky and the Europeans Are Living in a “Bubble”” appeared first on Global Research.
- Faint Hopes and Trump’s Phony Peaceby Christopher Black on March 18, 2025
Hopes and reality On February 27 President Putin, in an address to FSB security officials, stated that the initial communication with the US administration “inspires certain hopes.” The world can understand what these hopes are, faint as they presently appear, … The post Faint Hopes and Trump’s Phony Peace appeared first on Global Research.
- The Moral Balance. “Pathetic Propaganda” Directed against Putin. Craig Murrayby Craig Murray on March 18, 2025
There is a logical fallacy that dominates European neoliberal “thinking” at the moment. It goes like this. “Hitler had unlimited territorial ambition and proceeded to attempt conquest of all Europe after annexing the Sudetenland. Therefore Putin has unlimited territorial ambition … The post The Moral Balance. “Pathetic Propaganda” Directed against Putin. Craig Murray appeared first on Global Research.
- In ‘productive’ call, Putin agrees with Trump that Iran ‘should never be able to destroy Israel’by Miriam Metzinger on March 18, 2025
The leaders spoke broadly about the Middle East as a region of potential cooperation to prevent future conflicts. The post In ‘productive’ call, Putin agrees with Trump that Iran ‘should never be able to destroy Israel’ appeared first on World Israel News.
- In ‘productive’ call, Putin agrees with Trump that Iran ‘should never be able to destroy Israel’by Miriam Metzinger on March 18, 2025
The leaders spoke broadly about the Middle East as a region of potential cooperation to prevent future conflicts. The post In ‘productive’ call, Putin agrees with Trump that Iran ‘should never be able to destroy Israel’ appeared first on World Israel News.
- Народ не сме да дозволи да НВО раде против Србије. Мишел Чосудовскиby Prof Michel Chossudovsky on March 18, 2025
Немачка, Велика Британија и Француска желе да наставе рат у Украјини, јер имају прокси режиме, који су повезани са демократском странком у САД и представницима Обамине и Бајденове политике . . . . . То је био први званични рат … The post Народ не сме да дозволи да НВО раде против Србије. Мишел Чосудовски appeared first on Global Research.
- Influential journalist: Israel will annex a part of Gaza for every hostage harmedby Miriam Metzinger on March 18, 2025
The proposal discussed by Segal echoes one that was put forward last month by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich who said Israel should seize areas of Gaza if the hostages are not returned. The post Influential journalist: Israel will annex a part of Gaza for every hostage harmed appeared first on World Israel News.
- Influential journalist: Israel will annex a part of Gaza for every hostage harmedby Miriam Metzinger on March 18, 2025
The proposal discussed by Segal echoes one that was put forward last month by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich who said Israel should seize areas of Gaza if the hostages are not returned. The post Influential journalist: Israel will annex a part of Gaza for every hostage harmed appeared first on World Israel News.
- ‘My brother is still in hell’: Hostage families divided on renewed military action in Gazaby Miriam Metzinger on March 18, 2025
The Tikva Forum of Hostages' Families greeted the news of renewed strikes in Gaza and said they approved of the government's action. The post ‘My brother is still in hell’: Hostage families divided on renewed military action in Gaza appeared first on World Israel News.
- ‘My brother is still in hell’: Hostage families divided on renewed military action in Gazaby Miriam Metzinger on March 18, 2025
The Tikva Forum of Hostages' Families greeted the news of renewed strikes in Gaza and said they approved of the government's action. The post ‘My brother is still in hell’: Hostage families divided on renewed military action in Gaza appeared first on World Israel News.
- IDF eliminates head of Hamas government and three other senior officials in Gazaby Miriam Metzinger on March 18, 2025
'The IDF will continue to operate against the Hamas terrorist organization and remove any threat to the State of Israel,' the Israeli military stated. The post IDF eliminates head of Hamas government and three other senior officials in Gaza appeared first on World Israel News.
- IDF eliminates head of Hamas government and three other senior officials in Gazaby Miriam Metzinger on March 18, 2025
'The IDF will continue to operate against the Hamas terrorist organization and remove any threat to the State of Israel,' the Israeli military stated. The post IDF eliminates head of Hamas government and three other senior officials in Gaza appeared first on World Israel News.
- WATCH: El Salvador receives 260 violent gang members deported from the U.S.by Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
This week, President Trump deported over 260 individuals, including 137 Tren de Aragua members, to El Salvador, despite a federal judge's order to halt such actions,. The post WATCH: El Salvador receives 260 violent gang members deported from the U.S. appeared first on World Israel News.
- WATCH: El Salvador receives 260 violent gang members deported from the U.S.by Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
This week, President Trump deported over 260 individuals, including 137 Tren de Aragua members, to El Salvador, despite a federal judge's order to halt such actions,. The post WATCH: El Salvador receives 260 violent gang members deported from the U.S. appeared first on World Israel News.
- IDF shoots down Houthi missile from Yemenby Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
Following the attempted strike, Houthi official Hazam al-Asad tweeted in Hebrew, 'The Yemeni people will not leave Gaza alone! The Zionists will pay for their crimes against children, women, and civilians.' The post IDF shoots down Houthi missile from Yemen appeared first on World Israel News.
- IDF shoots down Houthi missile from Yemenby Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
Following the attempted strike, Houthi official Hazam al-Asad tweeted in Hebrew, 'The Yemeni people will not leave Gaza alone! The Zionists will pay for their crimes against children, women, and civilians.' The post IDF shoots down Houthi missile from Yemen appeared first on World Israel News.
- Islamic Jihad spokesman Abu Hamza killed in Israeli airstrikesby Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
His death comes amid a wider Israeli operation targeting Hamas and PIJ commanders, aimed at crippling the terror networks operating from Gaza. The post Islamic Jihad spokesman Abu Hamza killed in Israeli airstrikes appeared first on World Israel News.
- Islamic Jihad spokesman Abu Hamza killed in Israeli airstrikesby Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
His death comes amid a wider Israeli operation targeting Hamas and PIJ commanders, aimed at crippling the terror networks operating from Gaza. The post Islamic Jihad spokesman Abu Hamza killed in Israeli airstrikes appeared first on World Israel News.
- WATCH: Iranian political commentator – ‘Trump’s policies push countries toward acquiring nuclear weapons’by Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
Iranian political commentator Emad Abshenas stated that American foreign policy is rooted in deception and that sanctions are ineffective against Iran and driving multiple nations—from Japan to Saudi Arabia—to seek nuclear weapons. The post WATCH: Iranian political commentator – ‘Trump’s policies push countries toward acquiring nuclear weapons’ appeared first on World Israel News.
- WATCH: Iranian political commentator – ‘Trump’s policies push countries toward acquiring nuclear weapons’by Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
Iranian political commentator Emad Abshenas stated that American foreign policy is rooted in deception and that sanctions are ineffective against Iran and driving multiple nations—from Japan to Saudi Arabia—to seek nuclear weapons. The post WATCH: Iranian political commentator – ‘Trump’s policies push countries toward acquiring nuclear weapons’ appeared first on World Israel News.
- Cuba Joining BRICS Is a Lifeboat for Its Economyon March 18, 2025
In another sign of changing power relations in the 'post-Western' world, the BRICS group of emerging economies could frustrate the United States' bid to sink communism in Cuba by strangling its economy
- BRICS+ and G20: Competing or Collaborating for Global Southon March 18, 2025
South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa heads G20, an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union, and the African Union, while Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva chairs BRICS+, an association made of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa with four new members and 13 partner states in a category mostly from developing countries
- Why Joining BRICS Is in the National Interest of Nigeriaon March 18, 2025
Global economic stability cannot be maintained in the interests of all when one country or group of countries continues to dominate major global financial institutions with global mandates
- Mayor Johnson terrorizes Chicago to protect illegal alien criminalsby Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
Ever since Trump took office, there’s been a civil war in Chicago between ICE immigration authorities who have arrested hundreds of illegal alien criminals and Mayor Johnson, the Chicago City Council and their political allies who are conspiring to block those arrests. The post Mayor Johnson terrorizes Chicago to protect illegal alien criminals appeared first on World Israel News.
- Mayor Johnson terrorizes Chicago to protect illegal alien criminalsby Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
Ever since Trump took office, there’s been a civil war in Chicago between ICE immigration authorities who have arrested hundreds of illegal alien criminals and Mayor Johnson, the Chicago City Council and their political allies who are conspiring to block those arrests. The post Mayor Johnson terrorizes Chicago to protect illegal alien criminals appeared first on World Israel News.
- University of Amsterdam ends student exchange with Hebrew U, saying it’s complicit with Israeli militaryby Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
The guidelines all aim to prevent the University of Amsterdam from 'contributing to violations of human rights, misuse of knowledge for undesirable military purposes or serious damage to the environment through educational or research collaborations,' said the administration. The post University of Amsterdam ends student exchange with Hebrew U, saying it’s complicit with Israeli military appeared first on World Israel News.
- University of Amsterdam ends student exchange with Hebrew U, saying it’s complicit with Israeli militaryby Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
The guidelines all aim to prevent the University of Amsterdam from 'contributing to violations of human rights, misuse of knowledge for undesirable military purposes or serious damage to the environment through educational or research collaborations,' said the administration. The post University of Amsterdam ends student exchange with Hebrew U, saying it’s complicit with Israeli military appeared first on World Israel News.
- WATCH: IDF releases footage of initial wave of strikes in Gazaby Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
Over the past 24 hours, the IDF and Shin Bet have launched strikes across Gaza, targeting Hamas and PIJ terrorist cells, rocket launch sites, weapons stockpiles, and military infrastructure used to plan and execute attacks against Israeli forces and civilians. The post WATCH: IDF releases footage of initial wave of strikes in Gaza appeared first on World Israel News.
- WATCH: IDF releases footage of initial wave of strikes in Gazaby Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
Over the past 24 hours, the IDF and Shin Bet have launched strikes across Gaza, targeting Hamas and PIJ terrorist cells, rocket launch sites, weapons stockpiles, and military infrastructure used to plan and execute attacks against Israeli forces and civilians. The post WATCH: IDF releases footage of initial wave of strikes in Gaza appeared first on World Israel News.
- Israel’s post-Oct. 7 civil defense revolutionby Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
The IDF has committed $6.2 million toward training and infrastructure, while the Eshkol Regional Council has allocated land for a dedicated training facility to make this a long-term reality. The post Israel’s post-Oct. 7 civil defense revolution appeared first on World Israel News.
- Israel’s post-Oct. 7 civil defense revolutionby Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
The IDF has committed $6.2 million toward training and infrastructure, while the Eshkol Regional Council has allocated land for a dedicated training facility to make this a long-term reality. The post Israel’s post-Oct. 7 civil defense revolution appeared first on World Israel News.
- Google to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz in record $32 billion dealby Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
By integrating Wiz’s technology, Google aims to bolster its cybersecurity capabilities, positioning itself to better compete with industry leaders like Amazon, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, and CrowdStrike. The post Google to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz in record $32 billion deal appeared first on World Israel News.
- Google to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz in record $32 billion dealby Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
By integrating Wiz’s technology, Google aims to bolster its cybersecurity capabilities, positioning itself to better compete with industry leaders like Amazon, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, and CrowdStrike. The post Google to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz in record $32 billion deal appeared first on World Israel News.
- WATCH: Hezbollah terrorist eliminated after mocking Israeli recon droneby Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
A Hezbollah terrorist noticed he was being followed by an IDF drone and deliberately loaded weapons into vehicles to transport them to Hezbollah strongholds but was struck by a missile for violating the ceasefire. The post WATCH: Hezbollah terrorist eliminated after mocking Israeli recon drone appeared first on World Israel News.
- WATCH: Hezbollah terrorist eliminated after mocking Israeli recon droneby Yossi Licht on March 18, 2025
A Hezbollah terrorist noticed he was being followed by an IDF drone and deliberately loaded weapons into vehicles to transport them to Hezbollah strongholds but was struck by a missile for violating the ceasefire. The post WATCH: Hezbollah terrorist eliminated after mocking Israeli recon drone appeared first on World Israel News.
- Accusing Israel of genocide, Turkey calls to force permanent Gaza ceasefireby David Rosenberg on March 18, 2025
After IDF resumes war in Gaza, bombing dozens of Hamas positions, Ankara accuses Israel of ‘genocide policy,’ demands international community ‘take a decisive stance against Israel’ and impose a permanent ceasefire. The post Accusing Israel of genocide, Turkey calls to force permanent Gaza ceasefire appeared first on World Israel News.
- Accusing Israel of genocide, Turkey calls to force permanent Gaza ceasefireby David Rosenberg on March 18, 2025
After IDF resumes war in Gaza, bombing dozens of Hamas positions, Ankara accuses Israel of ‘genocide policy,’ demands international community ‘take a decisive stance against Israel’ and impose a permanent ceasefire. The post Accusing Israel of genocide, Turkey calls to force permanent Gaza ceasefire appeared first on World Israel News.
- An Autonomy Worth Havingby Paul Schofield on March 18, 2025
In 1987, a homeless woman named Joyce Brown was forcibly hospitalized by the City of New York. Brown had been seen on the streets urinating, defecating, running into traffic, and tearing apart dollar bills — and when offered food or shelter, she usually refused. With the help of the New York Civil Liberties Union, Brown
- Netanyahu mulls full invasion of Gaza, ‘total war’ – leaves door open to ‘serious’ hostage talksby David Rosenberg on March 18, 2025
Israel’s prime minister gathers security chiefs at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv to deliberate on Gaza invasion plans, even as Israeli official says Jerusalem prepared to end fighting ‘at any point’ if Hamas serious about hostage talks. The post Netanyahu mulls full invasion of Gaza, ‘total war’ – leaves door open to ‘serious’ hostage talks appeared first on World Israel News.
- Netanyahu mulls full invasion of Gaza, ‘total war’ – leaves door open to ‘serious’ hostage talksby David Rosenberg on March 18, 2025
Israel’s prime minister gathers security chiefs at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv to deliberate on Gaza invasion plans, even as Israeli official says Jerusalem prepared to end fighting ‘at any point’ if Hamas serious about hostage talks. The post Netanyahu mulls full invasion of Gaza, ‘total war’ – leaves door open to ‘serious’ hostage talks appeared first on World Israel News.
- Merkel criticizes Germany’s anti-Russian hostilityon March 18, 2025
According to the former German chancellor, it is necessary to engage in discussions to understand Russia’s reasons.
- Tensions escalate on Syria-Lebanon border as EU/NATO-backed massacres of minorities continueon March 18, 2025
Local sources report that the HTS killed several citizens of Lebanon. According to Annahar, "on Monday, two Lebanese youths were found dead in the Matraba area near the border". They were reportedly kidnapped from their homes inside Lebanon by the new terrorist "government's" security forces and subsequently killed. Meanwhile, Germany just pledged an additional €300 million ($326 million) in "foreign aid" for the new terrorist "government".
- Europe’s military buildup will ultimately be Trump’s decision to makeon March 18, 2025
European middle classes are materially and financially exhausted by the Ukrainian war.
- In North Macedonia, State Neglect Kills 59by Leni Frčkoska on March 18, 2025
“Years of silence lead to a minute of silence.” It was one of the most frequently shared phrases on social media, the day after fifty-nine people died in Kočani, a small town in the east of North Macedonia, in a fire at what looks like an improvised nightclub. Some 162 others were injured, with twenty-two
- Selected Articles: Video: Is the Ukraine War Unconstitutional? Interview with Sergey Lavrovby Global Research News on March 18, 2025
Video: Is the Ukraine War Unconstitutional? Interview with Sergey Lavrov By Richard C. Cook, Sergey Lavrov, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, and et al., March 14, 2025 Lavrov made it crystal clear that his government views the … The post Selected Articles: Video: Is the Ukraine War Unconstitutional? Interview with Sergey Lavrov appeared first on Global Research.
- Mídia ocidental sugere que Zelensky será substituído.by Lucas Leiroz de Almeida on March 18, 2025
A mídia ocidental aparentemente já está anunciando o “fim” do governo de Zelensky na Ucrânia. Os principais jornais ocidentais, que até então apoiavam incondicionalmente o ditador ucraniano, agora apontam para a queda inevitável de seu governo, adaptando claramente suas narrativas … The post Mídia ocidental sugere que Zelensky será substituído. appeared first on Global Research.
- Kiev usa o terror para disfarçar sua humilhação na região de Kursk.by Lucas Leiroz de Almeida on March 18, 2025
Em 11 de março, o regime de Kiev lançou um ataque massivo de drones suicidas contra a região de Moscou, deixando várias vítimas civis. O ataque foi o maior ataque ucraniano de drones desde o início da operação militar especial … The post Kiev usa o terror para disfarçar sua humilhação na região de Kursk. appeared first on Global Research.
- Ukraine’s Forbidden Frescoesby Jens Malling on March 18, 2025
A woman’s face emerges from the many exposed layers of plaster. The cheeks have lost their glow. The crack that cuts through the fine contours and has claimed one eye is only scarcely closed with mortar. This fragment of a once much larger — but destroyed — mural today adorns a wall inside the National
- Hague Trial of Former Leaders of So-called Kosovo Liberation Army Continuesby Telegraf.rs on March 18, 2025
[This article was originally published by Telegraf.rs in January 2024.] The trial against the former leaders of the so-called KLA (“Kosovo Liberation Army”) Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veseli, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi continues today before the Specialized Chambers (“KLA … The post Hague Trial of Former Leaders of So-called Kosovo Liberation Army Continues appeared first on Global Research.
- Trump Bombs Yemen After Houthis Revive Blockade on Israeli Shipsby Jessica Corbett on March 18, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he had ordered the military to “launch decisive and powerful” action against the Houthis in war-torn Yemen, a glaring contradiction of what critics have called the Republican’s “anti-war charade.” The U.S. … The post Trump Bombs Yemen After Houthis Revive Blockade on Israeli Ships appeared first on Global Research.
- Serbia – Color Revolution in the Making?by Peter Koenig on March 18, 2025
Massive protests against Alexander Vucic’s Serbian Government culminated on Saturday 15 March. BBC reports: “325,000 – if not more – had gathered, making it Serbia’s largest protest ever”. See this. See also this video clip (21-second mass-demo in Belgrade … The post Serbia – Color Revolution in the Making? appeared first on Global Research.
- European Court of Human Rights finds Ukraine guilty of the Odessa massacreon March 18, 2025
A landmark ruling brings to light part of the blind spot within the Western narrative on the matter of Ukraine: Kyiv's blind eye to the far-right and to violations of the civil rights of Russians and minorities isn’t just strategic; it’s structural.
- Severance Is an Indictment of Workplace Hellby Eileen Jones on March 18, 2025
Severance is probably the best show on television. And I only say “probably” because I can’t possibly watch everything on television for the sake of comparison. Is there already an online backlash beginning to develop among would-be hipsters? Of course. It must follow as the night the day, as Shakespeare put it, the backlash following
- Sowing Seeds of Plunder: A Lose-Lose Situation in Ukraineby Colin Todhunter on March 18, 2025
[This article was first published by GR in May 2023.] It’s a lose-lose situation for Ukrainians. While they are dying to defend their land, financial institutions are insidiously supporting the consolidation of farmland by oligarchs and Western financial interests. So … The post Sowing Seeds of Plunder: A Lose-Lose Situation in Ukraine appeared first on Global Research.
- Progressive Internationalism is Counterproductive to American Interestsby James Diddams on March 18, 2025
Calls for a progressive-oriented U.S. foreign policy have been gradually growing since at least the end of the Obama administration. One such argument recently made in Foreign Affairs by Megan Stewart, Jonathan Petkun, and Mara Revkin epitomizes the inconsistencies that inevitably accompany a distinctively left-liberal vision of strong American global leadership. The problems begin with their three “fundamental principles” that the United States must embrace in international relations: the broad promotion of political/economic egalitarianism, anti-imperialism, and opposition to war/excessive militarism. The first two are inherently contradictory while the third demonstrates naivety about the intractability of international conflict A world defined by national self-determination instead of American hegemony contradicts the active spread of egalitarianism because the latter, particularly in its most progressive form, tends towards a form of intrusive cultural imperialism. The egalitarianism many leftists hold to is obviously Western in origin, acutely secular in orientation, expansive in application, and universal in objective. It seeks to supplant the convictions and social structures of traditional and conservative religious states and societies. Progressives presume that foreign states and societies desire Western social standards and structures and are just waiting to be converted. Consider their expansive notion of egalitarianism. Progressives elevate sexuality and sexual practices to the category of “rights.” It is expressed by same-sex individuals being given the right to marry and acquire children despite being incapable of having children biologically their own. The progressive, 21st century civilizing mission is anathema to many societies, if not an existential threat. It challenges the importance of conservative religious traditions that are critical to societal cohesion, identity, and legitimacy in much of the world. For example, Rahm Emanuel, former Ambassador to Japan, caused a diplomatic stir with the leading Liberal Democratic Party by insisting that Japan legalize gay marriage. Additionally, the Clinton, Obama, and Biden administrations have all sought to fund abortion access in developing countries despite how offensive abortion is to socially conservative nations in the global south. There is also the issue of flying LGBT pride flags on official U.S. government buildings, like embassies and consulates, which give the impression that America is inseparable from progressive social liberalism. This included such infamous incidents as flying a pride flag at the U.S. embassy to the Vatican in Rome, needlessly antagonizing hundreds of millions of Roman Catholics around the world. The contradiction and impudence of this progressive thinking and its objectives raise serious questions about its effectiveness. How does America advance its interests and maintain security while belittling and insulting others? At a minimum, promoting offensive beliefs and ideas foments distrust with allies and distances potential ones. Especially as the U.S. competes with China and Russia for influence in places like Africa, the Middle East, and India, antagonizing the majority will not be helpful. Besides the contradiction between anti-imperialism and imperious liberalism, the belief that dialogue and diplomacy are always preferable to armed conflict rests on two faulty assumptions. One is the existence of moderation in the leadership of states and societies. The other is that military force cannot be a legitimate tool for the promotion of stability and prosperity. Similar to their belittling of traditions and conservative cultures, a progressive orientation fails to recognize the significance of ideology, identity, and religion in the policies of many states and societies. Progressives also fail to recognize that an exclusively defensive war posture can put countries and people at the mercy of aggressors. An astute observer of the Middle East would recognize that the progressive fealty to dialogue and diplomacy has backfired in the face of absolutism. Instead of facilitating peace and stability, in recent years, the approach created an environment of temporary appeasement that placed American allies in vulnerable situations. Two examples are Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, with whom the Biden administration pressured Israel and Saudi Arabia, respectively, to pursue diplomacy despite continued aggression. In the case of Hezbollah, the militia cannot coexist with the state of Israel. Multiple resolutions failed to end violence at the Lebanese-Israeli border. The latest “settlement” is a U.S.-mediated ceasefire that remains unfulfilled. On February 23, a leader of Hezbollah once again threatened Israel and refused to surrender the militia’s weapons. The Yemen-based Houthis remain obstinate as ever, seeking complete dominance of Yemen and power projection across the region. The Saudis and their Yemeni state allies made concessions to the Houthis to help realize a resolution to a civil war. Despite these goodwill measures, the Houthis failed to fully comply with a 2022 ceasefire and while also demanding the ceasefire be extended. The Houthis proceeded to escalate violence in Yemen, take hostages, threaten Saudi Arabia, launch rockets at Israel, and conduct piracy around the Bab al-Mandab. Prioritizing dialogue proved destructive, failed to effectively mitigate threats, and allowed an aggressor to determine the scope of violence, leaving allies vulnerable. Once again, how does a progressive approach advance U.S. interests and security when it undermines relations with allies? Stewart, Petkun, and Revkin struggle with developing a rubric for progressive U.S. engagement. Their zeal for a U.S. foreign policy to be “a force of good” in the world exhibits confusion, myopia, and foolishness. Their case is constructed on principles that inhibit U.S. interests and security while also expecting robust American presence abroad. Despite the authors’ “refinement” of the idea of progressive American leadership internationally, the problems with a progressive-oriented U.S. foreign policy endure.
- New Study: COVID-19 Vaccine “Millions of Lives Saved” Claim Debunked by Real-World Databy Nicolas Hulscher on March 17, 2025
The study titled, The Discrepancy Between the Number of Saved Lives with COVID-19 Vaccination and Statistics of Our World Data, was recently published in the Journal of Clinical Trials: Abstract Our World Data reports that in 2021, 6.08 million … The post New Study: COVID-19 Vaccine “Millions of Lives Saved” Claim Debunked by Real-World Data appeared first on Global Research.
- The True Purpose of Tariffs: Creating Chokepoints That Advance Class Warfareby Emanuel Pastreich on March 17, 2025
The seemingly insane push for tariffs by the Trump administration has led those endowed with soft brains to assume that Trump is just crazy and that he is in danger of losing his “conservative” base through this bid to shut … The post The True Purpose of Tariffs: Creating Chokepoints That Advance Class Warfare appeared first on Global Research.
- Militarising Europe: The EU Defence Spending Bugby Dr. Binoy Kampmark on March 17, 2025
We live in dangerous times, and politicians are happy to be cheerleaders of that supposed fact. They do not care to reassure; they merely care to strike fear into hearts and feed the sort of pernicious despondency that encourages conflict. … The post Militarising Europe: The EU Defence Spending Bug appeared first on Global Research.
- US Air Force Records Lowest Combat Capability of Its Aircraft in 20 Yearsby Ahmed Adel on March 17, 2025
The United States Air Force has been seeing record lows in the combat capability of its aircraft in recent times, Defense News reported, citing its own analysis. Air Force issues, though, are not just felt in the US but are … The post US Air Force Records Lowest Combat Capability of Its Aircraft in 20 Years appeared first on Global Research.
- The Death of Free Speech in America? You Can Thank Israel and Its Many Friendsby Philip Giraldi on March 17, 2025
There should be little doubt in anyone’s mind that the “wag the dog” relationship between the United States and Israel has done terrible damage to American institutions and constitutional liberties. The US bipartisan unconditional support of the ongoing Israeli genocide … The post The Death of Free Speech in America? You Can Thank Israel and Its Many Friends appeared first on Global Research.
- A Tuneful Irish Tale. Edward Curtinby Edward Curtin on March 17, 2025
“Accomplished fingers begin to play./Their eyes mid many wrinkles, their eyes,/Their ancient, glittering eyes, are gay.” – W. B. Yeats, Lapus Lazuli The old man in the Irish cap sat on a chair on the sidewalk outside his house across … The post A Tuneful Irish Tale. Edward Curtin appeared first on Global Research.
- The “Terrible Fruit” of the Western Regime Change War on Syriaby Mark Taliano on March 17, 2025
The “terrible fruit” of Washington’s Regime Change war in Syria is genocide. Activist, author and human rights lawyer Prof. Dan Kovalik estimates the numbers killed at between 7,000 to 10,000 people. The people targeted are largely religious minorities, Alawites and … The post The “Terrible Fruit” of the Western Regime Change War on Syria appeared first on Global Research.
- Ukraine Timeline Tells the Taleby Joe Lauria on March 17, 2025
The way to prevent the Ukraine war from being understood is to suppress its history. A cartoon version has the conflict beginning on Feb. 24, 2022 when Vladimir Putin woke up that morning and decided to invade Ukraine. There was … The post Ukraine Timeline Tells the Tale appeared first on Global Research.
- US, Israel in ‘Secret Talks’ with African States to Take In Forcibly Expelled Palestinians: Reportby The Cradle on March 17, 2025
The US and Israel have been making contacts with African states to discuss the potential resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza to their territories, according to an AP report released on 14 March. The US-Israeli contacts with Sudan, Somalia, and Somaliland … The post US, Israel in ‘Secret Talks’ with African States to Take In Forcibly Expelled Palestinians: Report appeared first on Global Research.
- The European Parliament Confirmed Poland’s Centrality to the Bloc’s Eastern Security Strategyby Andrew Korybko on March 17, 2025
Most observers missed last week’s European Parliament resolution on the white paper on the future of European defense despite its importance. Article 15 “stresses that the East Shield and Baltic Defence Line should be the flagship EU projects for fostering … The post The European Parliament Confirmed Poland’s Centrality to the Bloc’s Eastern Security Strategy appeared first on Global Research.
- The New Brics Are Arrivingon March 17, 2025
Maybe they aren’t as popular as the Big Brother contestants, but in their own way they say that we are closed in a cage: that of an economic system jammed with balances destined to change quickly. The game is played mainly in Africa, the scenario is a deglobalized world
- Newest Brics Member Indonesia Proves World Is Already Multipolaron March 17, 2025
The country, along with India, has no desire to see one hegemon replaced by another
- Relaunching Globalization: a Paradigm Shift for BRICS+?on March 17, 2025
The drastic changes in the landscape of the global economy that set in starting from January of 2025 with the coming of the new US administration create new challenges for the Global South, including the BRICS+ grouping. The re-configuration of global alliances, growing protectionism and a rise in uncertainty will all generate strong headwinds for globalization, with developing economies likely to increasingly seek solutions in greater South-South economic cooperation
- Orban calls for protecting “Europe’s Christian heritage” and “a Union, but without Ukraine”on March 17, 2025
Hungary’s economy would suffer from Ukraine’s membership in the EU.
- Armenia’s drift toward the West - a misstep in the Caucasus?on March 17, 2025
The hard truth is that the Caucasus doesn’t reward rigid alliances. As Azerbaijan’s spat with Russia shows, even close partners (however complex that partnership is) can clash without upending the board. Armenia’s future lies not in choosing a camp, but in mastering the art of balance.
- Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz and the Marxist Theory of Nationalismby Wiktor Marzec on March 17, 2025
Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz was an unusually inventive Marxist theoretician of the multiethnic imperial context in which he operated. Serving the Polish national cause, he blended socialism with sociology and Marxism with democratic nationalism. Instead of simply combining these elements, he looked for ways in which they could cross-fertilize each other. This approach resulted in genuine innovations,
- British extremism leading to crisis in historic relations with USon March 17, 2025
London is adopting practices similar to those of Islamist terrorist groups.
- US and Russia – on the path to peace or escalation?on March 17, 2025
If the US wants peace with Russia, it will have to be far more transparent regarding its weapons programs being realized near the Russian border. Otherwise, we'll only get more of the same.
- Was the Teamsters’ Amazon Strike a Success?by Sam Gindin on March 17, 2025
The world has radically changed over the past four-plus decades. Unions haven’t. Or at least they haven’t changed nearly enough to match what they’re up against. In this context, unionizing Amazon — iconic in status and fanatically anti-union — stands as a definitive challenge for this generation of trade unionists. The catch-22 is that while
- Saint Patrick’s Day: The Real Irish American Story Not Taught in Schoolsby Bill Bigelow on March 17, 2025
“Wear green on St. Patrick’s Day or get pinched.” That pretty much sums up the Irish-American “curriculum” that I learned when I was in school. Yes, I recall a nod to the so-called Potato Famine, but it was mentioned only … The post Saint Patrick’s Day: The Real Irish American Story Not Taught in Schools appeared first on Global Research.
- Let Workers Leadby Jane Slaughter on March 17, 2025
Eric Blanc’s argument in We Are the Union is that only “worker-to-worker” organizing can create union drives that are big enough and cheap enough to save the labor movement. It’s already happening, we need more of it; listen up, union leaders, Blanc says: you can afford it. If Blanc goes a bit overboard on his
- Learning From the Courage of the Civil Rights Movementby Jeanne Theoharis on March 17, 2025
“It was very difficult to keep going when all our efforts seemed in vain,” Rosa Parks described her work in the 1940s and early ’50s. Getting her political start with the Scottsboro Boys case in the early 1930s, Rosa Parks was part of a small band of activists in the 1940s that sought to transform
- Welfare State Modernism’s Lost Futureby Michael Ledger-Lomas on March 17, 2025
Even if you love South East London, it is difficult to like the Old Kent Road. Its air is thick with particulates and disappointment. Lorries rumble down a highway lined with big box stores and neglected social housing. But there is one sight to lift the spirits: a thousand-foot mural wrapping two sides of a
- Gazans suffer as Netanyahu pins hopes on fickle US presidentby Paul Rogers on March 17, 2025
Israeli prime minister is realising that you can’t rely on Trump, no matter how much he says what you want to hear
- A St Patrick’s Day Socialist Guide to Irish Film and TVby Daniel Finn on March 17, 2025
As he watched the St Patrick’s day parade unfold in Springfield, Kent Brockman of The Simpsons posed an important question: “All this drinking, violence, destruction of property — are these the things we think of when we think of the Irish?” Brockman’s description of Springfield as “a town whose very conscience was washed away in
- Rebuilding a Pluralistic Syria to Keep ISIS Down and Iran Outby James Diddams on March 17, 2025
President Trump’s return to office has fortuitously coincided with the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria as well as ceasefire agreements between Israel and both Hamas and Hezbollah. These developments have weakened Iran’s Axis of Resistance and present a historic opportunity for regional stability. While Israel’s military operations in Lebanon and Gaza could resume, Syria’s civil war has seemingly reached a conclusion. The U.S. should maintain cautious engagement with the Syrian transitional government through strictly enforced conditions for further normalization. The outcome of Syria’s transitional government will be highly consequential for the region and so ensuring a positive outcome in Syria must be a top priority. The large and loose coalition of militias led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an Islamist paramilitary group with past ties to ISIS and Al-Qaeda, had planned a long campaign to Aleppo. Instead, the unexpected disintegration of Assad’s security forces brought this coalition to Damascus in mere days. The new transitional government of Syria is unprepared and will have to navigate serious challenges to preserve the peace. In his first national address after the fall of the Assad regime, the new President of Syria, Ahmad al-Sharaa (formerly Muhammad al-Jolani), promised to hold a “national dialogue conference” to prepare a new constitution that would guarantee democratic governance and protect the rights of women and religious minorities. This announcement surprised many given the Islamist government HTS previously established in Idlib and the prevalence of Islamist paramilitaries in the coalition. This contradiction prompts skepticism that these guarantees were merely to have sanctions on Syria and HTS lifted. Still, these guarantees create vulnerabilities for the new Syrian transitional government as they must fulfill competing promises acceptable to not only most Syrians, but also the Islamist extremists that make up the government and security forces. These vulnerabilities were further exposed by the recent episode of violence against civilians in western Syria after the suppression of a pro-Assad insurgency. Mass executions of civilians and widespread looting as Islamists blared music over loudspeakers resembled the atrocities committed by ISIS in Syria and Iraq nearly a decade ago. This was the inevitable outcome of a country dominated by Islamist militants, including many foreign fighters from across the globe. Turkey has been one of the greatest sponsors of Islamists in Syria and must now join the U.S. in supporting the implementation of an inclusive, democratic transitional government and constitutional drafting process. Initial steps to form a “National Dialogue Preparatory Committee” and “National Dialogue Conference” have included only token representation of women and religious minorities. Al-Sharaa has also increasingly centralized the transitional government around himself, prompting some concern, although it will not be apparent until the new constitution is drafted if he intends to rule as a dictator. Regardless of al-Sharaa’s personal ambitions, a prolonged transitional period raises the risk of destabilizing foreign influence in Syria. Iran has lost a vital partner in Assad and will seek to reemerge in Syria, rebuild its proxies, and re-open its land bridge to the Mediterranean. It is a core national security interest to ensure a stable transition to a democratically elected government reflecting Syria’s pluralistic society. Inclusion of Syria’s religious minorities in drafting the constitution is crucial to the legitimacy of its final product. A sectarian theocracy, even nominally democratic, would also lack popular support from Syria’s Sunni population as it is alien to the pluralistic society that has endured in Syria for centuries; many senior Islamist militants are foreign fighters with little knowledge of Syrian history and culture. A strict imposition of Islamic jurisprudence would certainly not result in a stable transition. In this scenario, many of Syria’s religious minorities, especially Christians, would attempt to flee the country permanently like many Syrian Christians already have, erasing the oldest Christian communities in the world. Syria would transform into a hotbed for sectarian violence as opposing Islamists battle for control, possibly resurrecting the Islamic State, something the U.S.’s ongoing military presence in Syria seeks to prevent. The conclusion of the civil war has enabled the U.S. and its local partner, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), to conduct further operations against ISIS remnants. This has also paved the way for the resumption of the repatriation of hundreds of families of former ISIS fighters to Iraq. The suppression of the Islamic State hinges on stability in the North East, allowing the SDF to continue military operations and repatriations. The recent agreement to integrate the SDF-governed Autonomous Administration of North East Syria and its military force into the Syrian transitional government without coming under direct control of HTS is extremely promising, though full implementation will have to be monitored. A resumption of high-intensity conflict would create a vacuum for ISIS to easily reconstitute itself and greatly increase its capabilities for international terrorism. Through consistent engagement with carrots and sticks, the Trump administration can hold the Syrian transitional government accountable to building a democratic and civil state with legal equality for all, regardless of faith or ethnicity. Turkey will be a particularly important channel for this diplomacy and pressure must be exerted to align with U.S. regional interests, including the cessation of support for Islamist militants in Syria’s transitional government. The Trump administration’s first priority in Syria is to identify appropriate opportunities for sanction waivers conditioned upon accountability for the recent massacres by Syrian government security forces as well as progress towards a democratic constitution. Sanctions relief should be weighed carefully to balance humanitarian needs and reconstruction efforts with maintaining relevant sanctions for human rights abuse and corruption. Until the transitional government meets these conditions by demonstrating their intention to build a democratic Syria, the Trump administration should maintain adamant pressure on both the Syrian transitional government and its sponsors. The chaotic alternative poses a serious risk for the return of ISIS and could enable Iran to regain lost capabilities to return to terrorizing the levant. The Trump administration has a historic opportunity in Syria for long-term regional stability while protecting key U.S. national security interests it cannot ignore.
- There’s a Hidden History of US Support for Irish Republicansby Devin Thomas O’Shea on March 16, 2025
The Irish Northern Aid Committee — Noraid, as it was generally known — was accused of involvement in various activities to support the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Its alleged offences included purchasing M-60 rifles, paying for ships to cross the Atlantic with weapons cargo, and even robbing a Brink’s armored car of more than $7
- Landlords Want Us to Think Rent Gouging Isn’t Price Gougingby Fran Quigley on March 16, 2025
The displacement caused by the recent Los Angeles–area fires has renewed attention on price gouging in rental housing. Some landlords were accused of increasing their rents by more than 300 percent — spikes that appeared to violate California law, which like many other states prohibits setting unconscionable prices on necessities. Or, as we more commonly
- All Games Are Politicalby Max Haiven on March 16, 2025
Why was the winner of the world’s most prestigious prize for board game makers banned immediately after the ceremony by the very organization that awarded him? Palestine. When Daybreak won the Spiel des Jahres (SdJ, or “Game of the Year”) for the best “expert” board game, it affirmed what many reviewers and players knew: the
- When Belgian University Cleaners Swept Out Their Bossby Coline Grando on March 16, 2025
In 1975, over thirty women cleaners at Belgium’s newly created Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve (UCL) went on a three-week strike, “fired” their boss, and decided to launch a self-managed cooperative instead. Their experiment in radical economic democracy — which they named “Le Balai Libéré” (the Liberated Broom) — allowed them to triple their salaries, grow
- How the Right Hijacked Antonio Gramsciby Nathan Sperber on March 15, 2025
In a 1991 essay titled “Winning the Culture War: The American Cause,” radical conservative thinker Sam Francis summoned up the ghost of the late Italian communist Antonio Gramsci in order to offer the American far right a strategic path forward. Railing against the US establishment for doing “nothing to conserve what most of us regard
- Greenland’s Election Wasn’t a Victory for Donald Trumpby Huw Paige on March 15, 2025
In the last few months, the phenomenon of fake news has come to Greenland. Ads posted on Facebook, Greenland’s main social network, variously suggested that two prominent politicians had either been sued by the Bank of Greenland or physically attacked, or that Elon Musk was offering payments to Greenlandic citizens. These cases were financial scams
- Trump’s Crypto-Invested AI Czar Cleared to Oversee Cryptoby Luke Goldstein on March 15, 2025
The Trump administration has issued a blanket ethics waiver to venture capitalist David Sacks, now the president’s special advisor for artificial intelligence and crypto, clearing him to work on regulatory issues directly related to his financial holdings, according to a White House memorandum reviewed by the Lever. The waiver comes a month after President Donald Trump fired
- India to Launch Two Indonesian Satellites in 2025: Strengthening Ties in ASEAN and BRICSon March 14, 2025
India is set to launch two Indonesian satellites in 2025, marking a significant milestone in India-Indonesia space cooperation. This collaboration enhances ASEAN-India relations and furthers BRICS space initiatives
- Nigeria Attracted $1.27bn Capital from BRICS Countrieson March 14, 2025
Vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that Nigeria attracted $1.27bn in foreign capital from BRICS countries by June 2024, marking a significant rise from the $438.72m recorded during the same period in 2023
- Challenges for BRICS+ Groupon March 14, 2025
The BRICS+ group has undeniably emerged as a formidable bloc on the global economic stage, signalling a significant shift in the world's financial and trade dynamics
- Georgian Mining Shutdown Leaves Workers Abandonedby Sopo Japaridze on March 14, 2025
On March 8, International Working Women’s Day, the town square in Chiatura, Georgia, was filled with residents. Young girls handed out violets to the women, a traditional gesture of celebration. The crowd gathered, waiting for the loudspeakers to power up on a makeshift stage made from wooden boxes. A protest had been growing for days
- Unionizing UnitedHealthcareby Benjamin Y. Fong on March 14, 2025
There were 122 National Labor Relations Board representation elections run in February 2025, and ten involved units of 250 or more eligible voters. Those ten elections, however, involved 74 percent of all eligible voters that month. The highest-profile election was the loss at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Garner, North Carolina, which my colleague Jonathan
- NATO's 'Joint Viking 2025' and growing strategic importance of Arcticon March 14, 2025
Russia is certainly in no jeopardy in the Arctic. However, it's clear that the political West wants to overstretch Russia, as well as to disrupt the multipolar world's plans for the region. The Kremlin will continue to monitor NATO's activities in the Arctic, particularly in the vicinity of its borders and territorial waters. The political West's ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) assets are as active as ever, which prompted the Russian military to deploy its own (in part also to observe "Joint Viking 2025").
- A Truly Free Society Demands Workplace Democracyby Matt McManus on March 14, 2025
As the United States faces a serious rising economic competitor in China, some Americans are concerned the country isn’t working hard enough, while plenty of others think everyone is already working too much. These anxieties about work appear as ever to be driving both popular and more theoretical debates. In her recent book, Hijacked: How
- Western media suggests Zelensky will be replacedon March 14, 2025
According to a major Western newspaper, Zelensky’s government in Ukraine is coming to an end.
- US Air Force records lowest combat capability of its aircraft in 20 yearson March 14, 2025
Britain’s diversity quota led to a shortage of Royal Air Force pilots.
- Reviving the Art of Political Rhetoricby James Diddams on March 14, 2025
The last decade has seen the political establishment – whether the neoliberal left or the Reaganite right – in a state of total bewilderment. Since the ascendency of the populist right in the form of Donald Trump and the populist left, epitomized by Bernie Sanders and his supporters, center-left and right politicians cannot get a handle on what they are missing. After all, they have such good policies – policies carefully crafted in think tanks and universities to help the voters live better lives. With such empirically well-founded ideas, how could voters not reward them with a huge landslide? The hard truth that the establishment seems incapable of realizing is that voters are motivated by more than economic self-interest and technocratic policy positions – they are moved by emotion and identity. By anger stemming from perceived injustice. By joy springing from triumph. By desperation flowing from wishes left unfulfilled. The careful calibration of these emotions is the bread and butter of the true political rhetorician. If we wish to restore balance, order, and vigorous debate to our contemporary moment, the art of political rhetoric must be revived. There was a time when rhetoric was the lifeblood of American democracy. In the nineteenth century, citizens would travel hundreds of miles to hear the great orators of the day speak. It was the event of the season when a truly masterful orator such as William Henry Seward or Daniel Webster passed through town. In the midst of major events, people would seek out the local rhetorician to hear his thoughts. In the chambers of Congress, such oratorical displays were so commonplace that tourists would journey from all over the nation in hopes of hearing the great men of their day debate some important issue. In short, voters craved the verbal flourishes, word play, and emotional appeals that articulated, shaped, and defended the public policies of the nineteenth century. It is not hard to see why rhetoric has faded in prominence over the last half century – it has been replaced by mass produced news, social media, and other high tech forms of communication. When in need of an emotional fuel to give politics meaning, voters turn time and again to these sources of political information instead of rhetoricians. Winston Churchill identified this rising phenomenon before the outbreak of World War II: “Public opinion is formed and expressed by machinery. The newspapers do an immense amount of the thinking for the average man and woman.” At this point, a person could reasonably say: “It is all very well and good to fear the extent to which digital media controls the emotions of voters, but how exactly is getting views from sensationalist news and social media worse than from sensationalist politicians?” The answer is in the diversity of viewpoints expressed by the American political class. Though politicians must constantly cater to mass produced opinions that obscure reality, the truth is that most aspirants to high office have fairly divergent views on solving the problems that confront our nation. When such differences are brought to light, it helps to cultivate more authentic political discourse apart from the latest buzzwords. Beyond that, the embrace of in-person displays of political rhetoric helps keep politicians grounded in their local communities. Though they sometimes may lose touch with their constituents, the average office-bearer is nonetheless accountable to a block of voters whose views they are expected to represent. Having to engage in town hall meetings and other in-person venues keeps politicians from being lost to the rootless world of news media. If understanding why political rhetoric has declined is easy, reviving rhetoric is a much trickier endeavor. After all, the forces of 24-hour news cycles and social media that have destroyed rhetoric are unlikely to go away any time soon. As such, partisans of the rhetorical art must be creative. We must find ways to insert serious rhetoric into social media and the news. Nor does it seem that all voters are completely satisfied with the shallow world of social media we have entered upon. Donald Trump – whatever else his faults may be as a speaker – draws massive crowds excited merely to hear him speak. Few other politicians have gained this level of rhetorical devotion or seem to have bothered analyzing what emotional speeches like his could do for their careers. Having said this, rhetorical education can be restored in fairly traditional methods. Too often our school system teaches history as a series of facts, parading one after another in great boring columns. However, history classes used to be taught using rhetoric. For example, to help students understand debates about states’ rights in the nineteenth century, teachers once assigned Daniel Webster and Robert Haynes’ famous exchange about the topic on the Senate floor. Likewise, we today could educate our students in the basics of politics and history through rhetoric, thus giving students some understanding of how rhetorical devices work. More broadly, the role of the educator must be to teach students how to have an appropriate emotional response to political rhetoric. Many criticize emotional appeals in politics. However, emotion is an important part of being human. More than this, it is a vital aspect of that which makes us good. The chief theological virtues – faith, hope, and love – are all sentiments rather than purely rational objects. That we have forgotten this fact is to blame for the overwrought politics of our time; when the young are not taught harness the passions in a healthy way – usually as a result of centrist technocrats having no use for emotion – then they will instead have their hearts filled with dark emotions concocted by demagogues and self-interested media sensationalists. To say that the art of public speaking is dead would be simply untrue. There are plenty of speeches given across the nation each and every day. However, the art of political rhetoric – carefully orienting the passions of man to some lofty goal – has sadly been lost. There are no longer Ciceros, Lincolns, and Churchills to inspire posterity with their eloquence and the halls of the Senate are filled not with glorious declamations but with the dry coughs of dull procedure. Yet, if we work at it, rhetoric need not stay dead. Rhetoric can and must be revived for the greatest of political callings to make a triumphant return.
- Uganda’s BRICS Membership: Transforming East African Trade and Developmenton March 13, 2025
Uganda’s recent inclusion in the BRICS bloc as a partner country is reflective of its growing importance in the African continent and the potential that it has to contribute to a more balanced global economic order
- EBC Financial Group Tracks Market Trends as BRICS Expands Across Asia and Africaon March 13, 2025
BRICS expands membership and partnerships in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, marking a shift in global trade dynamics and regional market influence
- BRICS Membership Must Benefit Indonesians: DPRon March 13, 2025
A member of the House of Representatives (DPR), Amelia Anggraini, has said that Indonesia’s official membership of the BRICS grouping must bring real benefits to the Indonesian people
- Is Trump going to fight Mexican cartels to make defense industry happy?on March 13, 2025
Trump might need to pick his war, either in the Middle East or closer home - with potentially catastrophic consequences. It seems the plan is to treat the cartels just like ISIS and Al-Qaeda terror groups.
- Europe unable to implement protectionist measureson March 13, 2025
Europe wants to retaliate against Trump's economic policy, but the lack of cheap energy sources could be an obstacle.
- Germany may refuse to buy US F-35 fighter jets over ‘kill switch’ – mediaon March 13, 2025
There is growing support for greater European independence from the US.
- Here's how Kiev's Neo-Nazi junta makes actual peace deals effectively impossibleon March 13, 2025
The Neo-Nazi junta is determined to keep the war going, because it fervently refuses the possibility of a settlement that excludes maximalist goals – 1991 borders, full EU/NATO membership, thermonuclear weapons pointed at Russia. These are the so-called "red lines" for the Kiev regime, making any peace deals impossible.
- “Something Dangerous and Threatening to Virtue:” Abolitionism and British Nationalismby James Diddams on March 13, 2025
In 1713, Britain acquired the asiento de Negros, an agreement to to annually supply Spanish America with 140,000 enslaved Africans. In 1746 political economist Malachy Postlethwayte was moved to declare the slave trade “an inexhaustible Fund of Wealth and Naval Power to this Nation.” However, just eighty-seven years later in 1833, Parliament abolished West Indian slavery. How could public sentiment swing so decisively? Modern scholarship correlates abolitionism with the rise of Enlightenment sensibilities, liberal capitalism, and Evangelical Protestantism. These factors undoubtedly mattered, yet often unaddressed is the coalescing of British national identity around ideas linked to abolitionism in ways powerful enough to shape public opinion. In truth, the growth of British nationalism and abolitionism were inseparable, making arguments over slavery into arguments about British character as defined by ideals of Protestant piety, liberty, empire, and commerce. The lyrics to James Thomson’s 1740 “Rule Britannia,” capture Britain’s fledgling nationalism. Its second line: “And guardian angels sung this strain: Rule Britannia, rule the waves, Britons never will be slaves,” associates nationhood with God’s providence for Protestant Britain, resistance to despotism, and maritime dominance to the benefit of commercial empire. Amidst a struggle for colonies and profits against Catholic France and Spain, British nationalism emphasized Protestant identity against irreligious, tyrannous, decadent, and wasteful Catholicism. British national identity was essentially formed in opposition to an external enemy. Abolitionists exploited this relationship between English Protestantism and the rest of the world to make distinctions between colonial and metropolitan life proof of colonial slaveholders’ opposition to British national virtues. William Blake’s 1810 poem Jerusalem marries Protestant fervor and national purpose, vowing “I will not cease from Mental Fight, nor shall my sword sleep in my hand: Till we have built Jerusalem, In England’s green & pleasant Land.” Slaveholders’ failure to instruct their slaves in Christianity or live by Christian principles became abolitionist refrains. Catholicism was entangled with tyranny in British imagination. Edinburgh journeymen denounced Catholicism for “denying to the common people the free use of the holy scriptures.” A British soldier abroad wrote Catholics “do not read the Bible; the priests have entire control over the masses.” Political tyranny followed religious tyranny. The ascendant Whigs believed their forebears’ 1688 Glorious Revolution saved Britain from French-backed Catholic despotism. “Let France grow proud, beneath the tyrant’s lust, While the rack’d people crawl, and lick the dust,” started the inscription to William Hogarth’s Gate of Calais. It concluded that “the manly genius of this isle disdains, All tinsel slavery, or golden chain.” Love of liberty tinged patriotism with populism. Patriotic vigilance against irreligious tyranny encouraged abolitionists to decry slavery as despotism. Into the mid-nineteenth century, slavery was increasingly thought of as a foreign institution employed by Catholic despotisms like Spain, Brazil, Portugal, and France. France abolished slavery in 1794 only for Napoleon to reinstate it in 1802. For centuries the remoteness of the West Indies from Britain insulated these slave societies from criticism. Since different environments made for different institutions, Britons could accept West Indians as distant countrymen without confronting slavery as a problem for British values. Claiming “the West Indies cannot be cultivated by Europeans, whose constitutions will not bear fatigue in that climate,” William Puleteny explained that colonists embraced “some other class of the human species who, being natives of warmer climates, are able to endure that degree of labor and fatigue.” Slavery thus understood reflected environmental differences, not moral or national ones. However, maturing national motifs of Protestantism, liberty, commerce, and empire, alongside their impious, tyrannical, and decadent antitypes, distanced Britain not only from Catholic rivals but from its West Indian colonies. In this context, abolitionists stigmatized slave ownership as anti-British by attacking it as irreligious, despotic, wasteful, and decadent. Protestantism’s intersection with popular sentiments of anti-Catholicism, fear of tyranny, and commercialism, sharpened criticism of slavery as impious. Abolitionists argued that slaveholder refusal to let missionaries proselytize the enslaved was an attack on direct access to scripture. As with Catholic despotisms, this was “denying to the common people the free use of the holy scripture.” Such denial exposed the moral corruption of colonial tyranny. Quaker abolitionist John Woolman observed that “no master was saintly enough to avoid the temptations of absolute power; slavery, instead of being ameliorated by Christianity, corrupted the wellsprings of true religion.” The danger was unavoidable, “slavery, in its mildest shape, has something dangerous and threatening to virtue,” wrote James Ramsay. It “encouraged masters to become tyrants.” Abolitionists also linked religious attacks on slavery to commercial morality. William Wilberforce did so negatively in 1788, arguing greed had led British merchants away from the virtuous commerce that was the nation’s true prosperity. “Interest can draw a film across the eyes, so thick, that total blindness could do no more,” Wilberforce warned. He challenged his countrymen to accept that “a trade founded in iniquity, and carried on as this was, must be abolished.” John Wesley used commerce to blame the slave trade, “a worse than pagan abomination,” on fellow Britons. “It is you that induce the African villain to sell his countrymen,” Wesley thundered. Insisting “it is your money, that is the spring of all,” suggesting British money could end slave-trafficking. Lord Kames positively connected morality and commerce to criticize slavery, arguing that “contracts and promises are not confined to commercial dealings: they serve also to make benevolence a duty, independent of any pecuniary interest.” Slaveholders, however, participated in a distorted economy of unfree workers and unfair prices. They did not develop benevolence like their British counterparts. Adam Smith likewise held that slavery subverted the moral foundations of commerce: The enslaved could neither enter contracts nor keep them because free enterprise required free persons. Granville Sharp publicly worried the slave trade and plantation slavery were undermining British liberty. He was joined by Charles James Fox who decried the “virtual representation” of the West Indian “interest” in the House of Commons, condemning it as a malign foreign influence. That opulent West Indians bought “rotten boroughs” in Parliament offended radicals like John Wade, who in his Black Book condemned how the ruling class “conquers and retains useless colonies” to benefit itself. Playwright Oliver Goldsmith opined that European colonists lost their national virtues and succumbed to “all the luxurious manners of the Asiatics.” He continued, “after two or three generations at farthest, the blood loses its primitive qualities, and those of the climate manifest themselves in men, animals and plants.” Colonists resembled their exotic environs in the British national imagination, not their distant ancestry. The national “othering” of the West Indian bolstered the arguments and broadened the appeal of abolitionism as a national response to the foreign practice of slaveholding. Between 1807 and 1838, British governments dismantled and criminalized institutions of human bondage, which, in some permutation, had been acceptable for most of human history. Politicians, historians, and popular opinion have marveled at this transition. For nineteenth century historian William Leckey, the anti-slavery movement was “among the three or four perfectly virtuous acts recorded in the history of nations.” In the late twentieth century, David Brion Davis characterized abolitionism as a “remarkable shift in moral consciousness.” Many causes have been cited to explain this shift in moral consciousness, ranging from political ideology to religious fervor, to the progress capitalism. Though nationalism has not been absent from this conversation, it has often been seen as one cause among others in the anti-slavery movement, and not as a bridge among causes. The integration of disparate themes of piety, liberty, empire, and commerce within the framework of British nationalism shows that nationalism was more than a discrete factor in the emergence of abolitionism. Rather, it formed the connective tissue which structured the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century debate on slavery.
- The Future Belongs to Inclusive Groups Like BRICSon March 12, 2025
Though the BRICS group has already been around for quite some time, in recent days it has once again become the center of public attention. The renewed interest most likely came from the recent enlargement of the group, which saw its membership double within one year
- Nigeria-BRICS Partnership : A Milestone for the Global Southon March 12, 2025
The global economic landscape is evolving rapidly, driven by alliances that reflect the ambitions of emerging countries to reshape traditional centers of influence. In this context, Nigeria, the leading economic power in Africa, has joined the circle of BRICS partners
- BRICS Nations Strengthen Economic and Political Influenceon March 12, 2025
The recent expansion of BRICS signals a new era of collaboration among major economies
- Keir Starmer doesn’t understand the benefits systemby Mikey Erhardt on March 12, 2025
Another PM is trying to make cuts equate to growth. Disabled people will again pay the price of this cruelty
- Record dropouts in Bundeswehr as delusional EU/NATO still mulls going to Ukraineon March 12, 2025
While Germany was too busy with the (re)nazification of the Bundeswehr and making plans for war with Russia, its politicians seem to have forgotten about resolving the issue of manpower.
- Kiev uses terror to disguise its humiliation in Kursk regionon March 12, 2025
Ukraine’s goal behind massive drone strike was to increase distraction, making media ignore Kursk.
- What the world can learn from radical queer aid collectives in East Africaby Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu on March 12, 2025
As US aid cuts threaten LGBTIQ lives, these collectives show how to sustain communities beyond traditional aid models
- Alawites ask Israel for protection as Syrian massacre death toll reaches 7,000on March 12, 2025
Israel wants Russia’s presence in Syria maintained to counter Turkey’s expanding influence.
- openDemocracy’s ‘outstanding storytelling’ wins prize at TV Journalism Awardsby Indra Warnes on March 12, 2025
The RTS praised Disciples: The Cult of TB Joshua, which revealed abuse by Nigeria’s most prominent Christian televangelist
- Revisiting the Push for Peace in Ukraineby James Diddams on March 12, 2025
I give a hearty “Amen!” to Mark Tooley’s strident assertion that Just War teaching does not “require Ukraine to submit to terms favorable to Russia,” and I further reaffirm that agreement when Mr. Tooley extends his idea of submission to include “surrender” and “highly unfavorable terms.” Imagine my bemusement, then, to discover that Mr. Tooley apparently thought I had suggested such a thing! Surrender? Submit to terms highly unfavorable? One can read and reread my essay and see that the words “surrender” and “submit” are never used, much less implied. It could be Mr. Tooley has just inaccurately, albeit flatteringly, lumped me in with Dr. Reno and the good folks at First Things, but in the interest of clarity and discourse, I’ll take Mr. Tooley at his word and respond to his article as though he really does believe that I’m arguing for an American-enforced Ukrainian capitulation as a valid application of Just Statecraft. History is indeed replete with examples of smaller countries fighting off more powerful aggressors, and Mr. Tooley is right to point out that Ukraine’s self-defense has been not only courageous but also highly effective. He asserts that I do not consider variables like geography, relative strengths of alliances, Russian losses, or Russian domestic support for the war effort. The truth is I don’t consider those variables because they’re irrelevant and nonresponsive to my argument, not to mention lacking any meaningful backing (“almost certainly less motivated”?). My argument rests on two normative claims. First, that “President Trump’s efforts to get Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table [are] within the bounds of Christian realism and just war theory.” Second, just cause as such ought not commit the United States “to an open ended, uncritical support of Ukraine with total victory as the only acceptable outcome.” These two claims are grounded on a few empirical facts: It has been the standing policy of the United States under Obama, Trump 45, Biden, and now Trump 47 to not commit US or NATO forces to the war in Ukraine. President Zelensky has repeatedly defined victory in the war as recapturing all lost territory. Despite the massive amounts of military aid from the US and European countries, the conflict remains a stalemate. President Zelensky has set security guarantees from the US and NATO membership as functional preconditions for any peace talks despite both the Biden and Trump administrations ruling out the possibility of NATO membership for Ukraine. President Zelensky has refused to commit to a plan of general mobilization of military-aged persons in Ukraine, while the Ukrainian military has opted to use new troops to organize brand new units rather than replace losses in combat tested units. These constitute two unforced errors of strategic planning that place stress on Ukraine’s manpower reserves and lowers combat effectiveness of units in the field. I fully grant that none of the above facts, even under the considerations of Just War teaching “require” Ukraine to capitulate to Russia, but, again, that’s not my argument. Rather, they are highly relevant facts in considering whether or not the United States should recalibrate its policy on the war and its strategic posture towards the two main belligerents. Zelensky’s conditions for peace talks are either militarily unfeasible, as with recapturing territory, or contrary to longstanding bipartisan consensus of Ukraine not joining NATO. Given that Zelensky’s stated aims are unrealistic and Putin’s goal of an Eastern Europe dominated by Russia is highly undesirable, how should America proceed? Should the United States continue maintaining a war effort more or less locked in stalemate or should it explore possible options for a peace agreement? I maintain that under the principle of probability of success, now’s the time to explore possible peace options. But what kind of peace should that be? Mr. Tooley seems to allow that a “truce that freezes current forces in place, without legally recognizing Russia’s occupied territory, while allowing Ukraine to recover and further solidify its national strength” would be such a “reasonable and sustainable” peace. Essentially, Mr. Tooley is calling for an armistice like the Korean Armistice Agreement that froze the Korean War. Funny thing about that agreement, the Truman administration started seeking a pathway to end the war as early as 1950 when both North and South Korea wanted to keep fighting to achieve their respective war aims. The circumstances surrounding the Korean Armistice are a more illuminating comparison for Ukraine than the overwrought references to WWII that have come to characterize much of the historical analogizing on the Ukraine war. Despite what Mr. Tooley says, I don’t believe that “Ukraine will lose,” but I do believe that “prolonging the agony [of the war will] cause needless suffering.” Given current conditions, the trick for the Trump administration is to convince Putin that Ukraine can’t lose while also persuading Ukraine that it can’t win, at least on Zelensky’s stated terms. Arriving at such an understanding could even be the first step on the long road back to a diplomatically achieved final settlement on Crimea and the Donbas. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The situation President Trump inherited has Ukraine incentivized to keep fighting with American-supplied arms and, at the same time, no way for Putin to save face at home after his three year campaign. For many, any acknowledgment that Russia will ultimately have achieved some of its war aims and that Ukrainian maximalist demands for territory and joining NATO won’t happen just seem like placating a brutal dictator, and on some level it is. However, I would challenge Mr. Tooley and those who share his view, to articulate how exactly one goes about bringing Russia to a table absent any compromises or concessions. If we’re not going to threaten Russia with full-on war, something Biden never did and Trump ran in opposition to, then we’ll need something else to make Putin end the war. This brings me back to where my original piece ended. Criticize President Trump’s attempts at diplomacy all you want, and I’m certainly critical in some ways, but without facing real political realities and wrestling with the probability principle and its implications, all Mr. Tooley is doing is morally justifying bellum ad infinitum.
- Indonesia’s BRICS Gamble: A Bold Play in Global Politicson March 11, 2025
As the first ASEAN nation to join this intergovernmental bloc primarily composed of states from the Global South, Indonesia’s entry into BRICS marks a significant shift in its foreign policy
- Brazil Unveils Its BRICS+ Planson March 11, 2025
Brazil’s authorities have unveiled their plans for the upcoming BRICS summit to be held in Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7, 2025
- Miti: Malaysia Expands Economic Cooperation, Reduces Dependence on Single Marketon March 11, 2025
The government will continue to strengthen economic ties and diversify markets with key countries, including BRICS nations, in addition to expanding cooperation with countries in Asia, the Middle East, the European Union (EU), and other regions to reduce dependence on a single market
- Dissident European politician advocates for Ukraine’s capitulationon March 11, 2025
According to a Dutch deputy, there is no other way for peace but to let Kiev lose quickly.
- Poll proves 86% of Poles smarter than all of EU/NATO leadershipon March 11, 2025
One needs to ask whether the EU/NATO politicians have a mandate of the electorate to push the "old continent" into a bloodbath that would make both world wars look like a paintball match in comparison. Well, as it turns out, not really. A recent poll shows that the vast majority of regular Europeans are neither delusional nor suicidal.
- Baerbock will be remembered as the most ignorant, arrogant and useless German FMon March 11, 2025
The German Foreign Minister leaves behind her a series of gaffes and humiliation.
- America and the Vatican Must Confront China on Human Rights, Starting with Jimmy Laiby James Diddams on March 11, 2025
The story of Jimmy Lai, a 77-year-old Hong Kong businessman turned human rights activist and convert to Catholicism, is unfolding at the intersection of politics and religion between China, the Vatican, and the US. Of profound significance for those who cherish human dignity, freedom, and the enduring principles of Christian humanism, Lai’s activism led to his solitary confinement for five years. His commitment to his now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, led to his incarceration by the CCP. Lai’s persecution has come to represent the broader battle today for human rights, including freedom of, conscience in the face of 21st-century oppression. In February, this battle took on an additional layer of complexity during Jimmy’s nearly 150-day-long sham national security law trial, with 47 days of testimony, when Judge Esther Toh, one of the presiding judges, made the striking remark, “We are Chinese,” directed toward him. This initiated a colloquy between Toh and Lai: Lai: “No, I am a Hong Konger because of One Country, Two Systems.” Toh: “Mr. Lai, are you yellow-skinned?” Lai: “If I am yellow-skinned, does that mean I am Chinese? I am a Hong Konger.” Toh: “You are Chinese.” Toh’s remark, steeped in ethno-nationalist undertones, suggested that race dictates nationality, glaringly illustrating how there is no such thing as justice in Communist China. Toh’s unmoored legal reasoning dismisses out of hand Lai’s universalist aspirations for freedom and democracy as somehow foreign or un-Chinese, revealing a troubling alignment with Beijing’s narrative that pits ethnic identity against the principles of individual liberty Lai champions. Are the West’s claims to the primacy of individual liberty and democracy simply one more relativistic statement among many, perhaps true for Americans and Europeans but no one else? The CCP would certainly have us believe so. Christian humanism, which emphasizes the universal dignity of all people, the moral imperative to safeguard freedoms and the pursuit of justice, is poignantly expressed in Lai’s plight. It echoes the Christian call to defend the oppressed, inspired by biblical teachings where the liberation of the captive is not just a political act but a spiritual obligation. From this perspective, Lai’s incarceration—and the judicial hostility exemplified by Judge Toh’s remarks—is more than a geopolitical issue; it’s a moral and ethical dilemma challenging the very essence of universal human freedom and dignity. Enter then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, who in last year’s presidential campaign expressed a personal commitment to advocate for Lai’s release. In a candid conversation with Hugh Hewitt, Trump stated, “One hundred percent…I’ll get him out,” promising to leverage his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping to secure Jimmy’s freedom in the event he was re-elected. It was also heartening to hear Vice President J.D. Vance pledge at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast last Thursday: “The Trump Administration promises you, whether it’s here at home with our own citizens, or all over the world, we will be the biggest defenders of religious liberty and the rights of conscience, and I think those policies will fall to the benefit to Catholics in particular, all over the world.” The promises of Trump and Vance evoke the intentional moral leadership of Ronald Reagan during the Cold War, who provided a lifeline to those behind the Iron Curtain in any number of ways, known and unknown. Known instances included when Reagan rallied by the side of former Polish Solidarity leader and later Polish President, Lech Walesa, and in his appeals for the release of jailed human rights activists in the Soviet Union, Andrei Sakharov and Natan Sharansky. The scenario is now complex as the United States does not have the “Holy Alliance” with the Vatican as Reagan did with Pope John Paul II. This is further illuminated by recent developments in Sino-Vatican relations, as discussed in the Wall Street Journal article, “Chairman Xi Gets a Seat at the Pope’s Table.” Today, the Vatican is too conciliatory towards Beijing at the expense of human rights advocates like Lai. The Vatican’s approach, especially considering the controversial agreement on joint Vatican-CCP bishop appointments, is a return to the failed Cold War strategy of Ostpolitik, characterized by acquiescence, negotiation, and a total lack of criticism for Communist regimes. Now, the Vatican does not even tread a delicate line between resistance and compromise, as they did then. The Church’s approach to synodality—the practice of cooperation amid deep division—is way off the mark in a crucial aspect: standing in solidarity for justice and freedom, including those being persecuted for human rights advocacy. The Church, as an institution that has historically stood for human rights and the sanctity of conscience, faces a pivotal moment. The Vatican, as under Pope John Paul II, must speak directly on these controversial issues, publicly appealing for the release of human rights activists like Lai, and others suffering under oppressive regimes. The time has come for Ostpolitik to end. Lai’s story is a call to action for all who value human freedom and dignity. The Pope and the Vatican must advocate more robustly for human rights in their dealings with China by working with government leaders like Trump and Vance. It’s a plight that demands a reevaluation of how power, whether ecclesiastical or geopolitical, should be wielded in the modern world; not for control, but for liberation. Not for silencing the voices of the oppressed, but for amplifying them.
- In the Global Marathon for Tech Supremacy, Brics’ Size Matterson March 10, 2025
Collaborative, flexible Brics gives leading members China and Russia a significant advantage over the increasingly defensive and restrictive West
- Are BRICS and India Trying to Replace the Dollar as the Main Global Trade Currency?on March 10, 2025
President Donald Trump has again threatened 100% tariffs on BRICS. Where does India stand on de-dollarisation and internationalisation of the rupee? What are the issues and concerns involved?
- AI Integration and Navigating Global Markets: Insights from the BRICS+ Fashion Summiton March 10, 2025
The BRICS+ Fashion Summit in Moscow showcased AI's transformative role in fashion and strategies for global market success, fostering innovation, collaboration, and sustainable growth across the industry
- EU backs Islamic terrorists in Syria while Russia, US condemn their massacreson March 10, 2025
Brussels is criticizing Christians and Alawites for defending themselves while supporting the barbaric actions of the terrorist regime, as the US actually condemned the atrocities by these NATO-backed Islamic radicals. The Kremlin might be pleasantly surprised, but will most likely be quite reserved and vigilant when it comes to American actions in Syria, even when they superficially match its own.
- Western media trying to explain Ukraine’s failure in Kurskon March 10, 2025
According to Western journalists, US’ intelligence “boycott” against Ukraine is to blame for the military failure in the Southern Russian region.
- Much ado about nothing - Macron proposed nuclear umbrella for Europeon March 10, 2025
Macron is offering Europe something he does not have to counter a threat that does not really exist the way he describes it.
- EU’s €800 billion ‘ReArm Europe Plan’ - unaffordable arms race doomed to failon March 10, 2025
Europeans are not willing to die and fight like their leaders want them to.
- Ukraine, Just War & Successby Mark Tooley on March 10, 2025
Does Just War teaching, which calls for a probability of success, require Ukraine to submit to terms favorable to Russia? This Providence article and this First Things article say yes. But Just War teaching does not ask for an outnumbered nation under attack automatically to surrender or agree to highly unfavorable terms. There are other considerations besides the size of contending forces. Larger nations do not automatically prevail against smaller nations. The latter are often better organized, better equipped, better led, more motivated, more unified, are wealthier per capita, have geographic advantages or better allies. The other considerations include whether conditions under submission or unfavorable terms would be worse than under war, whether the “peace” would only be prelude to further war, and whether there is a duty to allies or wider humanity to continue to resist. A nation facing extreme oppression, slavery or extermination will prefer to fight against great odds. And a nation, even realizing likely defeat, may see the moral imperative of resisting the aggressor so that future likely victim nations have more time to prepare. Belgium in 1914 knew it could not successfully resist the impending German invasion when Germany requested peaceful passage for its troops attacking France. But it dutifully resisted both for honor and to assist France. Belgium’s heroic resistance, at great cost, called “the rape of Belgium,” also motivated Britain’s entrance into the war. Britain in 1940, after France’s fall, stood alone against a Nazi occupied Europe. It barely had an army after Dunkirk. Surrendering French collaborator Marshal Petain predicted Britain’s neck would be wrung like a chicken within a week. As Churchill later told Canada’s parliament: “Some chicken! Some neck!” Britain fought on because Nazi victory was too monstrous to abide. And Churchill explained that surrendering nations rarely recover, but fighting nations, even if defeated, can later resurrect. Earlier, in 1939, Poland resisted German invasion even though outmanned and outgunned. Poland knew Germany wanted to eradicate their nation. Quick surrender was unacceptable. While Germany, joined by the Soviets, occupied Poland, and Polish armies surrendered, the Polish government escaped to London where resistance could continue. Several years ago I met an elderly Polish WWII veteran who said he never doubted, even amid imprisonment and horrors, that the Allies would win. “We listened to the BBC,” he explained. Other victims of Hitler made similar choices. Norway, tiny in population compared to Germany, fought Germany’s invasion longer than any other eventually fully occupied nation. Racially acceptable to the Nazis, the Norwegians did not, like the Poles, face physical extermination. But honor, anger, and abhorrence of Nazi outrages forbade surrender or coming to terms requiring collaboration. Norway’s king and parliament escaped north literally under fire, ultimately relocating to London, from which the Norwegian underground was directed. France in 1940 officially capitulated. But French Deputy War Minister Charles de Gaulle escaped to London to organize a Free French force that became France’s legitimate government. Through bluster and defiance, French honor was preserved for post-war France. Israel, of course, was heavily outnumbered in 1947, 1967, and 1973 by multiple Arab armies and yet never considered submission or crippling peace terms. With its national existence at stake, Israel fought with little alternative. Prime Minister Golda Meir said she would die in Tel Aviv before leaving. General Ben Gurion suffered a panic attack during Syrian advances in the Golan. Israel had America as an ally in 1973 but not earlier. Even alone, Israel was more motivated, better led, and typically better armed. None of these defiant, outnumbered nations violated Just War teaching by not seeking peace terms with the aggressors. Even when defeated in the battlefield, their continued defiance ensured their longterm national futures and/or assisted stronger allies who could prevail. As to whether Ukraine should surrender or submit to Russia under negative terms, its situation is superior to the above-described nations during their duress. It is geographically larger than all of them with more room for losses and maneuver. Its population remains motivated. It has against great odds resisted a much larger power for three years. Russia has suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties, relies on conscripts, prison inmates, and mercenaries, and shows little ability to break the gridlock, despite its terror attacks on civilians by missiles and drones. Ukraine, even if losing America, under its current president, as an ally, still has far more allies than Russia. Domestic support in Russia for Putin’s war is impossible to measure accurately since all dissent is criminalized. But Russians on the attack are almost certainly less motivated than Ukrainians under attack. Ukrainians know Putin wants to eradicate their nationhood and subsume their democracy under his dictatorship. Who can blame them for defiance? They may also feel some duty to resist on behalf of other potential Putin victims, like the Baltics. The two articles supporting USA presidential pressure on Ukraine do not acknowledge any of these factors. They assume Ukraine will lose so prolonging the agony causes needless suffering, which Just War teaching argues against. But their counsel actually makes a plausible peace less likely. Russia will not agree to peace under reasonable terms if all USA pressure is on Ukraine. And a Ukraine relying mostly on Europe, without America, can likely sustain war but with any successful conclusion less likely. USA presidential pressure on Ukraine has so far only encouraged Russia while terrifying Europe, some of whose leaders now speak of nuclear weapons for themselves, knowing America, under the current president, will not back their security. A plausible peace requires incentivizing Russia to accept terms, which is now less likely. Prudence and Just War teaching counsel seeking reasonable and sustainable peace terms when possible. They do not require Ukraine to surrender or accept terms that cripple its nationhood or only postpone further Russian aggression. The best case scenario might be a truce that freezes current forces in place, without legally recognizing Russia’s occupied territory, while allowing Ukraine time to recover and further solidify its national strength. But that scenario is only possible if Russia knows it cannot gain more. Tragically, current U.S. policy of pressure only on Ukraine makes such a peace unlikely.
- BRICS+: A New Global Power Center?on March 7, 2025
Although BRICS+ remains a relatively diffuse cooperative space marked by internal contradictions and divergent agendas—exemplified by the paradigm of China and India—it is impossible to overlook the bloc’s growing significance in the current international context
- How BRICS Is Expanding in 2025on March 7, 2025
Last year saw the accession of new members to BRICS, the bloc comprising Russia, Brazil, India, China and South Africa. The new year keeps up the growth momentum
- Beyond Scepticism: Understanding the Role of Brics+ in Global Progresson March 7, 2025
Jenny Clegg sets out and then responds to eight key doubts about the Brics+ alliance in light of the developments at Kazan, arguing it represents a significant challenge to US hegemony and provides a path towards a multipolar world
- “Everything is bad and will get worse” - Ukraine serviceman to British mediaon March 7, 2025
The number of wounded Ukrainians has increased by 20% in recent weeks.
- Trump is testing the waters on Ukraine to see how far he can go elsewhereby Paul Rogers on March 7, 2025
A ‘win’ in Ukraine may well lead the US president to act in Gaza and resume talks of acquiring Canada or Greenland
- The Just Statecraft of Trump’s Ukraine Diplomacyby James Diddams on March 7, 2025
Responses to President Trump’s Ukraine gambit have been interesting to say the least. Russia hawks are aghast at the idea of trying to normalize relations with Russia while the MAGA-aligned crowd is ready to cut off American support for Ukraine completely. America’s Ukraine policy is becoming something of a litmus test within Jacksonian America to determine the degree to which someone supports the President. Perhaps counterintuitively, I believe the Trump administration’s handling of the Ukraine war, despite the messy Oval Office moment (and it was only a moment), is more aligned with the finer points of just war theory and Christian realism than many are willing to consider. In assessing the President’s attempt to kick-start peace talks on Ukraine, our ability to leverage the moral framework of just war theory to consider a pathway to peace constitutes the first major test of just statecraft as an analytical and pedagogical framework. Just War is the Easy Argument on Ukraine The justness of the Ukrainian cause is beyond dispute. Russia is clearly the aggressor, is clearly violating international law, and undoubtedly shoulders the blame for its own suffering. However, justifying the war and its prosecution on moral grounds is only one part of the just war equation. In this particular case, it’s the easiest part of the argument to make, and many have been comfortable to stay there. But buried under the moral justifications for the Ukrainian cause and to continued American military aid by extension lies an uncomfortable truth that just war theory demands we address: The righteousness of the cause does not guarantee victory. Even in a best-case scenario, full justice may prove elusive. Indeed, for the many who have lost loved ones, justice may never be complete in this world. In a world bereft of a just God, this would indeed be tragic. In a world where the justice of God is both watchful and sure, however, we can receive both comfort and calling: Comfort that God’s justice will prevail, and a calling to be free of the need to mete out vengeance and achieve a perfect justice in the present. Yet it is precisely the moral clarity of the Ukrainian conflict that has made proponents of maintaining US support ambivalent towards articulating an end to the war, namely, an ordered peace to use St. Augustine’s framing. The lack of a clear theory of victory coupled with an overreliance on President Zelensky’s assessments of the war have led to a moralizing posture towards Russia that is ahistorical and lacking in clear-sightedness when it comes to objectively assessing the feasibility of Ukraine’s stated war aims. Wisdom is hard to find under normal circumstances, but in this fog of war, it appears to be MIA. Probability of Success, on the Other Hand… What’s missing in much of the just war-based justifications of American support for Ukraine’s war effort is a critical element of just war theory. Namely, that engagement in a just war requires a reasonable chance of success. This probability principle recognizes that ends don’t always justify means and that even the prosecution of a just war can become unjust if it unnecessarily prolongs suffering. Further, the probability principle implicitly acknowledges a just war can be lost. In Question 40 of his Summa Theologica, St. Thomas Aquinas outlines his framework for just war, but notes that “we wage war in order to achieve peace.” He doesn’t detail what a just peace necessarily entails, but to the degree that a war is just insofar as it defends the good while punishing and restraining evil, then a just peace would be, at least in general terms, a reasonable reestablishment of a status quo ante bellum. Following Aquinas, Grotius writes in Book II.24.9 of Law of War and Peace that only wars that are both moral in cause and adequately resourced to provide a maximal chance of success are worth fighting. For Grotius, the limits of men and materiel are critical in the prudential aspect of choosing to engage in a just war. While Aquinas considers the morality of war, Grotius considers the critical variables in determining when warfighting is practical. This is a particularly relevant consideration for the US in its role as an international guarantor of security. In this sense, Jesus’ brief metaphor of a warring, yet diplomatic, king in Luke 14:31-32 anticipates both the morality and wisdom (prudential) components of what would become just war theory. Indeed, Jesus and Grotius both appear less concerned with a war’s outcome (greatest of the unknown unknowns) than with the ability of an individual to rightly judge the cost of the undertaking. This is precisely the point we appear to be at with Ukraine, and what President Trump is trying to convey to both Ukraine and Russia. Yet American and European backers of Ukraine, along with President Zelensky, don’t appear interested in this fact. Due to such a grave oversight, I believe that President Trump’s efforts to get Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table should be supported as well within the bounds of Christian realism and just war theory. Are We There Yet? President Trump and his team appear to have assessed the current status of the war and concluded that the conflict is at that point where further fighting, given available men and materiel, allows neither Ukraine nor Russia to achieve their maximum war aims. To continue the war is to engage in sunk-cost thinking, prolong needless suffering, and risk compounding injustices. That Zelensky and Putin don’t appear to have reached the same conclusion doesn’t mean Trump is under any obligation to wait for them to continue expending blood and (American) treasure. Rather, Trump must consider, as an involved and responsible belligerent, the part he can play in winding this conflict down. The limited aid given to Ukraine under the Obama and the first Trump presidencies was not enough to achieve the goal of deterring Putin. Then, after February 2022, the massive, over 100 billion dollars in aid sent to Ukraine under Biden also failed at its goal of decisively turning the tide against Russia. It’s fair for Trump to wonder when the end will be in sight, with many knowledgeable observers asking the same question. Give Peace a Chance We cannot be serious about Christian realism, just war, or just statecraft if it only commits us to an open ended, uncritical support of Ukraine with total victory as the only acceptable outcome. That’s neither Christian, nor realist, nor just. It’s only a justification for war. Forever.
- Recycling 'Russiagate' in Romaniaon March 7, 2025
According to Financial Times, "the 'Vlad the Impaler Command' group, named after Romania's medieval ruler who served as inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula, is plotting to take over Romania", with one of the members being a 101-year-old retired General Radu Theodoru. There's the mandatory "evil Vlad" (you're probably "wondering" who it reminds you of) who also "served as the inspiration" for Lord Dracula, a vampire.
- Ukrainian commander reveals NATO is not prepared for drone warfare – mediaon March 7, 2025
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- Rachel Reeves softened non-dom plans after Blackstone CEO ‘raised concerns’by Ethan Shone on March 6, 2025
Revealed: Head of world’s biggest asset manager lobbied chancellor on tax rules weeks before policy was tweaked
- The Challenges for BRICS in 2025 Under the Brazilian Presidencyon March 6, 2025
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- BRICS+ Versus G-7: The Compliance Questionon March 6, 2025
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- How the BRICS Bank Plans to Grow in Brazilon March 6, 2025
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- How viable is Macron's nuclear umbrella proposal?on March 6, 2025
The EU/NATO cannot match Russia even on a tactical or operational level, let alone strategic. However, it keeps poking the Bear and pushing for escalation on all three fronts.
- Trump harming US defense industry and blowback should be on the wayon March 6, 2025
Trump is making too many enemies (domestically and internationally), while trying to reform the intelligence agencies and reshape Washington. The defense sector might be too powerful a force to be done with so easily. The pressure from both the defense sector and the so-called Israel lobby to get involved in a war in the Middle East as a way to “make up for it” might be too great.
- Actual Ukrainian persecution of Orthodox Church started long before the official banon March 6, 2025
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- Zelensky changed his tune after Trump stopped (some) of the military aid to Kievon March 6, 2025
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- Dozens of Tory spads become lobbyists amid ‘unenforceable’ revolving door rulesby Ethan Shone on March 6, 2025
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- Christmas Attacks: Part of a Growing Trend of Violence Against Christiansby James Diddams on March 6, 2025
Attacks against Christians worldwide saw a troubling rise in 2024, with the Christmas season in particular marred by incidents in Germany, Myanmar, Pakistan, Nigeria, India, and Syria. The 2025 World Watch List (WWL) by Open Doors highlights the increasing persecution of Christians worldwide, particularly in conflict-ridden regions. Globally, over 380 million Christians face high levels of persecution or discrimination. The violence index is particularly severe in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and parts of Southeast Asia, with Nigeria and Pakistan topping the list for violence. Germany experienced a tragic incident on December 20 of last year at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, where a car was driven into a crowded area, killing five and injuring more than 200 others. The suspect, a Saudi doctor residing in Germany since 2006, had displayed threatening behavior in the past but did not align with the typical profile of extremist attackers. While attacks on Christians are not common in Germany, this incident underscores a broader trend of increasing hostility toward Christians across Europe, particularly since the German judge ruled that the attack did not constitute a terrorist attack. This decision has deepened concerns about the reluctance to recognize and address violence specifically targeting Christians in an increasingly hostile social environment. According to the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC), violence and discrimination against Christians have risen significantly. In 2023, 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes were reported across 35 European countries, including 232 personal attacks, with Germany seeing a doubling of such incidents. The report highlights the growing marginalization of Christians in public life, with many self-censoring their beliefs due to hostility in workplaces and universities. Legal restrictions on religious freedom, such as fines for praying silently near abortion clinics, further exemplify the challenges Christians face. OIDAC attributes this trend to a radical secularist agenda that conflicts with Christian ethics, threatening religious freedom and pluralism in Europe. Myanmar ranks as the 13th most dangerous country for Christians, according to Open Doors, with a persecution score of 81. The country’s Christian minority, approximately 4.8 to 5 million people, has faced escalating violence and persecution since the 2021 military coup led by General Min Aung Hlaing. Now entering its fifth year, the conflict has forced many Christians to flee their homes, seeking refuge in churches, displacement camps, or the jungle, where they endure hunger and hardship. The enforcement of military conscription has further pressured young Christians, leading many to flee the country entirely, leaving the community scattered and vulnerable. The violence continues unabated. In Shan State, on December 25, the Burma Army launched 120mm mortar shells into Kho village, killing two children and seriously injuring a woman. Just two days later, on December 27, a military jet dropped two 500-pound bombs on Pi King Village in Phekhon Township, wounding three civilians and destroying multiple homes. These incidents underscore the ongoing crisis facing Myanmar’s Christian minority, who remain targets amid the worsening conflict. Pakistan, ranked 8th on the Open Doors World Watch List, is one of the most dangerous countries for Christians, with 54,780 reported cases of Christians being beaten, threatened, or abused, including 10,000 in the past year. Out of a population of 245.2 million, Pakistan’s 4.5 million Christians face severe persecution, particularly under the country’s notorious blasphemy laws. These laws are often weaponized against minorities, leaving Christians vulnerable to violence, as seen in June 2024, when an elderly man was killed by a mob following a false accusation of desecrating the Quran. Christian girls increasingly face abuse, and widespread discrimination relegates Christians to the most degrading jobs, further marginalizing the community. On December 25, in Lahore’s Maryam Colony, over a dozen gunmen opened fire on Christians gathered outside the home of Pastor Shahzad Siddique, a Pentecostal preacher from Praise TV. The attack left three Christians shot and wounded, underscoring the escalating dangers faced by Pakistan’s Christian community. Nigeria, ranked 7th on the Open Doors World Watch List, is the deadliest country for Christians, with more believers killed for their faith here than anywhere else in the world. In 2024 alone, 3,100 of the 4,476 Christians killed globally were in Nigeria. Violence fueled by radical Islamic extremists, including Boko Haram and Fulani militants, is escalating, particularly in the northern and central regions. These groups destroy homes and churches, displace Christian communities, and abduct or assault women, leaving millions of Christians forced into displacement camps. While southern Nigeria is home to some of the world’s largest church auditoriums, the north and central regions are plagued by violence and persecution. With a persecution score of 88, Nigeria remains a dangerous and deeply challenging environment for its 106.6 million Christian population. On Christmas Day, Boko Haram terrorists attacked Kwapre village in Adamawa State, killing two Christians, burning houses, and looting shops. Many others were injured during the assault. India, ranked 11th on the Open Doors World Watch List, remains a difficult and often hostile environment for its 73.2 million Christians within a population of 1.4 billion. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the rise of Hindu nationalism, which asserts that all Indians should be Hindu, has fueled widespread violence and discrimination against Christians. Twelve states now enforce anti-conversion laws, frequently weaponized to harass Christians and suppress their ability to share their faith, with Uttar Pradesh recently introducing life imprisonment as a potential penalty. Although last year’s elections forced the ruling BJP to form a coalition with pro-religious freedom parties, violence against Christians continues unabated across many states. During the Christmas season, Hindu nationalist groups disrupted services and attacked Christians in states including Manipur, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Kerala. In Syria, ranked 18th on the Open Doors World Watch List, Christians continue to face severe persecution. During the World Watch List reporting period, 3,944 cases of sexual assault, harassment, or forced marriages were recorded, with 500 incidents occurring in Syria alone. Ongoing conflict, crime, and corruption have driven Christian emigration, reducing the Christian population to just 579,000 out of 24.3 million. The fall of the Assad regime to rebel forces has intensified threats to Christians, particularly in the church’s ancient heartland. Islamic extremist rebel groups have outlawed Christianity, destroyed churches, and targeted Christian and Yazidi communities in previously safe Kurdish-controlled areas, even as these regions allowed religious freedom and Christian conversion. The Christmas season of 2024 brought additional targeted attacks against Christians. In Al-Suqaylabiyah, a predominantly Christian town in Syria, Islamist extremists burned down a Christmas tree, sparking widespread protests among the Christian community and deepening fears for the future of religious minorities under the new regime. Just days earlier, on December 18, an unidentified gunman attacked the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in Hama, firing shots at its walls and attempting to remove its cross. These incidents highlight the relentless challenges faced by Christians in a deeply unstable and hostile region. As the 21st century progresses, Christianity faces unprecedented challenges. Europe continues to drift away from its Christian roots, embracing secularization and diminishing the influence of faith in public life. Meanwhile, Christian communities worldwide endure existential threats, from ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh to systemic persecution in Myanmar, Pakistan, Nigeria, India, Syria, and the Middle East. Despite these crises, previous U.S. administrations, including the Biden administration, have often turned a blind eye, failing to take decisive action to protect vulnerable Christian populations. Policies such as removing Nigeria from the religious freedom watchlist and using softened language to describe the forced expulsions in Nagorno-Karabakh have undermined U.S. credibility on human rights and emboldened aggressors. It is hoped that President Trump will reverse this trend and redefine U.S. foreign policy by making the defense of persecuted Christians a central pillar of his administration. By addressing the failures of the past and holding perpetrators accountable, his administration can demonstrate that America will no longer tolerate violence and discrimination against Christians. This is not only a moral obligation but also a strategic necessity to uphold global human rights and restore U.S. leadership on the world stage. With decisive action, Trump has the chance to leave a lasting legacy as a defender of religious freedom and a protector of Christianity in its time of greatest need.
- How BRICS Strengthens Regional Digital Tradeon March 5, 2025
The BRICS nations are constructing a fresh model for cross-border e-commerce by the name of BRICS Pay System
- Ghana a Contender for BRICS+ Allianceon March 5, 2025
With heightening geopolitical interest in building a new Global South architecture, Ghana’s administration is considering joining the ‘partner states category’ of BRICS+
- BRICS and G20 Value Platforms: A Comparative Analysison March 5, 2025
The BRICS declarations quite clearly and unambiguously name the causes of many of today’s global problems. They are associated with the persistent inequality between the West and the Non-West, with the practices of neo-colonial exploitation that the West carries out in relation to developing countries
- Geopolitical implications of Trump's Congress addresson March 5, 2025
Trump really seems to be determined to pivot to the Asia-Pacific and leave Europe to the EU/NATO.
- In Donetsk, Russia’s progress on the battlefield alleviates people’s suffering – special reporton March 5, 2025
Since the liberation of DPR’s city of Avdeevka, life has been improving in Donetsk city.
- Geostrategic interests of US and EU disintegrating as Washington mulls withdrawal from Europeon March 5, 2025
No European Union nuclear defense could exist without the US.
- T.S. Eliot and the Need for Lentby James Diddams on March 5, 2025
Recent surveys indicate the decades-long ebb in religious observance has finally bottomed out. Last month, Pew Research released data indicating that the declining share of self-identified Christians in America has stabilized around 62 percent. Other surveys have found that young men especially are taking up more seats in the pews, with many seeking out the more traditional practices of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox communions. Why are Americans suddenly returning to tradition? Explaining her own conversion to Christianity, former atheist Ayaan Hirsi Ali recently asserted that the metaphysical and spiritual assumptions of secular liberalism seem too weak in this age of crisis. “Atheism failed to answer a simple question,” she wrote, “what is the meaning and purpose of life?” Christianity provides an account of the permanent things and humanity’s relationship to them that actually strengthens Ali and believers like her in struggles great and small. The Church is a unique source of strength in the face of this modern boredom and despair for her ability to remake believers in the image of Christ’s life. Belief is not a cheap solution to life’s problems; as He told His disciples, “If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” The season of Lent, which begins today with Ash Wednesday, is meant to prepare new converts and renew the faith of those already in the congregation “by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and alms-giving; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word.” More than anything, it is these practices that converts, reverts, and indeed all Christians need for sustenance in these desiccated times. A century ago, T.S. Eliot put this Lenten faith into poetry. Raised in a Unitarian home and educated at elite institutions where liberalism was fashionable, he nevertheless felt a gnawing hunger deep in his soul. After WWI, his modernist poetry used an experimental style to capture his disenchantment with the modern world. The Waste Land, the long poem which made Eliot into a literary celebrity in 1922, is nothing less than a cry of despair over the ruins of European civilization left in the wake of WWI. In the following years, Eliot came to understand that the crisis of modernity he sought to articulate was not only cultural and civilizational, but also deeply spiritual. In 1925 – exactly one hundred years ago – he published a poem titled “The Hollow Men” expressing this dimension of the all-encompassing crisis. Although not yet a believer when it was written, “The Hollow Men” reveals the deep longings of Eliot and his generation that only Christianity could satisfy. The poem begins with striking lines: We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning together Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! Our dried voices, when We whisper together Are quiet and meaningless As wind in dry grass Or rats’ feet over broken glass In our dry cellar In his magisterial biography of Eliot, Russell Kirk argued that “‘The Hollow Men’ describes the spiritual vacuity of the modern age – and the vacuity not merely of ordinary people who have ceased to attend church services.” Christianity provided the West with a set of principles, ideas, and images that bound communities together and gave them a source of history – but something about modernity undermined all this. It is the rejection of God that has made men hollow. To some extent, Eliot was certainly taking aim at modern thinkers. The ideas of H.G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw, and especially Bertrand Russell can be detected throughout the poem in the phrases of the Hollow Men. Kirk wrote that Eliot considered these skeptics and ideologues to be “the intellectual enemies of the permanent things, those who wander amusingly into contrived corridors of the spirit – and beguile others, less gifted, after them.” Their doubt metastasized into a kind of cultural cancer, eating away at the life-giving roots of tradition. Human hollowness, however, besides being a cultural phenomenon, is perhaps even more fundamentally a personal experience. Throughout the poem, Eliot writes of the intense loneliness of life in “death’s twilight kingdom.” It is a powerful evocation of the finitude that all human flesh is heir to, an almost-Lenten reminder that we are dust and to dust we shall return. Human nature is cursed, and we hollow men desperately need rescue. Understanding the context of Eliot’s private life makes “The Hollow Men” even more painful to read. In 1915, he married Vivienne Haigh-Wood; the couple was never happy – Eliot later wrote that to him the marriage “brought the state of mind out of which came The Waste Land.” She was plagued by a variety of physical and mental health issues, and he kept up a lingering and deeply unhealthy relationship with an American lady named Emily Hale. The Eliots separated in the 1930s, and Vivienne eventually was committed to a mental hospital where she died in 1947. Distressing as it is to admit for an admirer of his poetry, T.S. Eliot was a sinner struggling with the same hollowness we each face. Just beneath the surface of “The Hollow Men,” though, careful readers might detect a faint hope for redemption. In his interpretation of the poem, Russell Kirk pointed out the image of a rose near the center of the text. In his reading, it represents a kind of timeless love, a grace that can redeem us from this hollow condition. “A man who has emptied himself of vanity and fleshly desire may struggle through suffering to that rose,” Kirk wrote, “but a Hollow Man, a stuffed man, stirred only by the wind of the dead land, circles endlessly round the prickly pear.” The end of the poem suggests what emptying oneself of vanity might look like. Snatches of the Lord’s Prayer burst forth as the narrator contemplates the Hollow Man’s strange condition of in-betweenness. The familiar line “For Thine is the Kingdom” stands out as both a reminder of the transcendent and an indication of the pilgrimage for spiritual renewal upon which the Hollow Man must embark. As one of the assigned texts for the Ash Wednesday service instructs, “rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth Him of the evil.” “The Hollow Men” marks a kind of turning point in Eliot’s poetry and life. From the nadir of spiritual despair it represents, he embarked on a religious journey is search of true peace. Ultimately, that quest culminated in his own baptism and the stunning mysticism of “Ash Wednesday” and The Four Quartets. He lived out a kind of earthly purgatory, a “long Lent” until he discovered that we find “Our peace in His will” and that “all shall be well and / All manner of thing shall be well.” Western civilization is desperately in need of this Lenten humility because the dominant forces in contemporary politics and culture are fueled by a kind of bitter hubris. On one hand, secular liberalism leaves people uprooted in the gale of perpetual revolution. On the other, reactionary postliberalism reduces religion to a tool of political utility rather than the soul-saving relationship it ought to be. In both cases, ideology leads to spiritual poverty and social disaster. Eliot, by contrast, provides a model for serious cultural engagement that avoids these ideological excesses. His faith is not “The hope only / Of empty men,” but rather a principle that can give order to the soul and to the commonwealth alike.
- Cuba in the BRICSon March 4, 2025
The official entry of Cuba as an associate member of BRICS on January 1, 2025 was turnpoint in the island’s international policy. This achievement, recognized by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on the social network X, reflects a strategic advance that challenges the historical efforts of isolation promoted by the United States
- BRICS Expansion into Payment Systems Poses Threat to Dominance of US Dollaron March 4, 2025
The recent expansion and shifting objectives of the BRICS bloc suggest an escalating rivalry between its members and Western liberal economies – and a potential threat to the status of the US dollar within international trade
- Ethiopia, Brazil Agree to Buttress Cooperation in Agriculture, Food Securityon March 4, 2025
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Brazil have agreed to further strengthen their cooperation in areas of agriculture and food security
- Russia's latest long-range strikes send a clear message to delusional EU/NATOon March 4, 2025
Moscow obliterated thousands of NATO advisers so far (or likely tens of thousands at this point). These troops are often embedded with the regular Neo-Nazi junta forces, usually acting as commanding field officers. Their training and access to NATO ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) makes them priority targets for the Russian military. Thus, unless they have an insatiable death wish, they should leave immediately.
- Kiev regime keeps using terrorism against Russian civilianson March 4, 2025
Russian security service recently dismantled a Ukrainian-led plot to kill a Russian cleric.
- EU could respond to Trump’s tariffs through financial and technological sectorson March 4, 2025
Kaja Kallas declares China an enemy of the EU.
- Indonesia Told to Urge BRICS to Let New Members Access NDB Loanson March 3, 2025
Indonesia should consider urging the BRICS to let its newcomers borrow money from the alliance’s lender New Development Bank or NDB, according to an analyst
- The BRICS Group: Overview and Recent Expansionon March 3, 2025
What is the BRICS and who are the members?
- A US Ally Wants to Join BRICS. Why?on March 3, 2025
Kenyan experts have shared their views on the country's desire to join the group
- It is energy, stupid! US in AI race driving quest for mineralson March 3, 2025
Trump might be bent on “ending the Ukrainian war”, as he puts it, but there will be plenty of other wars to be fought. And many of them will be fought over minerals for energy and for the superpower’s AI race—in the Arctic region, Latin America, Africa, and elsewhere.
- NATO seems it’s really unraveling after the Trump-Zelensky spaton March 3, 2025
The UK still insists on American support. This is clearly a desperate attempt to ensure escalation, even worse than sabotaging the peace deal that could've ended the special military operation (SMO) in mere weeks. It remains to be seen how the Trump administration will respond to this, but given the disastrous meeting between Trump and Zelensky, as well as the resulting moves by the US, continued support is unlikely.
- Latvian politicians want to ban tourism in Russia and Belaruson March 3, 2025
Latvia advances Russophobic policies.
- EU’s support for Zelensky brings Washington-Brussels relations to the brink of collapseon March 3, 2025
Trump will continue to normalize with Russia even if Kiev and the EU do not agree to it.
- Will Trump’s entire presidency be as damaging as his first month?by Paul Rogers on March 3, 2025
From blowing up at Zelenskyy to fast-tracking Executive Orders, what can we learn from Trump’s recent behaviour?
- Labour MPs demand answers over Clearsprings’ mystery offshore paymentsby Mark Wilding, Harriet Clugston, Indra Warnes on March 3, 2025
UAE firm that was allegedly paid for consultancy work says it has never heard of the asylum accommodation provider
- BRICS' Potential for Changing Global Economic Orderon February 28, 2025
With Indonesia joining the BRICS, a platform looking for strengthening South-South Cooperation and setting into motion a new world order, it now accounts for 40 per cent of the world population and 35 per cent of the global gross domestic product
- BRICS in Centre Stage of Global Economyon February 28, 2025
The formal admission of Indonesia as a full-fledged member of BRICS has given a significant boost to this block' aspiration to emerge as an alternative to the western-dominated world economic order. With the entry of Indonesia, BRICS now represents 35 per cent of global GDP and 45 per cent of the global population
- BRICS Can Learn from ASEANon February 28, 2025
Malaysian Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said some may argue that BRICS lacks the cohesion necessary for long-term stability without a unifying force, and ASEAN’s 50-year track record is a real-time case study of how political and economic diversity can coexist while fostering peace and prosperity
- Will Trump succumb to European pressure as MSM launches another North Korea fake?on February 28, 2025
While Trump's exchange with both Macron and Starmer was unpleasant, he still seems rather ambivalent. At one moment, he's calling for "the killing to stop", but praising "American weapons and good Ukrainian soldiers" in another, stressing that his decision to supply the "Javelin" ATGMs (anti-tank guided missiles) was supposedly "instrumental".
- Trump extends sanctions against Russia, despite his diplomatic rhetoricon February 28, 2025
In spite of the more diplomatic approach of the Republicans, tensions between the US and Russia are far from over.
- EU wants defense spending to be the largest since the Cold Waron February 28, 2025
Rubio says NATO's biggest problem is that some members don't even have armed forces.
- Under Trump’s pressure Israel votes against Ukraine - a change in Israel-US relations?on February 28, 2025
When it comes to the special US-Israeli relationship, there might be a price to pay, and Trump is sending Israel the bill. Israel might even stop turning a blind eye to Ukraine’s neo-Nazi problem and thus join countries such as Poland and Hungary, who have voiced their concerns about it.
- The ‘Bandung Spirit’ Lives on in the New Multipolar Worldon February 27, 2025
China’s huge growth and trade success have driven the expansion of the Brics alliance — now is a good time for the global South to rediscover 1955’s historic Bandung conference, and learn its lessons, writes Roger McKenzie
- Minister: Asean Members Should View Brics Positively as Partnership Could Expand Region’s Influenceon February 27, 2025
International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz today urged more South-east Asian countries to consider joining Brics, saying the move could enhance Asean’s reach beyond the region
- India to Host BRICS Youth Entrepreneurship Meet in March 2025on February 27, 2025
India will host the BRICS Youth Council Entrepreneurship Working Group Meeting from March 3 to 7, 2025, focusing on youth entrepreneurship for sustainable growth. Around 45 representatives from BRICS nations will discuss strategies to boost entrepreneurial collaboration
- So much for 'peace and stability' as EU/NATO escalates in Bosniaon February 27, 2025
Russia predicted this would happen, as its Foreign Ministry warned that the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina is "expected to issue a decision on the fabricated case against President Dodik". The Kremlin also said that the charges against him are actually aimed against the entire Serbian people and are arbitrarily imposed by Schmidt who illegally poses as the High Representative.
- Ukrainians do not want to fight - former mayor of key Donbass cityon February 27, 2025
According to a Ukrainian official, the local people want peace and there is no support for Zelensky's war plans.
- EU talks peace but sends more weapons to Ukraine and approves new anti-Russia sanctionson February 27, 2025
Ursula von der Leyen delusionally describes Ukraine’s supposed reforms as “impressive”.
- Jaysley Beck is not alone. We’ve found systemic sexual abuse in UK militaryby Ethan Shone, Sian Norris on February 27, 2025
For over a year, openDemocracy has worked to reveal how military enables abuse then closes ranks around perpetrators
- What to Know About BRICS and Its Growing Clouton February 26, 2025
The BRICS group of emerging-market powers — the acronym stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — has gone from a slogan dreamed up at an investment bank two decades ago to a real-world club that controls a multilateral lender
- Cross-Border Payments in a Multipolar World: It’s All About the Numberson February 26, 2025
Problems with settlements in Russian-Chinese economic relations have seriously damaged bilateral cooperation, causing concern among entrepreneurs. Lost profits for exporters, losses for purchasers, the search for “grey” payment schemes, and rising prices for goods for the end consumer are forcing Russian businessmen to look with caution in the direction of China
- Growth Economies Are Catching Up with Legacy Economieson February 26, 2025
The growth economies are only a few decades old. They are overcoming the hurdles of their colonized past. Now their influence is growing in a world order which hasn’t kept their interest at the core
- EU/NATO keeps poking the Bear, still wants troops in Ukraineon February 26, 2025
UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer is looking to pitch the plan to Donald Trump, masking it under the "readiness to deploy British troops as a security guarantee for a free, sovereign and democratic Ukraine". However, as Moscow is perfectly clear that it won't tolerate any NATO occupation forces, this proposal makes no sense – unless Starmer is trying everything in his power to sabotage an actual peace deal, just like Boris Johnson did back in 2022.
- Merz adopts nationalist rhetoric to legitimize his anti-Russian planson February 26, 2025
New German leader may be more bellicose than his predecessor.
- Trump’s approval ratings are higher than those he reached during his first termon February 26, 2025
Biden ended his term with the lowest approval ratings since George W. Bush in 2009.
- In Guantánamo, the law has never been a red line for the USby Diana Cariboni on February 25, 2025
Trump’s plan to detain migrants follows a long history of the US locking up vulnerable people at the camp
- Do South African Farmers Benefit from BRICS?on February 25, 2025
Few things are as important in South Africa’s agriculture as working to expand export markets. We have a sector that has more than doubled since 1994. In addition to improving farm productivity, export growth is one of the key growth catalysts in South Africa’s agriculture
- Political Positions of BRICS Partner Countries; Voting in the UN General Assemblyon February 25, 2025
To assess the foreign policy preferences of potential BRICS partners, it is interesting to look at their voting in the UN General Assembly. It is clear that their results should not be taken as absolutes, and the real political practice of states is not limited to voting results and is not determined by them. But these votes are also symbolically quite important, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Oleg Barabanov
- BRICS Expands to Promote Inclusivity and Multilateral Global Cooperationon February 25, 2025
The latest expansion underscores BRICS’ evolving mission to foster global cooperation and promote a multipolar world order. The move also dismantles the widely held myth that BRICS is inherently anti-Western, demonstrating its commitment to inclusivity and multilateralism
- Trump takes aim at federal 'crown jewel' – Pentagonon February 25, 2025
The US military is by far the largest spender of the federal budget (nearly a seventh of around $7 trillion). So much spending has been unchecked for decades and always without regard for efficiency, which is why Trump keeps insisting that he can make the Pentagon "just as effective but for half the money".
- US allegedly changing its Russian policyon February 25, 2025
Trump’s adviser said that the US will reformulate relations with Russia.
- Trump’s snub of Zelensky greatly complicates Milei’s already precarious situationon February 25, 2025
The Argentine president allegedly participated in a cryptocurrency scam.
- BRICS: Will Actions Follow Words?on February 24, 2025
Ambitious expansion meets internal divisions as the bloc strives to redefine global power dynamics
- Brazil Establishes Committee to Prepare for BRICS Summit in Julyon February 24, 2025
The Rio de Janeiro City Hall has established a committee to coordinate all activities and projects related to Brazil's presidency of the BRICS group this year, including the BRICS Summit in July, according to Xinhua, citing a report by the state-run Agencia Brasil
- China’s Foreign Minister Signals Willingness to Improve Ties with Indiaon February 24, 2025
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indian counterpart that Beijing is willing to work with India to improve bilateral ties
- Europe and US now enemies - so what?on February 24, 2025
US foreign policy frequently reminds a swing of a pendulum, oscillating between “countering” either Russia or China – sometimes attempting to pursue both trends as in Biden’s “dual containment” approach. It does not mean that such a turn is irreversible or that the pendulum will never oscillate again.
- Former top adviser vows to arrest Zelenskyon February 24, 2025
Arestovich says he will punish Zelensky and his allies if elected president.
- NATO effectively admitted strategic defeat just ahead of SMO's third anniversaryon February 24, 2025
"When you look what Russia is producing now in three months, it's what all of NATO is producing from Los Angeles up to Ankara in a full year."
- Orbán warns about large migration of Soros NGOs to Brusselson February 24, 2025
How will Europe arm itself with excessively expensive energy sources?
- Rare Earth Dominance by Brics Bloc Set to Continueon February 21, 2025
Inability to decouple from a reliance on elements sourced from China not easy for the US and the rest of the G7
- Asean, Russia Working on Comprehensive Cooperation Plan for Next Five Yearson February 21, 2025
Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are working on a comprehensive plan for the main areas of cooperation for the next five years, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told
- BRICS Economies to Surpass Half of Global GDPon February 21, 2025
Russia says BRICS nations will surpass half of global economic output in 10-15 years, signaling a shift in power that could challenge Western dominance
- Russia's 2021 proposals for restructuring European security more relevant than everon February 21, 2025
The mainstream propaganda machine officially calls these proposals "December 2021 Russian ultimatum to NATO". In reality, this supposed "ultimatum" was nothing more than the rehashing of several treaties between the USSR/Russia and the US. Tragically, it took millions of dead, maimed and displaced Ukrainians for everyone to take them seriously.
- EU top diplomat admits Russia is winningon February 21, 2025
According to the Estonian politician, the EU should focus in arming Ukraine to give it diplomatic advantage.
- Europe unable to deploy 200,000 troops to Ukraine, says Italian generalon February 21, 2025
Achieving European autonomy from the US remains a challenging task.
- The veteran Tory and City lobbyist advising Starmer’s business teamby Ethan Shone on February 21, 2025
Iain Anderson’s newfound love for Labour has raised eyebrows across Westminster and worried some in the party
- Africa: Economic Potential of BRICS Partner States – Algeria, Nigeria and Ugandaon February 20, 2025
After the historic 16th BRICS summit held in October 2024, three African States Algeria, Nigeria and Uganda, among others in Europe (Belarus and Turkey), Asia and Latin America, recognizably became BRICS+ partner states. In total, thirteen countries received BRICS partner status
- Alternative Perspectives on EMon February 20, 2025
The original BRICs concept was predicated on bringing together the largest economies in the EM space from across the world
- Rousseff Offers Uruguay NDB Financing Opportunitieson February 20, 2025
Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who now chairs the BRICS' New Development Bank (NDB) said after meeting with Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi at the latter's transition headquarters that the South American country was “best positioned” to access financing at lower rates for digital, social infrastructure, and education developments
- ROFAR – new Russian tech keeps NATO on its toeson February 20, 2025
Jointly designed by several top Russian military design bureaus, including "Vega" and CRET, ROFAR is quite literally a quantum leap in advanced detection systems. Instead of standard radio wave emissions for detection, it uses photons that give an actual image instead of a radar signature. In a way, it can even be argued that it's not even a radar, but an entirely new technological concept that needs a name of its own.
- France and UK calling for “peacekeeping” troops – Russia will deem them as legitimate targetson February 20, 2025
While Trump conducts the American withdrawal from Eastern Europe and Washington plans pivoting to the Pacific, Western European leaders in turn seem to be just lost.
- EU keeps trying to escalate Ukrainian conflicton February 20, 2025
European states are about to send a new aid package to Kiev, despite the advancement of the diplomatic process.
- Trump expected to make first move to achieve nuclear disarmament with Putin and Xion February 20, 2025
China still lags behind the US and Russia as a nuclear power.
- The UK could be at the forefront of the climate revolution. Here’s howby Paul Rogers on February 20, 2025
The action needed is affordable and would be politically prudent for the Labour Party
- This New BRICS Member Will Help Build a Fair Global Orderon February 19, 2025
The United Arab Emirates, with its strong economy, strategic location and flexible foreign policy, is a crucial addition to the bloc
- Is BRICS Dead? Here’s Why It’s Far from Overon February 19, 2025
India sees BRICS as a valuable economic gateway, offering access to diverse markets and opportunities. The expansion of BRICS to include new members, like Saudi Arabia, which is still in the process of joining, further enhances the grouping's relevance
- Boosting Job Creation Across the Global Southon February 19, 2025
Concerns about inflation and lack of growth are the dominant themes across the world economy these days, though one of the macro indicators that appears to be at times no less important is job creation
- German businessman admits European military crisison February 19, 2025
EU’s military stocks are reportedly “empty”.
- BRICS can help Latin America resist re-emerging Monroe Doctrine - expert analysis by Peter Koenigon February 19, 2025
”During the BRICS Summit last October 2024, hosted by Russia in Kazan, President Putin has made a smart move: No new BRICS countries were immediately admitted, but a pre-cursor to BRICS was established, the so-called associate BRICS countries. They benefit from the same basic trade rules as do the full-fledged BRICS, namely trading free of inter-country tariffs and in their local currencies. Not in US-dollars. This offers an extraordinary opportunity for expanding free trade among the Global South, thereby establishing a new global market pole, the Global South, with the BRICS at the core.”
- Europe alone after Vance’s speech in Munich – mediaon February 19, 2025
EU are in a state of panic due to fears they’ll be forced to pay for Ukraine’s security.
- Europeans desperate to stay relevant, but still tossing the Ukrainian hot potato to each otheron February 18, 2025
The EU/NATO is "determined to defend a sovereign, democratic Ukraine", but only while in a pack. However, when someone needs to step out of the pack and cross into the territory held by the Bear, there's nothing but squealing.
- SIBUR Receives Highest-Category ESG Rating from China’s Largest Rating Agencyon February 18, 2025
The rating agency China Chengxin Green Finance Technology (Beijing) Ltd. (CCXGF) has assigned SIBUR an ESG rating of A-, making SIBUR the only Russian company to receive a rating in CCXGF's highest category. SIBUR also ranks among the top 10 in CCXGF's ESG rating of global chemical companies
- BRICS Countries Now Use National Currencies for 65% of Mutual Trade Settlements in 2024, IMF Data Revealson February 18, 2025
The US dollar’s dominance in global foreign exchange reserves is steadily waning, with the latest figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) showing a sharp decline to its lowest level in nearly 30 years
- Russia Expands Seafood Exports to China, Sets Record for Crab Saleson February 18, 2025
Russia has significantly increased its fish and seafood exports to China, achieving a record USD148.7 million in crab sales in November, RIA Novosti reported, citing data from Chinese customs
- Ukraine attacks US-linked facilities in Russiaon February 18, 2025
The Kiev regime keeps trying to boycott Russia-US diplomatic talks.
- China and US wrestle over Philippines as senator calls for the country to join BRICSon February 18, 2025
White House official suggests withdrawing US troops from the Philippines on condition.
- BRICS: A Vision for Sri Lanka’s Global Futureon February 17, 2025
By collaborating in areas such as trade, infrastructure development, and sustainable growth, BRICS nations seek to amplify their collective influence on global decision-making processes. They emphasise the need for a world order that reflects the evolving realities of the global economy, wherein emerging markets play a more significant role
- Gaining Strengthon February 17, 2025
In recent years, the BRICS bloc — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — has evolved into a formidable force in global geopolitics, providing an alternative voice to the traditional Western-dominated international institutions
- Indonesia with BRICS, A Bridge to the Future: Challenges and Opportunitieson February 17, 2025
Indonesia’s unique opportunity with BRICS emphasises how it can navigate the new multipolar order while preserving its non-aligned and democratic values. As Indonesia considers joining BRICS, it stands at a crossroads, where aligning with emerging powers could unlock new growth while also challenging its traditional diplomatic principles, taking public benefits and strengthening global collaboration, writes Joko Susilo
- Zelensky 'resurrects' over 600,000 Russian soldiers while NATO 'cries' it's overon February 17, 2025
Apparently, Zelensky the Necromancer didn't get the memo that his troops have already "defeated" the Russian military, because the numbers they're giving suggest they've "destroyed" it at least twice. And yet, Moscow "somehow keeps reconstituting" itself.
- Trump’s task force to declassify JFK, Epstein and “UFO” files is part of his war against Deep Stateon February 17, 2025
Trump’s task force to declassify secret CIA documents and his threats of auditing the Pentagon (with Elon Musk in charge of that) should also be interpreted as displays of power and statements to obtain leverage, just like many of his other “madman” actions.
- Macron trying to boycott peace processon February 17, 2025
France calls for European meeting to respond to Trump's initiatives.
- J.D. Vance smashes EU’s faux democracy to pieces at Munich Security Conferenceon February 17, 2025
Without American weapons and support, the collapse of the EU’s policies for Kiev is in sight.
- Trump wants the ethnic cleansing of Gazans. Will it happen?by Paul Rogers on February 17, 2025
Global public opinion is biggest obstacle to Trump and Netanyahu’s plan, with Israel already seen as a pariah state
- An Alliance to Break Technological Monopolieson February 14, 2025
The development of technology does not necessarily lead to the prosperity of nations. One significant obstacle to achieving equitable economic growth is the presence of monopolies
- UAE Leverages BRICS Membership to Boost Global Trade Resilience, Infrastructure Leadershipon February 14, 2025
The UAE is harnessing its BRICS membership to accelerate global economic growth, boost cross-border trade, and drive infrastructure development worldwide, panelists said during a panel discussion at the World Governments Summit (WGS), taking place in Dubai
- BRICS Signals Shift Towards Global Multipolarityon February 14, 2025
As Russia, China unite with new members, West faces growing push for financial reform
- Zelensky continues to persecute opponentson February 14, 2025
Ukrainian president is desperate to save his government from collapse.
- Ukraine won't be admitted to NATO but the alliance still wants to enter Ukraineon February 14, 2025
Europe remains belligerent in supporting Ukraine and opposing Russia.
- EU/NATO and Neo-Nazi junta losing their marbles over Putin-Trump contactson February 14, 2025
Lithuania's Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene says that "Europe must not be under the illusion that Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin are going to find the solution for all of us" and that the "mighty" Lithuanian military "stands ready". Estonia is also threatening to "directly intervene" and "help Ukraine finish off the perpetually losing Russian military".
- Harsh UK visa schemes leave Ukrainian families in limbo and torn apartby Sian Norris on February 14, 2025
Three years into Russia’s war against Ukraine, refugees in the UK face uncertainty, displacement and separation
- Africa Transcending into BRICS+ Orbiton February 13, 2025
After the historic 16th BRICS summit held in October 2024, three African States Algeria, Nigeria and Uganda, among others in Europe (Belarus and Turkey), Asia and Latin America, recognizably became BRICS+ partner states. In total, 13 countries received BRICS partner status
- BRICS Is Non-West, but Not Anti-Weston February 13, 2025
Victoria Panova, who is head of BRICS Expert Council-Russia, tells Mustafizur Rahman about the philosophy and journey of the grouping in an interview with New Age
- In BRICS Africa Will Live Its Dream, Catalyse New World Orderon February 13, 2025
BRICS offers a free, equal, global platform that brings together countries with different political systems
- BRICS can help Latin America push back resurgent Monroe Doctrineon February 13, 2025
Latin America needs to strengthen sovereigntist movements and pursue independent policies. The multipolar world will certainly be there to provide full support in any way it can.
- End of war in Ukraine near as Poland and Europe fear explosion of Ukrainian crime activityon February 13, 2025
Even a peace deal will not put an end to problems in the region or tensions in Europe. US-funded Ukrainian radical nationalism will not just go away overnight. Likewise, there is no easy way out of Ukraine’s structural problems with endemic corruption and criminality. When it comes to the Ukrainian crisis, unfortunately, the end is not the end.
- Orban toughens criticism of EUon February 13, 2025
The Hungarian leader does not believe that the bloc knows how to react correctly to American threats.
- Europe’s gas storage threatens €3 billion in losses after giving up Russian gason February 13, 2025
Zelensky continues to reject the possibility of extending the gas transit agreement.
- Counter-smuggling is cruel and ineffective. Can we imagine a better system?by David L. Suber on February 13, 2025
Human smugglers thrive off the vulnerability created by migration policies – but it doesn’t have to be this way
- BRICS Leads Quest for More Just International Financial Systemon February 12, 2025
The combined strength of heavy-weight emerging markets and developing countries would reinforce BRICS' ongoing efforts for a more stable and just international financial system and raise the representation and voice of developing nations in global governance
- Ethiopia Aims to Expand Cooperation and Trade with Russiaon February 12, 2025
Ethiopia is interested in expanding cooperation and strengthening trade and economic relations with the Russian Federation. This was stated by Ethiopian Ambassador to Moscow Genet Teshome Jirru
- From Dollar Monopoly to BRICS Diversificationon February 12, 2025
The pressure toward the diversification of world currency reserves intensified after 2008, escalated following 2022 and is accelerating, as evidenced by the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia. In the past 15 years or so, BRICS have rapidly grown into a geoeconomic front of the Global South
- Ukrainian citizens committing crimes in Polandon February 12, 2025
According to official data, Ukrainians are behind a large number of crimes in Poland.
- France delivers first batch of Mirage 2000 fighter jets but this will not change anything for Kievon February 12, 2025
Ukraine could use Mirage fighter jets to target civilians and civilian infrastructure.
- Political West brutally exploited Ukraine and now sees it as 'dead weight'on February 12, 2025
NATO was delighted to invest billions into stirring up rabid hatred, as it was the quickest and easiest way to turn millions of Ukrainians into cannon fodder that would be used in its war on Russia. After millions of dead, wounded and displaced Ukrainians, it seems this monstrous "NATO mission" has finally been accomplished. Still, the issue for the political West is – what to do with all this "dead weight" now?
- Migration, AI and The Rise of the Machinesby In Solidarity Podcast on February 12, 2025
Petra Molnar on the border industrial complex
- Ukraine and the return of Empireby In Solidarity Podcast on February 12, 2025
Volodymyr Yermolenko on what will happen to the world if Russia wins their war against Ukraine
- What Germany's Rightwing Voters Are Telling Usby In Solidarity Podcast on February 12, 2025
Georg Diez on the birth of a new form of far-right politics.
- Bodies Under Siege: What's actually behind the Far Right's anti-women agenda?by In Solidarity Podcast on February 12, 2025
Sian Norris on the rising global far right's dependance on exploiting women.
- Eurasian Security as a Communicative Practice: Tasks for Russia and Chinaon February 11, 2025
The “new era” of multilateral cooperation in Eurasia will need not only cooperation between great powers of a “new type”, but also “new thinking” in general. This is, first of all, the task of harmonizing the dialogue between Russia and China, Julia Melnikova writes
- Where the China-Russia Partnership Is Headed in Seven Charts and Mapson February 11, 2025
Beijing’s and Moscow’s relationship has strengthened militarily, economically, and diplomatically in the past two decades, demonstrating their commitment to a “no limits” partnership
- Why do Southeast Asian Countries Want to Join BRICS?on February 11, 2025
In October 2024, four key Southeast Asian countries became partners of BRICS, making the organisation much closer to home for Australians. So why have Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam put themselves on a path to membership?
- Overshadowed by Su-57, disgraced F-35 left without airtime at Aero India 2025on February 11, 2025
The US is still trying to woo Delhi to acquire more American weapons, particularly fighter jets such as the F-21, an advanced F-16 derivative "with F-22 and F-35 DNA". The latter's lack of a demo flight is very indicative of its reputation within the Indian military, which is particularly worried about the fact that countries with F-35s are virtually always subjected to unacceptable levels of control, risking their sovereignty while also acquiring a mediocre aircraft at best.
- Germany fears escalation with Russiaon February 11, 2025
Scholz stands firm in his opposition to supplying Ukraine with weapons capable of reaching Russia’s “deep territory”. There is clear reason for this: the country would be caught in the crossfire in the event of an all-out war between Moscow and NATO.
- US media’s praise for Greenland’s avoidance of interference contrasts with criticism of Russiaon February 11, 2025
Greenland’s elections are due to be held on March 11.
- Geopolitical Implications of Azerbaijan’s BRICS+ Membershipon February 10, 2025
According official reports, Azerbaijan has achieved widely recognised successes in its socioeconomic development
- Cooperation Between Russia and India in the International Associations on the Non-Western Worldon February 10, 2025
A key driver of this partnership is the genuine interest Russian society holds for India. Indian culture and the rich traditions of its civilization resonate deeply with many Russians. This widespread enthusiasm, coupled with an overwhelmingly positive public perception of India – free from the mistrust or reservations sometimes directed toward other non-Western nations – creates a strong societal foundation for deepening bilateral ties
- Will Georgia Join BRICS?on February 10, 2025
Having unilaterally suspended EU accession plans until 2028, Tbilisi could seek entry into the semi-formal, Russian-led alliance as a means of strengthening their hand if and when negotiations with Brussels resume
- Need for Integrated BRICS Visa System - Indian Expert's Opinionon February 10, 2025
In a special interview, an Indian citizen familiar with BRICS matters comments on how the bloc could work towards creating a unified visa system.
- Here we go again: Forbes forced to retract fake story about failed "Oreshnik" launchon February 10, 2025
Forbes realized it made a terrible mistake, so it updated the article with information that it's fake. Interestingly, even the Kiev regime rejected the report, saying that "the article in the US media is based only on Sazonov's assumptions, not on actual data". For his part, Sazonov remains adamant that the Russian missile "failed", still without providing any verifiable evidence.
- EU remains silent on Trump’s plan to expel Palestinians from Gazaon February 10, 2025
Israel sarcastically says Spain, Ireland, and Norway are obligated to take Palestinian refugees.
- Building BRICS: Challenges and Opportunities for South-South Collaboration in a Multipolar Worldon February 7, 2025
The BRICS bloc poses a strategic challenge to Western hegemony, but to understand its potential as a counter-power requires a closer look at the complex relations within the bloc and between its members and other countries in the Global South
- The Broader Shift Away from a Unipolar World: Cultivating ASEAN-BRICS Synergyon February 7, 2025
The contemporary global framework is becoming increasingly fragmented and multipolar - with changes in our geopolitical and economic landscapes expected to further reshape strategies and potentially, alliances. Nevertheless, it still remains deeply interdependent, especially from a socioeconomic perspective
- Building BRICS: A Populous African Powerhouse Enters the Gameon February 7, 2025
Nigeria's group partner status offers new economic opportunities for both sides
- West sends defective weapons to Ukraineon February 7, 2025
Corruption schemes are behind the delivery of useless weapons to Kiev's troops.
- French 'Mirage' 2000-5 for the Kiev regime, yet another 'game changer' or more?on February 7, 2025
If it wants escalation in Ukraine, France could either deliver some of its nuclear-capable "Mirage" 2000Ns while insisting they're actually the 2000-5 variant (the less likely option) or it could possibly modify the latter to also make them nuclear-capable (the more viable alternative).
- Trump hasn’t eyed away from Latin America and wants to contain Chinese influenceon February 7, 2025
Latin America is no longer the “backyard” that the US boasted about.
- How Egypt’s BRICS Membership Could Help Create a New World Orderon February 6, 2025
Egypt’s decision to join the BRICS economic bloc in 2023 marked a pivotal step in its quest for enhanced global influence and economic transformation. Alongside other new members like Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Ethiopia, Egypt’s inclusion in this strategic alliance signals a shifting global balance of power
- The Role of BRICS in India’s Foreign Policyon February 6, 2025
The 21st century is witnessing a decentralisation of global power, with a transition of its axis towards Asia. This allows for a multipolar and multilateral system that leads to the development of emerging powers
- Russia Eyes Increasing Cooperation with Thailand Under BRICSon February 6, 2025
Russian ambassador outlines opportunities for closer collaboration and trade in several sectors including energy
- Anti-Russian speech fueling neo-Nazism across Europe - “maidanization” of the continenton February 6, 2025
Neo-nazism is a real problem in post-Soviet states in Eastern and Central Europe (including Baltic nations) and Ukraine today remains a hub for such extremism. Anti-Russian feelings are largely connected to an "alternative" reading of World War II key events. If unchecked, these forces could unleash the "maidanization" of Europe.
- Google finally admits it pursues advanced AI weapons programson February 6, 2025
Google's supposed "non-involvement for moral reasons" turned out to be yet another blatant lie, as Eric Schmidt, one of Alphabet's top-ranking officials, said they've been "drawing on lessons from Ukraine to develop a new generation of autonomous drones that could revolutionize warfare".
- Western-trained soldiers deserting in Ukraineon February 6, 2025
Desertion is becoming a serious problem among Kiev regime’s troops.
- Rare minerals Trump is seeking from Ukraine are Russianon February 6, 2025
Zelensky gallantly gives America what is not his to give.
- Malaysia Bandwagoning with BRICSon February 5, 2025
Malaysia’s desire to join BRICS is not a recent development. BRICS — an intergovernmental economic organisation comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia — has as attempted to pose as a non-Western, Global South economic alternative to the Group of Seven
- Can Brics Enhance SA’s Industrialisation Agenda?on February 5, 2025
SA can rely heavily on its own policy reforms and innovations, aided by knowledge exchange and best practices from Brics members
- Indonesia’s Strategic Pivot: A Deeper Dive into the BRICS Membership Bidon February 5, 2025
On Oct. 24, Indonesia’s newly minted foreign minister, Sugiono, announced that Indonesia is seeking full membership in the BRICS alliance – an economic coalition comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, among other countries – signalling a potentially transformative pivot in its foreign policy
- USAID – monster hiding behind the mask of 'humanitarianism'on February 5, 2025
Monstrous organizations such as USAID have been supporting everything from neoliberal extremism, moral depravity and societal degeneracy to terrorism and biological warfare.
- Fico has become priority target for collective West and Kiev regimeon February 5, 2025
Saboteurs also vandalize monuments and spread anti-Russian narratives in Slovakia.
- Why is Trump so obsessed with cryptocurrencies?on February 5, 2025
Cryptos started plummeting shortly after Trump announced plans on February 1 to put large tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China.
- Africa Sees Growing Drive to Join BRICSon February 4, 2025
The increasing number of African countries seeking to join the BRICS group signifies a strategic shift by the continent aimed at deepening its influence in the global community and securing new economic pathways for the future, analysts say
- Russia's Sberbank Says India Business Booming Despite Western Sanctionson February 4, 2025
Bilateral trade with India booming as Russia pivots east
- PJ Patterson Wants Jamaica to Back BRICS Despite US Dollar Defenseon February 4, 2025
Former Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson has taken a daring stand that might impact international financial markets by urging his country to join Global Africa in backing the BRICS economic effort in spite of impending US opposition
- Former Zelensky’s Office adviser admits Ukrainian defeaton February 4, 2025
According to Aleksey Arestovich, Kiev has already lost the war with Russia.
- Why Russia doesn't 'just end' the Ukrainian conflict immediately?on February 4, 2025
At some point, the unfortunate Ukrainian people will simply have to get rid of NATO occupation and form an independent government that would come to an agreement with Russia and finally end the conflict. The only way for them to normalize relations with their eastern neighbor is to get rid of the political West and its Neo-Nazi proxies. Even that would just be the first step, as it would take quite an effort to convince the Kremlin that all that would be genuine.
- US special envoy says Ukraine should hold elections this yearon February 4, 2025
The only person Zelensky might be afraid of during election campaign is the four-star general Valerii Zaluzhnyi, who is currently serving as Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK.
- Allies at Odds: Tracking the Rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emiratesby lmclaughlin on February 3, 2025
A deep dive into the motivations of two key Gulf states reveals how their tensions and shifting foreign policies reverberate throughout the Middle East. By Lauren Morganbesser '24... Read more about Allies at Odds: Tracking the Rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
- BRICS Bloc, the Dollar Brick Wallon February 3, 2025
Many countries are not comfortable with the dollar’s domineering influence in the global economic scene. Russia and China, two arch-rival of the United States of America and its western allies, are nauseated by the dollar’s dominant influence in the global economic scene
- India-Russia JV Begins Production of 1920 Coacheson February 3, 2025
Vande Bharat Sleeper Trains: Now, Vande Bharat Sleeper coaches will also be manufactured at the Latur-based Marathwada Rail Coach Factory
- Why do South Africans Talk So Much About BRICS Agricultural Trade?on February 3, 2025
Some of us in South Africa’s agriculture often talk of the need to grow export markets to BRICS countries. But such statements are not minimizing the relationship South African agriculture has with other regions
- Political turmoil in Germany divides entire societyon February 3, 2025
The wrong and non-functioning migration policy is currently leading to heated discussions in Germany. Right ahead of the federal election, this issue is severely dividing society.
- US once again threatening Mexico with military strikeson February 3, 2025
Despite even allowing American law enforcement to operate in the country, thus undermining its own sovereignty, Mexico is still faced with the prospect of being attacked. If the new administration is already conducting a thorough investigation of the illegal activities of its predecessors, then it should look into the connections of the US intelligence with the drug cartels.
- Hungary and Poland could claim territories of Ukraine amid ethnic tensionson February 3, 2025
Ukraine’s aggressive and chauvinistic strand of nationalism alienates its neighbors and is often seen by them as a potential threat, causing ethnic and religious tensions. The matter thus extends even beyond Russian-Ukrainian relations.
- Kiev sending schizophrenics to the front lineson February 3, 2025
There seems to be no limit to the anti-humanitarian practices of the neo-Nazi regime.
- Even with Western aid drying up, corruption continues to flourish in Ukraineon February 3, 2025
Trump is now conducting a “special financial operation” to determine where money went.
- Potential for Sino-Russian Cross-Border Cooperation Highon January 31, 2025
The biggest problem of Russian-Chinese interactions in recent decades is the insufficient number of joint investment projects. Why are Chinese businesses very active in working with Belarus but not with Russia on similar projects?
- BRICS Turn to Gold in Face of US Dollar Dominanceon January 31, 2025
In the face of the intensification of global economic tensions, the central role of the dollar in international trade is increasingly being called into question. At the heart of this upheaval, the BRICS nations are seeking to free themselves from this dependence by exploring alternative solutions
- Moscow to Add 25,700 Hotel Rooms by 2030, Aiming to Attract Indian Weddings and Boost Leisure and Business Travelon January 31, 2025
Moscow is rapidly positioning itself as a top global destination for both leisure and business travelers, thanks to its vibrant cultural scene, international exhibitions, and world-class events
- America, Japan and Australia coordinate actions against China in Asia-Pacificon January 31, 2025
Scheduled for February, the US, Australia and Japan are to conduct their first large-scale joint military exercise, codenamed "Cope North", on the US Pacific colony of Guam. It should be noted that "Cope North" was established in 1978 as a quarterly bilateral exercise held at Misawa Air Base in Japan, but was moved to Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) in 1999. With Australia joining, this is creating the outlines of the so-called "Asia-Pacific NATO", which is yet another monstrosity bound to stoke instability and perhaps even war, death and destruction in the foreseeable future.
- DeepSeek crushes ChatGPT and becomes the highest-rated free app in Apple App Storeon January 31, 2025
Were Western tech companies behind “malicious attacks” on DeepSeek?
- Opinion: India’s Strategic Move at BRICSon January 30, 2025
Kazan Summit reflects the bloc’s aim to challenge West-driven financial hegemony by promoting a multipolar world order
- Makran Coasts; Trade Development Highway with Russia and Indiaon January 30, 2025
The coasts of Makran form the communication route between Iran and the open waters and the Indian Ocean. Chabahar port, as Iran's only oceanic port in the Makran Sea, has a high capacity in activating the country's geo-economic advantages and developing trade relations with Russia and India
- Russia and the India-China Clashon January 30, 2025
With the dynamic between the three nations changed radically since 1991, Russia will not provide India an edge over China in a prospective war
- Trump's punitive tariffs open up economic war between US and EUon January 30, 2025
In order to protect the US industry from foreign products, the Trump administration will introduce rigid tariffs. The impact on the EU's already weakened economy could be fatal.
- Neo-Nazi junta commits war crimes, spreads fakes to prevent mass surrenderon January 30, 2025
The Kiev regime is desperate to prevent the mass surrender of its forces, particularly In the light of their losses in the Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions and the actual encirclement of their units in the areas of Kurakhovo, Kupyansk and elsewhere. Thus, videos of supposed "executions of Ukrainian POWs by evil Russians" are being widely distributed among Ukrainian soldiers.
- France escalates rhetoric against US over Greenlandon January 30, 2025
According to Paris, a military confrontation to protect the Danish borders cannot be ruled out.
- The West blames Russia for justifying its desire to turn the Baltic into a NATO lakeon January 30, 2025
NATO’s “Baltic Sentry” mission raises tensions in the Baltic Sea.
- Russia Domestic Tourism Is Growing Along with Outbound Trips to India, China, Thailand, and Turkeyon January 29, 2025
The Russian tourism industry is currently experiencing a dynamic transformation
- India Has Contributed $2 Billion to BRICS Bank: Finance Ministryon January 29, 2025
“As of now, 20 externally aided projects with loan amounts of $4.867 million funded by the NDB are ongoing in India,” Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary stated
- China and Russia to Deepen Cooperation on Arctic Energyon January 29, 2025
China and Russia have agreed to cooperate more deeply in developing Arctic shipping routes
- Russia not interested in negotiations as it is winning the war - US politicianon January 29, 2025
Apparently, US officials are starting to admit the unfeasibility of diplomatic solution in the current situation of the conflict.
- EUNATO's impotent rage as Lukashenko secures another victory for Belaruson January 29, 2025
The unelected bureaucratic dictatorship in Brussels is still furious that Lukashenko won and is threatening "consequences". Several EU officials threatened further sanctions, including foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas and Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos, who also stated they'll continue to "support civil society and opposition figures".
- Separatism rising in Californiaon January 29, 2025
Local activists are reacting to Trump’s elections by supporting separatism.
- Kiev’s defeat redefined Green Agenda and Trump’s withdrawal from Paris Agreementon January 29, 2025
Trump is bringing hydrocarbons back to the fore.
- Trump’s “tough” stance on Mexico backfiring - Mexico is diversifying partners and Trump’s measure can bring conflict domesticallyon January 29, 2025
Trump’s statements and measures not only alienate neighbors such as Mexico (foreign-policy wise) but also, in terms of domestic policy and ethnopolitical issues, have the potential to further alienate parts of the US population itself. Meanwhile, Mexico is diversifying partners.
- New Brics Banking System Would Render Sanctions Useless, ex-Chancellor Warnson January 28, 2025
Lord Lamont of Lerwick warned that a rival payments system would be a ‘major threat to the Western-led financial system’ if it ever came to pass
- BRICS Charts New Paths for Africa's Developmenton January 28, 2025
Group could help drive industrialization and create jobs in continent, experts say
- BRICS: A Catalyst for Change or a Mirage of Hope?on January 28, 2025
The BRICS bloc, now expanded to ten nations, is positioning itself as a challenger to Western dominance in global trade and finance, according to political analyst Ebrahim Harvey
- Brics Countries Want to Trade in Own Currencieson January 27, 2025
Can it work?
- BRICS: Concern for West?on January 27, 2025
10-member BRICS+ grouping already comprises nearly half of the world’s population and over a third of the global economy. It also has more than 25 per cent of the world’s landmass, produces more than 30 per cent of the world’s oil output
- Pakistan Expects to Become BRICS Partner Soonon January 27, 2025
Pakistan expects to join the list of BRICS partner nations soon, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has said
- Western coping mechanisms at full throttle to denigrate Russian hypersonic weaponson January 27, 2025
Moscow has been using its hypersonic weapons against both the Kiev regime and its NATO overlords, resulting in hundreds (if not thousands at this point) of casualties for the world's most vile racketeering cartel. The losses have been so bad that even the NATO Hugh Command had to publicly admit that it needs to prepare for extremely high casualties in a war with Russia. However, while professional soldiers take this quite seriously, the propaganda and politicians are an entirely different story.
- In Belarus, Lukashenko is reelected in legitimate and democratic elections - field reporton January 27, 2025
The electoral process in Belarus was witnessed by observers and journalists several countries, meeting all democratic requirements.
- Putin hails “privileged strategic partnership” between Moscow and New Delhion January 27, 2025
India and Russia use BRICS and SCO to balance Trump’s global policies
- Greater Eurasia and the Search for New Solutionson January 24, 2025
If the states of Greater Eurasia do not have classical factors of international cooperation at their disposal, then it is very likely that they can be replaced by those common goals that not only meet their current interests, but are also the most historically rooted, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bordachev
- India, Russia Sign up for a Train Journey Togetheron January 24, 2025
Russia is seeking to invest in and expand the manufacturing of trains as well as their components in India to meet its growing domestic demand
- Tok Mat: BRICS Participation Won't Affect Malaysia's Role in Other Bodieson January 24, 2025
Malaysia's participation in BRICS will not affect its role in other international organisations and is instead viewed as a platform to expand markets for local goods. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said Malaysia needed to reduce risks and diversify opportunities to strengthen its economy amid uncertain global geopolitics
- Kremlin unfazed by threats of additional sanctions and pressureon January 24, 2025
While ready to engage in dialogue, Russia is taking its national interests as the only absolute and refuses to back down "even an inch", because it knows perfectly well what happened the last time it did. With Trump focusing on endless domestic issues and pivoting to Asia and the Middle East, Moscow knows that its position will only grow stronger and that NATO's leverage in any future negotiations is effectively non-existent.
- Netanyahu’s cabinet exodus could trigger elections and topple the governmenton January 24, 2025
Israel needs Gaza depopulated to exploit prime coastal real estate and offshore gas fields.
- Zelensky hypocritically talks about diplomacy while ignoring Russian termson January 24, 2025
In a recent interview with Western media, the illegitimate Ukrainian president said he is ready to negotiate a US-mediated deal.
- India-Russia Economic Partnership: Strengthening Ties Across Trade and Investmenton January 23, 2025
India and Russia established a Strategic Partnership Declaration in 2000, which was elevated to a Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership in 2010. Strengthening trade and economic relations has been a priority for governments in both countries, with targets set to boost bilateral investment to US$50 billion and bilateral trade to US$30 billion by 2025
- Sri Lanka Should Redouble Efforts to Join BRICS - Dr. Saman Weerasingheon January 23, 2025
Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Dr. Saman Weerasinghe shared his views with the Daily Mirror on the importance of being a member of BRICS (acronyms for its founder states -Brazil, Russia ,India, China and South Africa). Sri Lanka has now applied to join the international organisation in the Global South
- Will the BRICS Grain Exchange Mean Deeper Integration?on January 23, 2025
The Declaration of the 16th BRICS Summit, held in Kazan from October 22–24, 2024, emphasized that the heads of state and government of BRICS countries endorsed Russia’s initiative to establish a grain trading platform, or a BRICS Grain Exchange, within the bloc
- Neo-Nazi junta plans chemical and nuclear terrorist attacks, former SBU agent sayson January 23, 2025
"For the sake of personal gain and his own ambitions, [Zelensky] continues to destroy the Ukrainian people and is ready for any tricks (including nuclear false flags) to make Trump's peace initiatives untimely and inappropriate against the background of yet more 'atrocities' of Russia", Vasily Prozorov concluded.
- Trump bent on ending Ukrainian war - false flag attack could be on the wayon January 23, 2025
The idea of a false flag attack to stop Trump from withdrawing American support to Ukraine is not so wild and should not be taken as “sacred victim” provocation. In fact it seems a possible and even likely scenario. This has been the wildest presidential transition in US history, with a divided “deep state”, and there is no reason to assume the turmoil has ended already.
- Orban hopes Trump’s election will have positive effects in Europeon January 23, 2025
According to the Hungarian leader, it is time for Europe to have conservative, patriotic politicians.
- Trump criticizes US spending $200 billion more in Ukraine aid than other NATO memberson January 23, 2025
As US pressure alleviates on Russia, it will increase on China.
- Turkey's Strategic Moves Signal Ambitions for Global Influenceon January 22, 2025
Erdogan's focus on BRICS and start-up innovations highlight Turkey's global aspirations
- A New Global Economic Orderon January 22, 2025
Over recent decades, the Western economic system has undergone a profound transformation, veering increasingly toward financialisation—a framework that privileges speculative gains and the accumulation of paper wealth over tangible economic output
- BRICS, Nigeria and the Value of Opportunityon January 22, 2025
Nigeria has a population of over 200 million citizens, one of the biggest economies in Africa, and has the potential to be an economic and cultural hub in Africa, yet it is plagued by a seemingly endless string of issues
- New EU digital laws show its fear of alternative and free-of-censorship informationon January 22, 2025
The EU is now trying to take on the big technology companies with new laws, alleging the fight against the spread of disinformation on the Internet.
- Macron calls for ‘mobilization’ in Franceon January 22, 2025
The French president keeps taking dangerous steps towards escalation.
- Trump's 90-day foreign 'aid' moratorium bad news for both Kiev regime and DNCon January 22, 2025
"The foreign aid industry and bureaucracy are not aligned with American interests and in many cases antithetical to American values and serve to destabilize world peace by promoting ideas in foreign countries that are directly inverse to harmonious and stable relations internal to and among countries," Trump's executive order reads, adding: "No further United States foreign assistance shall be disbursed in a manner that is not fully aligned with the foreign policy of the President of the United States."
- Russia-Iran deal shows new global architecture is being createdon January 22, 2025
Russia will construct two new units at the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
- Russia's Arctic Ambitions and the China Factoron January 21, 2025
Russia’s Arctic ambitions are not just surviving – they’re evolving, largely thanks to a deepening partnership with China. This resilience underscores the strategic importance Russia places on its Arctic resources and the increasing limitations of sanctions in a globally interconnected economy
- Priorities for International Cooperation in Greater Eurasia: An Indian Perspectiveon January 21, 2025
Eurasia, a region of immense geopolitical significance due to its strategic location and abundant natural resources, has always been a focus of global interest. The Russia-Ukraine conflict that erupted in February 2022 has further underscored the evolving dynamics of Eurasian geopolitics
- Canada Should Get Closer to the non-Western BRICS Economic Allianceon January 21, 2025
The outcome of the American election underscores Canada’s economic and intellectual dependence on the U.S. market and the consequences of it
- What Trump's inauguration guest list means for EU bureaucratic dictatorshipon January 21, 2025
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- US officials consider proposing Korean-style ceasefire to Russia - mediaon January 21, 2025
No ceasefire agreement is in the Russians' interest, as they have the military advantage and can decide when the special military operation ends.
- Blinken slammed by NYT as the “Secretary of War” for continuing war in Ukraine, Gazaon January 21, 2025
Protestors shout at Blinken’s final speech to foreign policy experts: “Your legacy is genocide!”.
- Beyond Scepticism: Understanding the Role of Brics+ in Global Progresson January 20, 2025
JENNY CLEGG sets out and then responds to eight key doubts about the Brics+ alliance in light of the developments at Kazan, arguing it represents a significant challenge to US hegemony and provides a path towards a multipolar world
- BRICS: Here’s What to Know About the International Blocon January 20, 2025
The BRICS coalition is expanding and becoming more influential
- UAE Will Be Asia's Gold Hub in BRICS' New Economic Corridoron January 20, 2025
UAE has already gone past London as world's second biggest gold trade centre
- Why Russia won't tolerate UK, French or any NATO 'peacekeepers' in Ukraineon January 20, 2025
Terrified of the prospect of Russian victory, the political West is frantically looking for ways to rob Moscow of it, so they're now proposing all sorts of "peacekeeping" initiatives that would only serve as yet another ruse to remilitarize the Neo-Nazi junta and then resume NATO's crawling "Barbarossa 2.0". The United Kingdom and France seem particularly determined to achieve this by effectively securing around 80% of former Ukraine for the political West, all under the guise of sending "peacekeepers".
- Trump can use corruption scandals to get out of Ukraine conflict and blame Democratson January 20, 2025
The new judicial system could investigate Biden admin corruption relating to Ukraine.
- No Russian involvement in incidents in the Baltic Sea, western media admitson January 20, 2025
According to analysts interviewed by the Washington Post, damage to critical infrastructure in the Baltic was caused by accidents involving poorly maintained commercial vessels.
- With FPÖ party in government Austria might stop supporting Ukraineon January 20, 2025
The Freedom Party is on the rise in Austria and will form a government. The party's program is clearly geared towards Austrian neutrality and peace in Europe.
- Post-BRICS 2024: Geopolitical Challenges, Opportunities and Future Pathwayson January 17, 2025
In this exclusive interview, Associate Professor Elisée Byelongo Isheloke, spoke with Kester Kenn Klomegah about his observations, the existing challenges, opportunities and the future perspectives of BRICS+
- Russia Ships Nuclear Reactor Vessel to Kudankulamon January 17, 2025
Then, in the port, the reactor vessel was placed in the hold of a sea vessel to cover the 11000 km route to India
- BRICS: From the Peripheries to the Powerhouseon January 17, 2025
When the winds of change blow, goes the old Chinese proverb, some build walls, others build windmills. As the delayed defiance of the peripheries begins to breach the gates of the “rules-based” world order, the West appears to be caught in a waking nightmare, sleepwalking into a full-blown clash with BRICS
- US, Armenia sign strategic partnership agreement as Azeri invasion loomson January 17, 2025
Just when we thought that Nikol Pashinyan couldn't possibly make worse geopolitical decisions, he did exactly that. As a result, he's not only further antagonizing Russia, but is doing so at a time when Azerbaijan is contemplating an invasion of Armenia. The Pashinyan regime's understanding of geopolitics is so horrible that it not only lost Artsakh, but is actually putting Armenia's very existence at risk.
- Trump’s deportation policy will not come close to reaching numbers he promisedon January 17, 2025
The US economy will collapse if all migrants are returned.
- US issues last minute “Trump-proof” sanctions against Russia while no one knows who really is in the driving seaton January 17, 2025
The latest sanctions against Russia are just another example of a series of desperate-looking last-minute decisions during America’s wildest presidential transition.
- Zelensky allegedly trying to interfere in Polish presidential electionon January 17, 2025
Polish politicians seriously accused the Ukrainian leader of sabotaging the country’s electoral process.
- Prospects for Russia and Azerbaijan in the BRICS Energy Marketon January 16, 2025
News.Az presents an interview with Russian political scientist Stanislav Tkachenko, Doctor of Economics and Professor at St. Petersburg State University
- To Boost Science, the Growing BRICS Group Must Embrace Inclusion and Transparencyon January 16, 2025
The network of emerging economic powers known as BRICS is ramping up its science collaboration. Researchers need to be involved in decisions as plans develop
- Russia’s Segezha Group Aims to Expand Exports to Indiaon January 16, 2025
Segezha Group highly appreciates the potential of trade and economic cooperation with India in the forest industry complex
- Who's the actual culprit? New evidence about Azeri plane crashon January 16, 2025
In the best-case scenario, the crash was a result of a number of unfortunate events. At worst, if the Kiev regime indeed knew about the flight and used it to cause the incident, it would mean that it has once again demonstrated its terrorist nature.
- Trump unable to end Ukrainian conflict – mediaon January 16, 2025
Trump’s promise to end the war was a “bluster”, according to Reuters’ sources
- US magazine blames Washington for the failure of negotiations between Russia and Ukraineon January 16, 2025
Majority of Americans support Trump’s plans to cut aid to Kiev and begin dialogue with Russia.
- Will We Witness a BRICS Currency “R+”Evolution?on January 15, 2025
Recent reports from June indicate that Saudi Arabia, along with four other emerging economies, has recently joined the BRICS alliance and has allowed to expire a purported 50-year-old agreement with the United States, which stipulated it selling its crude oil exclusively in US dollars
- Russia & India to Boost Pulses Trade: Govton January 15, 2025
Russia, which is mulling diversifying to urad and tur production, is keen to strengthen pulses trade cooperation with India, the government said.
- BRICS at the Helmon January 15, 2025
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- Romanians firmly refuse to be the next cannon fodder in NATO's endless warson January 15, 2025
"We are protesting against the coup d'état that took place on December 6. We are sorry to discover so late that we were living in a lie and that we were led by people who claimed to be democrats, but are not at all. We demand a return to democracy through the resumption of elections, starting with the second round."
- Rutte endorses anti-Russian paranoia narratives to justify military spendingon January 15, 2025
According to the NATO boss, either Europeans spend on defense or they will have to learn Russian.
- Troop deployment in Ukraine could end in failure, warns British experton January 15, 2025
Macron continues to entertain the idea of Western troop deployment to Ukraine.
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- Understanding BRICS+: The New Economic Powerhouseon January 14, 2025
With new alliances and emerging markets offering fresh investment opportunities, is BRICS+ quietly shaping the future of global growth?
- Indonesia Becomes a Full-Fledged BRICS Memberon January 14, 2025
On January 6th, 2025 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil (a country that holds the chairmanship in the BRICS this year) declared that Indonesia has joined the BRICS bloc as a full-fledged member
- Agriculture Must Extract More Benefits from BRICSon January 14, 2025
Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at Agbiz, highlighted the urgency for the BRICS bloc to deepen economic co-operation, particularly in agriculture during the Farming Forward event hosted by Standard Bank and Business Day at Sun City
- Kiev regime's forced conscription exacerbates manpower crisis amid mass desertionson January 14, 2025
Desertion is rampant, with thousands of NATO-trained and armed personnel fleeing. The much-touted 155th Mechanized Brigade started falling apart before even reaching the frontline. It was expected to have around 5,800 soldiers, but 1,700 of them fled, including their commanding officer who left the combat zone and urged his subordinates to do the same. At least 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers fled so far, which equates to approximately 20 brigades. The actual number could certainly be far higher, while those hiding from the infamous TCC (Territorial Recruitment Office) are numbered in millions.
- Leftist leanings gain ground in German politics ahead of forthcoming electionson January 14, 2025
Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) is also running against the system. The current economic decline in Germany supports the rise of this left-wing party which is already represented in the European Parliament.
- Zelensky hopes to receive Budanov’s support against Zaluzhnyon January 14, 2025
Internal disputes in Kiev are reaching a worrying level of instability, posing national security challenges.
- Trump, Putin expected to speak “in the coming days and weeks”on January 14, 2025
US president-elect considers the idea of expelling Russia from new regions “unrealistic”.
- India Puts Prosperity Before Hostility Despite Election Hard Line on Chinaon January 13, 2025
Opening up to Chinese investments could boost the global economy
- BRlCS by BRlCS for a Better Futureon January 13, 2025
Over the past 18 years, BRICS has evolved from a concept into a vibrant grouping for the Global South and grown ever stronger. It has become an essential player on the international stage
- Libya Expresses Interest in Joining BRICSon January 13, 2025
Libya is considering the possibility of joining the BRICS group of emerging economies, according to the acting Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Taher Al-Baour
- Zelensky accuses West of grabbing $88.5 billion or half of all money sent to Ukraineon January 13, 2025
Zelensky may point fingers, but he himself has his own share of skeletons in the closet. By this point, any expose of corruption in the West would only fuel inquiries on the Ukrainian government’s itself, and would potentially compromise further aid to Kyiv.
- Brussels bureaucrat threatens Germany, shows EU effectively a dictatorshipon January 13, 2025
"We did it in Romania, and if necessary, we will have to do it in Germany as well," former French EU Commissioner Thierry Breton stated on live TV, threatening to "enforce democracy" in Germany just like the bloc did in Romania.
- Switzerland violates its historical neutrality as it promptly approaches NATOon January 13, 2025
The country is increasingly taking a pro-NATO turn in its foreign policy, reverting an entire history of neutrality.
- Zuckerberg declares war on censorship following Elon Musk’s success with Xon January 13, 2025
European Union responds angrily to Zuckerberg no longer conforming to censorship demands.
- Foreign Ministry on Whether Vietnam Intends to Join BRICSon January 10, 2025
The ascension to regional and international multilateral mechanisms is constantly being looked into and considered in accordance with Vietnam's foreign affairs guidelines, conditions, as well as capabilities
- Uganda Considering BRICS Partnership Offer, Says Uganda Foreign Ministeron January 10, 2025
Ugandan Foreign Minister Odongo confirms the country's consideration of the BRICS partnership invitation
- Indonesia Joins BRICS Group of Emerging Economieson January 10, 2025
Indonesia joins South Africa, Russia, China and others in the group, which is viewed as a counterweight to the West
- Zelensky reportedly blackmails Zaluzhnyon January 10, 2025
It is possible that Western countries will bet on Zaluzhny’s political skills, taking advantage of the fact that he already enjoys a certain popularity among strategic sectors of Ukrainian society.
- NATO still trying to use Neo-Nazi junta to attack Russia's nuclear triadon January 10, 2025
While proud of the supposed achievement, as it would severely limit the Tu-160 operations, the Kiev regime's outlet conceded that the VKS "barely ever uses Tu-160 bombers for strikes on Ukraine anyway" and that they were last used during a massive combined missile/drone strike on November 17 last year, "the first such deployment after 550 days of inactivity". This admission alone raises questions as to why the depot was targeted.
- NATO pledges $2 billion in military aid for Ukraine at Ramstein meetingon January 10, 2025
Russia continues its slow but methodical advance across the front, with Ukrainian forces unable to mount any serious defence, making the whole meeting at Ramstein nothing more than performative that has achieved nothing substantial.
- Sri Lanka Will Not Be Able to Join BRICS Right Now but Membership of Its NDB Bank Okayedon January 9, 2025
Despite an effort to gain entry to BRICS, Sri Lanka will not be able to join the organization at present due to a decision by its members at its recently concluded summit in Russia not to expand its membership right now. However Sri Lanka’s application to join the BRCS promoted New Development Bank (NDB) has been accepted
- BRICS in 2025: Brazil to Set the Key Prioritieson January 9, 2025
Starting from the 2025 the chairmanship in the BRICS grouping is passed on to Brazil. While there may be significant continuity in the BRICS agenda compared to the past several years, there may also be novelties and new priorities set by Brazil with important implications for the medium-term trajectory of BRICS development
- BRICS — What’s in It for Malaysia?on January 9, 2025
At a meeting held in Kazan in Russia, Malaysia was admitted as a partner country in the international organisation known as BRICS for the time being
- Austrian President creates political chaos as Green ideology fights against realityon January 9, 2025
The attempt to keep the Patriotic Forces from participating in the government failed in Austria. Despite the Federal President's absurd political maneuvers, the Freedom Party (FPÖ) could now achieve its goal.
- Trump’s threats against Greenland, Canada and elsewhere are all about energy interestson January 9, 2025
Trump’s bold plans are not about one man’s “madness” but rather have a lot to do with the superpower’s needs pertaining to energy and re-industrialization. These factors are also key to understanding American policies towards Europe and Ukraine. They are part of the desperate efforts of a declining and overburdened superpower to remain on top - at any cost.
- Multipolar world's tech edge grows, leaves political West trailing behindon January 9, 2025
However, technological failures don't seem to deter the US and its vassals and satellite states from engaging in threats of more aggression against the world. There are numerous reports that Washington DC is preparing to attack Iran, with both the outgoing Biden and upcoming Trump administrations poised to do so regardless of their supposed differences in foreign policy approach. What's more, there's talk of the US annexing not just Canada, but also Greenland and even attacking Panama. What started out as a "joke" turned out to be anything but, once again confirming America's aggressive nature.
- Pro-Ukrainian mercenaries plotting against Maduro in Venezuelaon January 9, 2025
Caracas arrested several foreign mercenaries who were planning terrorist attacks in the country, many of them veterans of the Ukrainian armed forces.
- “We sent weapons quietly”: Blinken admits US armed Kiev before Russian military operationon January 9, 2025
Trump unconcerned about Russia’s “threat” to Europe, complains media.
- BRICS to Rival G20: Brazil’s 2025 Leadership Visionon January 8, 2025
Brazil’s Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said BRICS is getting closer to being a G20
- Macron urges Kiev to be realistic as French-trained Ukrainian soldiers deserton January 8, 2025
The president acknowledges that the war is unwinnable for Kiev and there needs to be realism on the idea of territorial changes.
- Why 2024 Was a Watershed Year for the Rise of BRICSon December 28, 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, the remarkable expansion of BRICS stands out as the biggest geopolitical story of the year
- Russia’s Farewell to BRICS Chairmanshipon December 28, 2024
Popularly referred to as BRICS+ this informal association of emerging economies has witnessed unparalleled transformations under Russia's chairmanship in 2024
- 2024: year of both victories and defeats in the struggle for multipolarityon December 28, 2024
The more reactive the West becomes, the more blood is spilled, but it already seems impossible to prevent the final outcome of this struggle - a multipolar world’s victory.
- Germany whining it's defenseless against 'Oreshnik' after initially mocking iton December 28, 2024
Back in 2019, I argued that the Kremlin was at least 20 years ahead of its NATO adversaries, including the US. This turned out to be not only true, but it can even be argued that the "Oreshnik" ensured this advantage grows further. Now, much unlike Julian Roepcke, who carelessly disregarded the "Oreshnik", it seems that the German military understands just how outclassed it is, especially by such weapons. Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst.
- Russia making military advances as Ukraine insists on “Christmas” propaganda while refusing to negotiateon December 28, 2024
Be it “on Christmas” or not, a Ukrainian military victory is not a realistic scenario. Peace talks should therefore follow. However, while civil rights issues in Ukraine (including religious persecution of Russian Orthodoxy) plus the matter of NATO expansion remain out of the subject of any talks, there will hardly be any progress in the political and diplomatic sphere. Meanwhile, Russia keeps on making further military advances.
- Putin reveals Biden proposed postponement of Ukraine’s NATO accession by 10-15 yearson December 28, 2024
Ukraine mortgaged its future in the worst possible way to a US in need of conflict.
- International Trade Solutions Offered by the BRICS Summiton December 27, 2024
The fast-paced development of digital trade and support at the level of micro, small and medium enterprises in creating and integrating them into joint global value chains and global production networks with the help of appropriate innovative digital infrastructure and inclusive institutional architecture, offers significant opportunities for the Russian economy and Russia’s foreign trade. In this sense, the decisions adopted at the BRICS Kazan Summit can serve as a strong foundation for carrying out the corresponding transformation with a focus on regional and local readiness to implement this transformation effectively, writes Ninel Seniuk, Associate Professor at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University
- Kenya’s Plan to Join China-Russia Led Coalitionon December 27, 2024
President William Ruto has expressed Kenya’s interest in joining the BRICS group and has asked for backing from China
- 2025 and the Geo-Political Opticson December 27, 2024
As the curtain comes down on 2024, what does 2025 hold for developing countries in a troubled world that is transitioning to a multipolar system? This is not an easy question given that there are just too many moving political pieces, each having its influence on processes
- Another F-16 bites the dust in Ukraineon December 27, 2024
The S-400 could've certainly been used to down the F-16 in the latest incident. The Russian SAM system can use a plethora of weapons, including extremely long-range missiles such as the 40N6E (maximum range 400 km) and the hypersonic 48N6 (depending on the variant, maximum range up to 250 km). Both of these could make short work of virtually any jet, particularly older ones such as the F-16.
- Trump ramps up pressure on unpopular Trudeau and describes him as a ‘governor’ againon December 27, 2024
Trudeau’s re-election in Canada is becoming increasingly unlikely.
- Europeans encouraging peace with Russiaon December 27, 2024
Popular support for the Kiev regime is decreasing significantly in Europe.
- Crafting a Structure in an Unstructured Worldon December 26, 2024
As a discussion club widely known for focusing on global politics and world affairs, it is appropriate and timely under the circumstances that we start brainstorming and debating the possible structure of a new world order. This is because, on the one hand, the relatively stable balance of power achieved after the Second World War, writes Nelson Wong
- India in BRICS: Eyeing New Alliances and Global Influenceon December 26, 2024
As BRICS gets ready to welcome its new members, India is expected to strengthen its position within the bloc. With the inclusion of Argentina, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, the group is evolving from a coalition focused on development and trade to an organisation with potential geopolitical clout. In this shifting landscape, India’s strategic positioning and economic significance make it a key player in steering the future direction of BRICS
- Everybody Wants to Join BRICSon December 26, 2024
If there’s one thing the recent BRICS summit in Kazan revealed, it’s that when you divide the world into the West and the Rest, the Rest is a lot bigger and quite alienated from the western oligarchy. Much of the Rest also wants to join BRICS
- Russian military going steady across frontlines with thousands of new weapons as Orthodox Christmas approachingon December 26, 2024
The mainstream propaganda machine continues to publish nonsense about the supposed Russian casualties. However, it seems the Russian military didn't get the memo it got "destroyed" years ago and still continues to advance as "all those shovels" are doing a pretty good job.
- Trump now threatening Panama, his “neo-Monroeism” might set Americas ablazeon December 26, 2024
With Trump’s intervention plans for Mexico, plus his verbal attacks against Canada, and Panama, it is quite clear that, despite Trump being apparently more willing to discuss a peace plan for Ukraine, the US during his presidency will remain a focal point for increasing tensions regionally and globally.
- Zelensky admits he tried to bribe Robert Ficoon December 26, 2024
The attempted bribery took place during an EU meeting in Brussels, being certainly witnessed by other European leaders.
- European countries fear losing reliable Russian gas as Zelensky remains stubbornon December 26, 2024
Russia’s LNG exports will amount to 33 million tons by the end of 2024.
- Are We Moving Towards a Multipolar World?on December 25, 2024
The Kazan summit defined the essence of BRICS at a time when multilateral forums are flourishing
- Ethiopia Poised to Be Primary Beneficiary Within Brics Blocon December 25, 2024
Ethiopia is poised to be a primary beneficiary within the BRICS bloc, Russian Ambassador to Ethiopia Evgeny Terekhin remarked
- Brics Currency: Not So Faston December 25, 2024
Brics members have placed the creation of a group-backed currency high on their agenda, but it will be a long time before the dollar is knocked off its global perch
- Neo-Nazi junta absolutely thrilled by the prospect of thermonuclear waron December 25, 2024
This is precisely what happens when the political West keeps giving unconditional support to various extremist organizations led by psychopaths. And if you think Yevhen Karas isn't one, just contemplate the fact that he thinks "Ukraine is ready for nuclear war" because of "Stalker 2", a post-apocalyptic video game.
- Decline of German Greens the result of stupid energy policy and war madnesson December 25, 2024
Despite all the political changes in Europe, there is probably no other party that is losing as many voters and influence as the Green Party in Germany. What future does Germany’s former “peace party” have?
- Energy crisis worsening in Europeon December 25, 2024
Many EU countries are running out of gas reserves, raising concerns among experts. warns Financial Times.
- Mozambique conflict has left 1 million displaced but Western media still focuses on Ukraineon December 25, 2024
Western interests are in opposing Russia rather than radical Islamist militant groups in Africa.
- HAPPY NEW YEAR!on December 25, 2024
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- As BRICS Welcomes Nigeria as Partneron December 24, 2024
The 16th Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit took place in the city of Kazan, Russia with an enlarged compliment of countries attending as new members and observers
- BRICS: Transactions in National Currencies, Cross Border Payment Systems and a New Reserve Currencyon December 24, 2024
The goal of a society of equal opportunities has many sides to it. This paper will address international economic dimensions, and more specifically the issue of how BRICS and other developing countries can deal with the glaring inequities and deficiencies of the current monetary and financial system, writes Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr.
- Exploring BRICS and Global Governanceon December 24, 2024
BRICS represents 45 percent of the world population and 37 percent of the global GDP, while the West represents 10 percent of the world population and 28 percent of the global GDP
- Violence at recruitment centers in Ukraine escalatingon December 24, 2024
Recently, soldiers murdered the father of a conscript at a recruitment center in Odessa.
- West is ‘completely delusional’ over Ukraine and will pay dearly for this mistake, warns Orbánon December 24, 2024
Orbán works to keep Russian gas flowing to Europe.
- With Nuland in NED, get ready for more color revolution bonanzaon December 24, 2024
Victoria Nuland is certainly an unadulterated war criminal, but also an extremely effective one. Organizations such as the NED should be treated as terrorist groups that serve as the vanguard of US aggression against the world. Everyone getting money from them is essentially a danger to the integrity of any country on the planet and should be treated as a dangerous foreign agent, which also explains why the US is against laws defining them as such.
- ‘BRICS Set to Bring More Opportunities and Competition’on December 23, 2024
Malaysia should capitalise on the growth opportunities presented by BRICS while addressing the challenges ahead to enhance its competitiveness on the global stage, say industrialists
- India Is Positioning Itself Between Blocson December 23, 2024
The thawing relations between India and China signifies another step in the world’s transformation from U.S. hegemony and unipolarity to the emerging, new multipolarity
- BRICS + NDB Aims for More Inclusive, Sustainable, Resilient & Worldon December 23, 2024
The New Development Bank (NDB), aligned with BRICS, aims for a more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable world, presenting member nations with equitable and accessible economic opportunities, Russian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Evgeny Terekhin said
- Trump’s threats to annex Canada are part of his Monroeist planson December 23, 2024
Trump’s war with part of the so-called Deep State might largely determine the degree of success that any of Trump’s “grandiose” plans will have. The truth is the military industry would not be content with being “just” a continental hegemon, and Washington simply cannot afford to lose positions in places like the Middle East and elsewhere.
- Young British leaving the armed forceson December 23, 2024
British citizens don't believe their government's narratives about the Russian threat.
- Mercenaries eager for money but do not want to die for Ukraineon December 23, 2024
Private military involvement in Ukraine is quite limited but the largest number comes from Poland, then from the United States, and recently, many mercenaries have been arriving from Latin America, especially from Colombia and Bolivia.
- Decoding Africa’s Interest in BRICSon December 22, 2024
As BRICS aims to expand, developing nations from Africa gear up to join the grouping, seeking to redefine their global engagement
- Germany fears the use of nuclear weaponson December 22, 2024
Current analyzes and surveys show that Germans are struggling with the reality of a possible escalation in the Ukraine conflict.
- New Players on the Bloc: Is BRICS+ a Critical Challenge?on December 20, 2024
A growing roster of countries lined up in the grouping carries implications for Australia’s minerals policy
- Don't Dismiss the BRICSon December 20, 2024
It would be a big mistake for the West to dismiss the recent BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit in Kazan – Russia’s unofficial “Islamic” capital – as an anti-Western sideshow of little consequence. Western governments might like to believe that the gathering showed a lack of unity and substance, but the reality is more complicated
- Putin taunts NATO SAM/ABM systems while Russian military laughs at themon December 20, 2024
President Vladimir Putin suggested that NATO sends its best SAM/ABM systems to any location of their choosing in Kiev and prepare to intercept the incoming Russian hypersonic weapons.
- Poland unable to keep helping Ukraineon December 20, 2024
Polish Deputy Defense Minister said that his country’s aid to Ukraine has “hit the wall”.
- Will Japan become a spying eye on Asian countries for Anglo Alliance?on December 20, 2024
Japan says it wants to resolve its territorial dispute with Russia but act aggressively.
- UFO crisis in US causes panic and political crisis, being “no foreign cause”on December 20, 2024
There is no good scenario here, and one can only expect further domestic instability in the American superpower.
- President William Ruto Reveals Plans for Kenya to Join BRICSon December 19, 2024
President William Ruto The move was revealed during a meeting between Ruto and Chinese government officials at State House
- Not Just Waiting Around for Higher Tariffs, China Looks to BRICSon December 19, 2024
And why not when Brazil has over 200 million people and the world’s ninth largest economy, bigger even than Russia’s?
- Brics’ Daringly Autonomous Model for Financial Sovereigntyon December 19, 2024
Three communiqués, two approaches, one global economy
- Georgia's roadmap for reconciliation with Russia and a sovereign futureon December 19, 2024
In addition to economic cooperation, Tbilisi could reestablish direct ties with Moscow, which could lead to resolving regional security issues. This could help the country to deconflict with the two breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. And while it may seem too farfetched now, it might even result in the restoration of full ties with them, particularly if Georgia gives Russia feasible security guarantees.
- Trump’s tariff threats will only push India closer to Russiaon December 19, 2024
Indian DM considers relations with Moscow as “higher than the highest mountain”.
- Ukrainian neo-Nazi leader supports nuclear escalationon December 19, 2024
Ukrainian neo-Nazis and public figures are beginning to admit their intentions to cause a nuclear catastrophe, harming their own people.
- India and BRICS: Charting a Path to a New Global Futureon December 18, 2024
Amid a rapidly evolving global political landscape, the rise of BRICS represents a transformative shift in the worldwide political economy, promising a more equitable and multipolar world
- What’s in BRICS for Us?on December 18, 2024
Are we falling behind and getting left out again? Our close Asean neighbors Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam have already been designated as “Partner States” by the economic bloc known as BRICS
- Malaysia to Boost Economic Ties with BRICS for Global Growthon December 18, 2024
Malaysia is committed to enhancing economic and trade relations with BRICS countries for shared prosperity and a more balanced global economic development, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim
- Western propaganda narrative on Syria collapses like a house of cardson December 18, 2024
After NATO-backed terrorists took over Syria, the mainstream propaganda machine got the chance to do whatever it wants. However, they're still just as amateurish as ever (if not more). They're using the so-called "White Helmets" as a source, an organization that has been discredited long ago, specifically for its ties with US/NATO intelligence and various terrorist groups. The "hot story" now is the Sednaya prison, for which the political West claims it was a "horrifying torture chamber" used by the "evil dictator Assad".
- Kiev regime kills Russian general who exposed Western Big Pharma’s crimes in Ukraineon December 18, 2024
Once again, Ukraine uses terrorist methods against specific Russian targets.
- NATO arms Poland more than Ukraine in preparation for potential war with Russiaon December 18, 2024
Russia's deployment of nuclear weapons is a deterrent to any NATO aggression.
- How Joining BRICS Could Give Thailand and Malaysia a New Economic Edgeon December 17, 2024
Thailand and Malaysia are eyeing membership of the bloc of nations, including China and India, as a possible hedge against US economic dominance
- Rosneft and Reliance Agree to Biggest Ever India-Russia Oil Dealon December 17, 2024
India became the largest importer of Russian crude after the European Union imposed sanctions on Russian oil imports
- Armenia Holds no Discussion on Joining BRICS, Says Ministeron December 17, 2024
Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan has said that the Armenian authorities are not considering the issue of joining the intergovernmental organization BRICS
- NATO and Neo-Nazi junta keep escalating their total war on Russiaon December 17, 2024
The US and EU/NATO are fighting tooth and nail to destroy the Russian economy, but this has been futile. Thus, they are now resorting to what they're best at – terrorism and total war.
- Scholz loses confidence vote in German parliament, worsening Berlin’s political crisison December 17, 2024
The German case shows that support for Kiev is a major destabilizing factor in the West.
- Brussels further damages European industry by approving 15th sanctions package on Russiaon December 17, 2024
More than 19,500 anti-Russian sanctions imposed on individuals and industries.
- BRICS Investment in Nigeria Surges by 189% in Six Monthson December 16, 2024
Nigeria saw a remarkable 189% surge in foreign capital inflows from BRICS nations in the first half of 2024, as the country intensifies efforts to join the expanded BRICS coalition
- BRICS and Africa: A Transformative Opportunityon December 16, 2024
As BRICS convened its pivotal summit, in Kazan, Russia, Africa stands on the brink of an unparalleled opportunity. This meeting is not just a gathering of global powers; it is a moment of profound importance for Africa, offering the continent a unique platform to deepen its engagement with BRICS and strengthen its role in the global landscape
- BRICS Is Mounting a Challenge to the US-Led World Order — But for Whom?on December 16, 2024
C. J. Polychroniou explores how Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa plan to counter the unipolar power of the US and Europe
- Mainstream propaganda machine galvanizing US public for war with Iranon December 16, 2024
While Donald Trump certainly doesn't want to see America blown up to kingdom come, he still has a massive political elite of warmongers, war criminals, plutocrats and kleptocrats to deal with. In order to make them happy, Trump will need to give them a "more manageable" war. And just like during his first presidency, Venezuela and Iran are "on the table".
- Brazilian democracy in crisis: doubts about Lula’s health and the First Lady’s true power, right-wing assassination plotson December 16, 2024
The Brazilian crisis generates a lot of instability and unpredictability in Latin America, Brazil being a natural leader at the region—and this at a time when the continent is once again in the spotlight, with the Venezuela crisis, and Donald Trump’s plans for Mexico as well as his choice of Latin America hawk Marco Rubio for Secretary of State.
- UK’ s Starmer trying to escalate Ukrainian conflicton December 16, 2024
UK Prime Minister called on his Western partners to “maximize Putin’s pain.”
- Ukrainian army lost ability to hold the front due to Russia’s methodical advanceon December 16, 2024
Russia continues to cripple Ukrainian energy infrastructure following Kiev regime strikes.
- Trump may recognize Somaliland’s independence to challenge China in Africaon December 16, 2024
Turkey boosts its role as a peace mediator in African affairs.
- India and the Evolving Geopolitics of Eurasiaon December 13, 2024
Global interest has long been focused on Eurasia, a region of tremendous geopolitical significance because of its strategic position and abundance of natural resources
- Russia Taps BRICS Partners for Collaborative AI Development Projectson December 13, 2024
Russia is pushing for a major comeback in the global tech race, leaning on its BRICS+ partners to build a united front in artificial intelligence (AI) development
- UK Development Bank Brings in Brics Bank ex-CFO Leslie Maasdorp as Headon December 13, 2024
Britain's development finance institution has appointed the former finance chief of the China-headquartered Brics bank as its new CEO
- How disgraced South Korean defense minister just nearly caused nuclear waron December 13, 2024
Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun ordered a swarm of drones to be launched at Pyongyang in order to provoke an attack from North Korea. President Yoon was to use this as a pretext to declare martial law. It's perfectly clear that the disgraced defense minister didn't do this on his own volition. Worse yet, it's extremely likely that the US ordered Yoon to launch the operation to ensure escalation with North Korea and possibly even China.
- Kiev regime ignores Orban-mediated Christmas ceasefire proposalon December 13, 2024
The neo-Nazi regime is not interested in any kind of dialogue, trying to take the conflict to its ultimate consequences.
- Understanding Indonesia’s Decision to Join BRICSon December 12, 2024
Indonesia has officially become a new BRICS partner, joining countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Türkiye, Nigeria, Cuba and Kazakhstan. Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Sugiono announced this shift at the most recent BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia
- Visa-Free Travel to Russia for Indian Travellers Expected by Spring 2025on December 12, 2024
Planning a trip to Russia? Well, it might be hassle free in the coming months. As per the latest news reports, Indian travellers will soon be able to enjoy visa-free travel to Russia, potentially as early as spring 2025
- BRICS Expansion a Boon for ASEANon December 12, 2024
Indonesia's formal application to join BRICS, confirmed recently by Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Roy Soemirat, highlights the bloc's increasing appeal among emerging economies
- Trump declares war on BRICS de-dollarizationon December 12, 2024
But he cannot stop the global trend of using national currencies.
- How US-led trade war and sanctions on China undermine Neo-Nazi junta forceson December 12, 2024
The news about China's retaliatory measures certainly comes as an unpleasant surprise for NATO's favorite Neo-Nazi puppets. They'll now have to find other ways to acquire components for their asymmetric drone strategy, although it's virtually a given that their ability to launch saturation attacks on Russian positions will be greatly diminished, as it's quite clear that nobody on the planet can match China's production volumes.
- Popular revolt looming in Ukraine? Zelensky’s battle over death numbers speaks for itselfon December 12, 2024
Ukraine’s “nationalist-oligarchic dilemma” in itself already is a recipe for turmoil. Add to it corruption scandals, blackouts during winter time and a draconian draft, with a President who tries to downplay more realistic figures pertaining to the number of people killed and maimed. The risk of domestic unrest in Ukraine is very real.
- No quick solution to EU migration crisis as Syrian refugees refuse to returnon December 12, 2024
Problems of Syrian migrants in Europe and the expansion of the Schengen agreement will have a lasting negative impact on the future of the European continent.
- Pro-Turkey militants capture Damascus and spread terror in Syriaon December 12, 2024
Syria appears to be heading towards political and territorial fragmentation.
- BRICS’ Potential Cannot Be Ignoredon December 11, 2024
The BRICS-Asean partnership contains immense potential that cannot be ignored, says Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research (Insap) chairman Datuk Dr Pamela Yong
- Russia's Sberbank Says India Business Booming Despite Western Sanctionson December 11, 2024
Bilateral trade with India booming as Russia pivots east
- Anti-Western or non-Western? The Nuanced Geopolitics of BRICSon December 11, 2024
While BRICS must be taken seriously, it would be wrong to interpret it as one pole of a two-sided geopolitical competition between China and Russia and the West
- Pentagon debunks its own propaganda about North Korean troops in Ukraineon December 11, 2024
Even though the Neo-Nazi junta frontman Volodymyr Zelensky "confirmed" that North Korean troops are allegedly in Ukraine, the Pentagon debunked such claims – twice in two weeks.
- Lack of fortifications on defence lines demoralises Ukrainian troopson December 11, 2024
Ukrainian army in the worst situation since the beginning of the conflict.
- Latin American Prospects for BRICSon December 10, 2024
The BRICS Summit held in Kazan from October 22–24, 2024, brought attention to several defining factors regarding Latin American countries that will be important for the continent’s political and economic development in the near term. With the admission of two countries from this region as associate members of the bloc, the Latin American presence in the pool of developing countries seeking to increase their weight in shaping the new world order is set to grow
- The Role of Media in a BRICS Contexton December 10, 2024
“The media plays a critical role in shaping global narratives, and its impact is particularly significant in the context of Africa's emerging position in the global development landscape
- Brics and the Bandung Effecton December 10, 2024
The 2024 Brics summit is now in the books. To better understand its significance, one should turn back the pages of history and reflect on the lessons of the past. The 1955 Bandung Conference stands out in this regard, not only because it provides the proper historical foundation for the modern-day Brics phenomenon, but also because the underlying principles of that gathering never went away
- 'Oreshniks' in Belarus deter NATO aggressionon December 10, 2024
Unfortunately, gentlemanly agreements with the world's most vile racketeering cartel and its warmongering overlords in Washington DC are all but impossible. They only understand the language of raw power and that's how the actual world will communicate with them from now on.
- US Lawyers rejoice at Trump’s trade war on China, EUon December 10, 2024
EU economy could face ‘emergency levels’ over US trade war.
- Western-backed Georgian protesters violently confronted journalistson December 10, 2024
The situation in Tbilisi is escalating, with anti-government protests becoming increasingly violent and dangerous.
- Arctic: The Next Frontier in India-Russia Relationson December 9, 2024
In a meeting in New Delhi, Indian officials and their Russian counterparts discussed, among others, collaboration on the training of Indian sailors for polar navigation, joint shipbuilding projects, and the development of the Northern Sea Route
- BRICS and the US Dollar: A New Era in Global Tradeon December 9, 2024
Around 40% of Turkey’s annual natural gas demand of 56 billion cubic metres is supplied by Russia. However, payment disruptions caused by the Ukraine war and US sanctions have created significant risks for Turkey’s energy security, making the search for alternative supply routes a necessity
- New Agenda of Russia-India Relationson December 9, 2024
In the previous decade and a half, Russian and Indian political and expert circles have shaped consistent narratives describing the present and future of bilateral relations
- Yet another sovereign nation destroyed (Syria) in NATO aggression against the worldon December 9, 2024
Whether it's Wahhabism and other forms of Islamic radicalism, unadulterated Nazism, narco-terrorism, extremely violent criminal groups such as drug cartels, repulsive ideologies (ultra-liberal extremism and moral depravity), etc, NATO is behind it all and stands fully committed to supporting it. The people of Syria are now the hostages of this evil empire of lies, serving as the tragic showcase to all of us what the loss of sovereignty can cost an entire nation.
- Syria falls to rebels who are “a tool of NATO, Israel and Turkey” with US role includedon December 9, 2024
The US has consistently aided, funded, armed and trained Fundamentalist rebels who operate in Syria for over a decade and there is no reason to assume anything is different now with the newest developments. With this, Christians and other minorities are now in danger.
- Romania makes dangerous step to prevent victory of anti-war presidential candidateon December 9, 2024
NATO countries want to prevent growth of anti-war political wave.
- Abrams tanks were understaffed and “not useful” for Ukraine’s frontlineson December 9, 2024
Biden admin prepares new $988 million military aid package for Ukraine.
- Indonesia to Push For Full BRICS Membership, New Foreign Minister Sayson December 6, 2024
The announcement comes after the nation and three Southeast Asian neighbors were anointed BRICS “partner countries.”
- To BRICS or Not to BRICS: the Group’s Future After Expansionon December 6, 2024
The year 2024 has already made BRICS history with the admission of new members. It seems that further expansion is only a matter of time. This change in membership numbers has effectively overshadowed the substantive agenda of Russia’s presidency at the media and socio-political levels
- The Argument for de-Dollarising with BRICS Currencyon December 6, 2024
A proposed BRICS currency could reshape global financial markets and reduce dependence on the dollar. But there are massive challenges …
- Scholz insists on talking with Putinon December 6, 2024
The German leader seems absolutely desperate due to recent escalation between Moscow and the West.
- Latest 'Zircon' test reaffirms Russian hypersonic dominanceon December 6, 2024
The genius of Russian military specialists becomes all the more apparent when one realizes that the "Zircon" was made to fit not just into the previously mentioned 3S14 VLS, but also the K300P. Back in 2023, along with my KRN colleagues, I had the chance to analyze the size of the P-800 "Oniks" supersonic cruise missile and determined that these missiles fit into identical launchers, both on naval vessels and land-based platforms.
- Germany’s deindustrialization accelerates to unprecedented levelson December 6, 2024
Anti-Russian sanctions take its toll as tens of thousands of German workers are laid off.
- India-Russia Space Cooperation: Deepening Ties for a Peaceful Outer Spaceon December 5, 2024
Russian expertise also extends to flight suits, couches, rate sensors, and space-capable materials, enhancing India’s capacity in human spaceflight
- Interview: Why Chinese Brands Become Sales Leaders in Russiaon December 5, 2024
In recent years , Chinese cars have rapidly gained a foothold in the Russian market, steadily replacing many Western brands
- BRICS: Balancing Global Opportunities, Challengeson December 5, 2024
Malaysia, a fast-growing Southeast Asian nation, has often sought to balance maintaining good relations with Western nations while fostering deeper connections with emerging economies
- Can US really have its part in attempted coup in South Korea?on December 5, 2024
South Korea is home to at least nine major US military bases and no less than 24,234 military personnel, and President Yoon Suk Yeol seems to be no fool. One may assume he would have consulted with his American “allies” and gotten their “okay” before proceeding with any power-grabbing endeavors.
- Sick and tired of Western arrogance, China puts Baerbock in her placeon December 5, 2024
Owing to its magnificent Confucian traditions that stress the importance of patience and self-control, the millennia-old Chinese civilization is famous for these qualities. However, even this has its limits, particularly in the face of barbaric arrogance.
- Reason why Blinken wants 18-year-old Ukrainians to fight Russiaon December 5, 2024
The Kiev regime does not dare to ignore any Western orders, which is why the war effort is likely to worsen and a change in the mobilization law is expected, making Kiev's military measures even more draconian.
- Fatigued Ukrainian troops ordered to stay in Russia’s Kursk region until Trump’s inaugurationon December 5, 2024
The situation has become untenable for the besieged Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk, which will lead to Russia liberating the remaining occupied territory at a rapid pace.
- Greater BRICS Represents Equitable Development, not Hegemonyon December 4, 2024
How should "Greater BRICS" be understood? In the future, what role is BRICS expected to play, in terms of world governance and safeguarding the common interests of emerging market countries and developing countries? The Global Times (GT) invited experts from countries that are either members of BRICS or interested in researching this grouping to share their insights
- South Korea Eyes a Rich BRICS Road to the Global Southon December 4, 2024
Despite its non-membership in BRICS, South Korea shares many of the coalition’s aspirations, particularly in diversifying economic partnerships and reducing dependence on a Western-centric international order
- A Greater BRICS: Solidifying South-South Cooperation Through an Elevated Economic Influence and Global Presenceon December 4, 2024
The 16th BRICS Summit has taken place in Kazan, Russia—the first in-person gathering of BRICS leaders since the group's largest enlargement. The economic scale and scope of cooperation within BRICS will grow and interactions among member countries will increase
- War fatigue worsening among Ukrainian troopson December 4, 2024
Soldiers are deserting due to war fatigue, Polish defense minister says.
- Trump's alleged Ukraine plan unacceptable to Russia, but NATO doesn't even want thaton December 4, 2024
Allegedly, the plan excludes the possibility of stationing US troops in Ukraine, but envisages that European NATO members, namely the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Poland, take that role. However, if the WSJ's report is true, the chances of Russia accepting this proposal are virtually zero, as all four European NATO members are already involved in the fighting.
- US military aid to Ukraine exceeds eye-watering $62 billion under Biden administrationon December 4, 2024
Washington announces new arms package for Kiev totaling $725 million from its stockpiles.
- The BRICS Plan for a New Financial Architectureon December 3, 2024
Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) has established itself as a multilateral organisation distinct from others, evident from its 16th meeting in Kazan (Russia). The BRICS difference can be read as decolonised multilateralism with intent and behaviour as an interdependent, plural grouping, committed to development linked to the global South
- Russia in Talks with BRICS Over Precious Metals Exchangeon December 3, 2024
Russia is in talks with other BRICS members about creating an international precious metals exchange to ensure fair pricing and trade growth, the country's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in a statement
- Anti-Western or Non-Western? The Nuanced Geopolitics of BRICSon December 3, 2024
While BRICS must be taken seriously, it would be wrong to interpret it as one pole of a two-sided geopolitical competition between China and Russia and the West
- West aims to weaken Russia using new fighting in Syria and protests in Georgiaon December 3, 2024
Current geostrategic developments show us that local conflicts in our global world are being used by major players to their advantage.
- America's 'justice' system deserves nothing but total ridiculeon December 3, 2024
Not even a pitiful sliver of "justice" will be served, as Hunter Biden has just been pardoned after years of lies and false promises that this wouldn't happen.
- Ukrainian oligarch faces persecution from dictator he helped electon December 3, 2024
Mutual accusations between Kolomoisky and the Ukrainian government highlight the tense domestic political situation in Ukraine.
- Colombia wants to end avalanche of mercenaries fighting in Ukraineon December 3, 2024
Hundreds of Colombians have died in battles with Russian forces.
- Ethiopia's Growing Economy, Strategic Position in Africa Opens Doors for BRICS Collaborationon December 2, 2024
Ethiopia’s growing economic and strategic position in Africa can present new opportunities for collaboration with Brazil and other member countries within the BRICS bloc, Brazil’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Jandyr Ferreira dos Santos told ENA
- India to Triple Nuclear Power Capacity by 2032on December 2, 2024
The Indian government plans to triple its nuclear power generation capacity to 22.4 gigawatts by 2032, according to recent news sources
- Russia Launches BRICS Mining Infrastructure Projecton December 2, 2024
Russia's largest data center operator BitRiver has partnered with the Russian Direct Investment Fund to build mining and AI computing facilities across BRICS nations
- Could Trump invade Mexico? The risk of an escalation is realon December 2, 2024
Any such cross-border militarization as promised by Trump (with potential for some degree of armed confrontation) could have escalating consequences and unpredictable repercussions in terms of diplomatic and economic impacts, gang violence, and domestic and cross-border inter-ethnic tensions.
- Can Turkey be trusted if it joins BRICS?on December 2, 2024
Turkey needs to change its expansionist policies in order to build better relations with BRICS. Ankara will need to make a far more convincing commitment, first by leaving NATO and then by rejecting Neo-Ottomanism, pan-Turkism and Islamic radicalism as tools of its power projection.
- Western powers trying to 'Ukrainize' Georgiaon December 2, 2024
NATO, EU want to overthrow the legitimate government in the country and establish a pro-Western junta, as happened in Ukraine in 2014.
- Boris Johnson admits Ukraine conflict is “proxy war” against Russiaon December 2, 2024
Moscow: nuclear weapons should never be used but the situation is changing drastically.
- Reshaping Global Governance: the Global South, BRICS and the Weston November 29, 2024
BRICS’ resilience should be understood in the context of the shifting international order, with geopolitical fragmentation providing the Global South with greater flexibility to pursue its strategic goals. For the West, engaging on the Global South’s most pressing concerns may help to foster more constructive partnerships
- Russia Is Giving Indian Exporters Greater Market Access New Delhion November 29, 2024
The two countries are working to increase trade in agriculture and food products, officials have told
- Business Model Innovation: Shifting the Focus to Small Economieson November 29, 2024
Several months ago we postulated a BRICS+ business model for companies that explored the scope for exploiting the BRICS diverse presence in the main regions of the developing world. But while this business model had its clear advantages, it also contained some drawbacks, most notably pertaining to the degree to which BRICS/BRICS+ economies could be/were integrated into regional/global supply chains in the midst of mounting geopolitical risks
- Endemic corruption destroying energy infrastructure in Ukraineon November 29, 2024
Ukraine’s corruption is a structural issue that impacts the economy and now is even sabotaging warfare efforts. From Kyiv’s perspective, the situation of course should not get any better with a US Republican administration under Donald Trump curbing aid.
- Forced recruitment causing serious problems in Ukrainian societyon November 29, 2024
Ukrainian citizens are divided between recruiters and potential recruits.
- US escalates aggression in Asia-Pacific, Russia to support allies in the regionon November 29, 2024
The warmongering oligarchy in Washington DC doesn't seem to care about de-escalation. On the contrary, the US and its NATO (and non-NATO) allies, vassals and satellite states are pushing for global destabilization, targeting nuclear-armed powers such as Russia, China and North Korea, as well as other sovereigntist nations such as Iran and Venezuela, among others.
- West again tries to stage coup d’état in Georgiaon November 29, 2024
Georgia’s slow reconciliation with Russia faces major backlash from pro-Western opposition
- Serbia and BRICSon November 28, 2024
On the sidelines of the economic forum Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin made it clear to Russian President Vladimir Putin that Belgrade is a strategic partner and "ally of Russia".
- BRICS Summit Declaration: New Platforms and Prioritieson November 28, 2024
The BRICS summit in Kazan today featured the meetings of the leaders of the bloc and the adoption of the BRICS Summit Declaration. In our view, there is a tangible shift towards creating new platforms in the sphere of economic cooperation
- Russian Producers Ready to Increase Fertilizer Supplies to Indiaon November 28, 2024
Russian companies are ready to increase fertilizer supplies to India, but the EAEU and India could conclude a free trade agreement to remove existing barriers
- Zelensky and his team ‘not ready’ for Trumpon November 28, 2024
The Ukrainian president was betting on a Democratic victory.
- Trump vows to raise sweeping new tariffs on China, Canada and Mexicoon November 28, 2024
American tariffs on Europe could collapse German industry.
- An Organic Matrix: The Evolution of Russia’s Rhetoric on BRICS from 2009 to 2023on November 27, 2024
Vitor Dominguez de Moura, a participant in the Valdai New Generation project, explores the evolution of Russia's rhetoric on BRICS from 2009 to 2023, analysing key speeches and policy statements from the Kremlin and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- BRICS at a Crucial Juncture: Between Inclusiveness and Efficiencyon November 27, 2024
BRICS has arguably become the most dynamic group on the international stage as its core expansion is coupled with a significant rise in the number of developing economies that have expressed their desire to join the platform
- African Agendas in BRICS: Complications and Prospects of Multipolarityon November 27, 2024
How the objective strengthening of the continent’s global position will correlate with these pragmatic demands and whether there is room for more African voices in BRICS is discussed by Daria Zelenova, Head of the BRICS African Strategy Centre, Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Trump Jr. helps his father choose the most “controversial” cabinet in modern US historyon November 27, 2024
Western media frustrated that Trump will begin winding down the war in Ukraine.
- Nukes and medium-range missiles for Neo-Nazi junta, perfect recipe for WW3on November 27, 2024
Even US officials say that "[medium-range] weapons will not alter the challenging situation that Kiev is currently facing". In other words, the stated goal of these deliveries, the Neo-Nazi junta's "victory", cannot be achieved, but the political West will still go ahead with it. Thus, the only logical conclusion from all this is that the deliveries of medium-range missiles and nuclear weapons are actually designed to cause an escalation with Russia regardless of the results of the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict. In simpler terms, all this is just pure insanity.
- Western media admits Ukrainian failure in Kurskon November 27, 2024
WSJ’s journalists said that Ukrainian are retreating from Kursk.
- What to Know About the BRICS Group of Countries Rivaling the G-7on November 26, 2024
The BRICS emerging-market powers — the acronym stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — has gone from a slogan dreamed up at an investment bank two decades ago to a real-world club that controls a multilateral lender
- The Rise of BRICS and the Emerging Multipolar Worldon November 26, 2024
The group's economic strength positions it as a key player in future global governance
- Breaking the Shackles: BRICS and BRICS+ as a Powerhouse to Challenge US Economic Hegemonyon November 26, 2024
For decades, the United States has dominated the global economy, wielding significant influence over international trade and finance. However, with the rise of emerging economies, particularly the BRICS nations, a new force is challenging the US economic hegemony
- NATO official calls for economic preparation for waron November 26, 2024
The case clearly shows that NATO does not plan to de-escalate the conflict with Russia.
- French army chief complains: even terrorists are better armed than European soldierson November 26, 2024
The German military is attempting to catch up on new types of warfare.
- What's all the fuss about? Is nuclear war really that dangerous?on November 26, 2024
The short answer is yes. It's more dangerous than you could possibly fathom. The longer answer is in the text and explains the true scale of the destructive power of thermonuclear weapons.
- BRICS: South America’s Gateway to a New Economic Orderon November 25, 2024
As BRICS expands its global influence, South American nations are eager to join, viewing it as a means to strengthen their economies and foster equitable international partnerships
- The BRICS Effecton November 25, 2024
A new age of international relations is dawning. With the West accounting for a declining share of global GDP, and the world becoming increasingly multipolar, countries are jostling to establish their positions in the emerging order
- BRICS Members Hoping to Develop a Digital "BRICS Pay" Cryptocurrency International Trade Systemon November 25, 2024
One of the biggest questions that the BRICS members discuss is setting up an inter-BRICS payment system to bypass the dollar
- Will Nord Stream 2 be reactivated? Pro-Trump businessman trying to buy it while Scholz and Putin talkson November 25, 2024
Pragmatically speaking, reactivating the pipeline would benefit both Russia and Germany (and Europe in general, in the context of the continent’s energy crisis). The relationship between US and Europe does bear a colonial character, and any such development would be a kind of breakdown of the status quo, which could be driven, for instance, by an electoral outcome: populism after all is on the rise in Germany and all over Europe.
- Here we go again: Venezuela in crosshairs as US 'elects' its new 'president'on November 25, 2024
On November 19, State Secretary Antony Blinken posted that "the Venezuelan people spoke resoundingly on July 28 and made [Gonzalez] the president-elect", insisting that "democracy demands respect for the will of the voters". Hopefully, you've managed to catch your breath after being unable to stop laughing for the last two minutes. Still, considering that the warmongering oligarchy in Washington DC is looking to start wars with nuclear-armed superpowers such as Russia and China (simultaneously, mind you), the fact that it's rearing its ugly head at Venezuela once again is certainly no laughing matter.
- France becomes directly involved in Ukrainian conflicton November 25, 2024
By officially authorizing Ukrainian deep attacks, Paris becomes a direct actor in the conflict with Russia.
- Global South slams Western input to COP29 deal as “optical illusion”on November 25, 2024
India says COP29 deal to give $300 billion to developing states is a “travesty of justice”
- Incompetent federal politics in Austria makes people vote for FPÖon November 25, 2024
The current election results in a region of Austria show in great detail how the political landscape in Europe will change. Established parties can no longer retain their electorate.
- What Is the BRICS Group and Why Is It Expanding?on November 23, 2024
The BRICS group has become a major political force in the last two decades, building on its desire to create a counterweight to Western influence in global institutions
- Russia's final warning to NATO – you'll get your war, but it'll be over in 15 minuteson November 23, 2024
In terms of the functioning of the "Oreshnik's" warhead, the available footage shows at least 30 smaller projectiles divided into five groups (six in each). The lack of visible detonations suggests these are probably advanced kinetic penetrators capable of annihilating heavily defended and dug-in positions. This means that any NATO base anywhere in Europe and/or elsewhere would be in range, but Russia wouldn't need to rely on its thermonuclear arsenal to deter aggression.
- Is BRICS About to Announce a Gold-Backed Currency?on November 22, 2024
Back in July, BRICS announced the intention to create a new payment system to rival SWIFT and further the bloc’s stated goal of de-dollarization
- Russia, BRICS, and the Multi-Polar Futureon November 22, 2024
The current geopolitical environment is elevating BRICS into a cornerstone of Russian foreign policy. Having ruptured political and economic ties with the West, Moscow is actively re-orienting itself towards political and economic partnerships with the Global South
- Milei risks existence of Mercosur by pursuing FTA with USon November 22, 2024
Tensions between Argentina and Brazil are expected to deepen.
- Kiev asking for more long range missiles, despite clear Russian warningon November 22, 2024
Ukraine is reportedly asking for US Tomahawk missiles.
- Consequences of coup and presidential assassination plot revealed in Brazilon November 22, 2024
The incumbent Brazilian administration might be left with no choice other than to turn “anti-American” and to seek to further enhance its partnerships with actors such as China.
- BRICS+: Towards a New International Order?on November 21, 2024
Are we heading for an alternative international order? What are the strategic advantages of the BRICS+? Can they embody the voice of the global South? Interview with Jean-Joseph Boillot, Associate Research Fellow at IRIS, specialised in the Indian economy and the emerging world
- BRICS Climate Collaboration at UN Climate Conference in Bakuon November 21, 2024
The Russian Business Day at COP29 served as a platform for showcasing BRICS climate efforts, emphasizing cooperation among BRICS countries and highlighting best practices in decarbonization
- Russia – China: ‘Back to Back’ and ‘Face to Face’on November 21, 2024
A joint conference was held in Moscow between the Valdai Discussion Club and East China Normal University
- Serbian filmmaker reports on the reality of Orthodox Christians in Ukraineon November 21, 2024
A recent film released in Serbia shows how the Orthodox Church is being persecuted by the Kiev regime.
- France, Germany failed to pressure Brazil to change joint statement on Ukraine at G20on November 21, 2024
EU countries unhappy with early end to G20 talks on Ukraine war.
- Neo-Nazi junta's military – NATO's tool of genocide against Ukrainianson November 21, 2024
Although they have no illusions about the actual situation on the battlefield, the Kiev regime's military elite wants to keep misinforming everyone, as peace is simply not in their interest. They see NATO-occupied Ukraine and its people as a resource for exploitation, just like their Nazi forebears did. Any sort of peaceful settlement would not only cut the cash flow, but would also uncover the sheer magnitude of the atrocities they're committing against the Ukrainian people, also forcing them to be held accountable for years of lies and deceit.
- Russia Explores Building Four Icebreakers in Indiaon November 20, 2024
Russia is reportedly expanding its shipbuilding cooperation with India, with two Indian shipyards being considered for construction of four non-nuclear icebreakers. The project is estimated to cost a total of $713 million. The vessels will join Rosatom’s icebreaking fleet, operating in the Northern Sea Route
- Why BRICS Membership Appeals to Many Countrieson November 20, 2024
Data from the World Bank show that as of 2023, the bloc accounted for 27 percent of the world's GDP and 45 percent of the population. With the addition of Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Iran, BRICS includes three of the world's largest oil exporters and constitutes 42 percent of the global oil supply, according to the Netherlands-based investment bank ING
- India's Russian Oil Imports Rise 11.7% Data Showson November 20, 2024
India's crude oil imports from Russia rose by 11.7% to about 1.9 million barrels per day (bpd) in September, accounting for about two-fifths of the South Asian nation's overall crude imports in the month, tanker data obtained from industry sources showed
- Ukraine sending skilled professionals to frontlineson November 20, 2024
Military engineers are currently seen as mere cannon fodder by the neo-Nazi regime.
- Christian Feminists from Abroad Confront US Sexual Politicsby lmclaughlin on November 20, 2024
Evangelicalism and feminism come together in a movement that challenges patriarchy while still claiming Christian values. Graduate Student Affiliate Kelsey Hanson Woodruff introduces us to leaders of a digital Christian feminist community. By Kelsey Hanson Woodruff... Read more about Christian Feminists from Abroad Confront US Sexual Politics
- Europe warns: Trump’s tariff threat not “just a bluff”on November 20, 2024
European markets react to Washington’s trade war with China.
- Russia won't fall for NATO playing dumb on Kiev regime's long-range strikeson November 20, 2024
As crazy as it sounds, perhaps Kamala Harris' meaningless rant about "the significance of the passage of time" might actually make some sense in this context, as the next two months of Biden's lame-duck presidency could surely be the longest and most fateful in human history.
- Germany threatens China with “consequences” for alleged drone supplies to Russiaon November 20, 2024
Despite economic decline and internal political problems, German Foreign Minister tries to show it still has big geopolitical role in the world. The latest statements by the German Foreign Minister are directed against China, which is also a Germany’s major competitor in the automotive industry.
- Brazil Cautiously Spearheads BRICS Push for National Currency Tradeon November 19, 2024
Brazil is taking a leading role in efforts to reduce the BRICS economic bloc's dependence on the US dollar, championing the use of national currencies in trade among member states
- Why Are African States Joining BRICS?on November 19, 2024
African States are shrugging off relations with the Western and European world, alternatively settling for better beneficial economic cooperation
- Reimagining Brics — Economic Sovereignty Versus a Unified Currencyon November 19, 2024
The expanded Brics group of nations has been making headlines with discussions about a common currency. This group, representing a substantial portion of the world’s population and economic output, has prompted debates on whether a unified currency is feasible given the vast economic disparities among its members
- Germany mulls banning its second largest party ahead of snap electionson November 19, 2024
Germany is demonstrating that its political system is actually even worse than the one in the US, as the double standards and two-tiered "justice" system are quite obvious and even publicly supported by the political establishment.
- Philippines in full expansionist mode, grabbing territories claimed by China and Malaysiaon November 19, 2024
One should closely watch Philippine claims over the South China Sea (now signed into law with Washington’s support) - together, they spell crisis. It is yet another focal point of tensions and Washington’s ongoing policies are once again adding fuel to the fire.
- US people negatively react to Biden’s reported decision on Ukraineon November 19, 2024
Both Republican and independent activists criticize Biden's decision on long-range missiles.
- ‘Running from the trenches’: Ukrainian officer describes horror his soldiers experienceon November 19, 2024
Over 100,000 Ukrainians have deserted the military.
- “The Greater Brics Cooperation ”from an African Perspectiveon November 18, 2024
The BRICS countries are representatives of major developing countries, and Africa is the continent with the largest concentration of developing countries
- India Key to Future of BRICS Groupingon November 18, 2024
The loosely affiliated group called BRICS, which emerged in the mid-2000s consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and later South Africa, faces mounting challenges as it continues to expand
- The Competitiveness Strengths of the Expanded BRICSon November 18, 2024
The expanded BRICS represents about 45% of the world’s population, USD 28.5 trillion of global gross domestic product (GDP) — which is about USD 100 trillion — and around 45% of global oil production
- Did Biden really authorize long-range strikes deeper within Russia?on November 18, 2024
The NYT is essential for the promotion of the Neo-Nazi junta's narrative, which explains the rather unclear information in the "hit piece". Namely, Biden was never quoted saying or approving anything. Worse yet, not a single name of the "US officials" quoted in the report was provided. In fact, not even the terms such as "anonymous" or "unnamed" are used. All we have is "US officials", which is unprofessional reporting, at best.
- Scholz desperately tries to prevent Germany from being seen as open enemy by Russiaon November 18, 2024
Despite being irresponsible and warmonger, Scholz knows that he is a weak and unpopular political leader, completely unable to deal with the consequences of unrestricted war.
- No more Russian gas for Austria – negative impact on European economy aggravateson November 18, 2024
As a result of sanctions against Russia, Europe's economic situation has worsened in recent years. But now there is another bad development in energy policy.
- India will economically benefit if Trump achieves peace in Ukraineon November 18, 2024
Jaishankar continues working on Russia-Ukraine dialogue despite Biden imposing sanctions.
- “The Greater BRICS ” and “the Global South”: Cooperation, Governance, and Changeon November 15, 2024
Actively respond to changes in India's perception of the BRICS cooperation mechanism
- Which BRICS Countries Buy Most of Moscow-Made Productson November 15, 2024
They buy chocolate products, finished flour-based products and much more from Moscow producers
- How Can BRICS Reshape a Polycentric World Order?on November 15, 2024
It was the 16th official BRICS Summit with Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates attended for the first time as official members
- European officials consider 'land for peace' plan – mediaon November 15, 2024
According to the Washington Post, European leaders are planning to establish a peace plan in addition to Trump’s proposals.
- Kiev admits its forces collapsing as Russia advances fast in Donbasson November 15, 2024
The average age of Ukrainian conscriptions is already above 40 in several brigades.
- North Korean heavy artillery in Russian service confirmedon November 15, 2024
Footage shows massive 170 mm artillery piece "Juche Cannon" being transported on railcars somewhere in Russia (possibly in Krasnoyarsk). Its maximum firing range is 40-60 km, depending on the type of munitions used. Moscow's military industry most likely upgraded both the gun and its munitions, meaning that it" is certainly bad news for the Neo-Nazi junta.
- The BRICS, a Geopolitical Challenge Overlooked by the European Unionon November 14, 2024
Over the last five years, geopolitical considerations have taken an unprecedented place on the European Union's agenda. Its foreign policy, long in its fledgling stages, is finally beginning to take shape, even if it is still subject to the unanimous decisions of its Member States
- Russia's "BRICS Year" and Its Cooperation with the "Global South"on November 14, 2024
The 2024 BRICS Summit will attract worldwide attention for four reasons: First, 2024 is the first year of BRICS cooperation; Second, Russia, which is Mired in geopolitical conflicts, has become the rotating chair, which is the first time for Russia to host a major international multilateral conference in its own country
- BRICS Has Moved from a ‘Talk Shop’ to a ‘Talk Mall’on November 14, 2024
The BRICS Summit 2024 makes it clear that members must align their positions if they seek tangible outcomes
- UK, France begging lame duck Biden admin to escalate with Russia before Trump takes officeon November 14, 2024
Macron and Keir Starmer are now making a last-ditch effort to get the lame-duck Biden administration to officially green-light long-range strikes using NATO-sourced weapons. Talks on the issue took place in Paris, with both the UK and France adamant to see the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict escalate, especially before Trump takes office, as he repeatedly made it clear that he has other priorities.
- Trump war with Deep State is about increasing his own powerson November 14, 2024
While Trump has named “outsiders” for key positions, the choice of Latin America hawk Marco Rubio seems to “balance” them. No one can be sure Trump will actually deliver a more restrained foreign policy, but he is attempting to tame the intelligence services. Problem is whenever a US President attempted to tame them, it never ended well.
- Kiev regime helping terrorists in Syriaon November 14, 2024
According to local sources, Ukrainian commandos are giving instructions and special weapons to Islamist militants in Syria’s Idlib region.
- Trump forms new alliance to stop aid to Ukraineon November 14, 2024
Elements of Zelensky’s “Victory Plan” piqued the interest of the president-elect.
- The BRICS Summit Should Mark the End of Neocon Delusionson November 13, 2024
Simply put, the majority of the world does not want or accept U.S. hegemony, and is prepared to face it down rather than submit to its dictates
- Reaching $100 billion in Indo-Russian Trade Realistic: S Jaishankaron November 13, 2024
There is a strong possibility of India-Russia bilateral trade attaining the $100 billion target by 2030, External Affairs minister S Jaishankar said
- Bank of Russia Discusses Sustainable Development Financing Initiatives with BRICS Countrieson November 13, 2024
The Bank of Russia held a seminar for BRICS central banks in Brazil and presented possible areas of their cooperation in financing sustainable development
- Democrats now want January 6 'disruption' and forced Harris presidencyon November 13, 2024
"There's one promise left that [Biden] could fulfill: being a transitional figure. He could resign the presidency in the next 30 days, make Kamala Harris President of the United States," Simmons said, adding: "Democrats have to learn drama and transparency and doing things that the public will want to see. This is the moment to change the entire perspective of how Democrats operate."
- Trump to appoint warmonger senator to lead diplomacyon November 13, 2024
Despite his public change of speech, Rubio is unlikely to act in favor of peace with Russia.
- US calls on Taiwan to stop supplying AI chips to Chinaon November 13, 2024
Trump will take aim at Taiwan’s dominance in semiconductor production.
- How Digitization is Changing Urban Politicsby lmclaughlin on November 12, 2024
Social media can sway political opinion, and it can also cross a line. Hadas Zur closely examines a neighborhood case where politics and violence become intertwined and are propagated by social media. Content warning: some of the images in this post show the aftermath of violent acts. By Hadas Zur... Read more about How Digitization is Changing Urban Politics
- China, BRICS Bank President Dilma Rousseff Says Brazil May Enjoy Opportunities with the Belt In and Roadon November 12, 2024
Brazilian former president talked about dollar US hegemony, BRICS Bank and growing far right
- Russia Calls on BRICS Members to Create an Alternative to the IMFon November 12, 2024
Russia, currently holding the rotating presidency of the BRICS group of emerging economies, has urged member countries to create an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to counter Western political pressure
- ‘Greater BRICS’ an Important Driving Force for Change in International Orderon November 12, 2024
After expanding from five to 10 member countries, BRICS has entered the "Greater BRICS" cooperation track. Recent reports in dicate that Cuba and Syria have applied to join the BRICS cooperation mechanism
- Top NATO officer just made perfect case for everyone to acquire nukeson November 12, 2024
Unfortunately, since the political West is led by warmongering oligarchies in Washington DC and Brussels, the possibility of total annihilation of NATO is the only way to ensure global peace, as Bauer himself admitted.
- Impact of Trump’s victory on political developments in Central Europeon November 12, 2024
Trump is seen as an enemy by all established liberal politicians in Europe. It is exactly the opposite society that Europe's elites want. But most of Donald Trump's voters represent political goals of the patriotic forces in Europe.
- Ukrainian crimes in Ugledar revealedon November 12, 2024
Investigation shows crimes committed by Ukrainian neo-Nazis in key Donbass city since 2014.
- Trump’s war on “woke” ideology could trigger mass exit of Pentagon staffon November 12, 2024
Pentagon establishment fears Trump will do “irreparable damage”.
- BRICS Expansion Signals New Opportunities and Challenges for Africaon November 11, 2024
In January 2024, BRICS, the influential bloc of emerging economies, expanded its membership by welcoming four new countries-Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-with Saudi Arabia also in the process of joining. The inclusion of Egypt and Ethiopia into the group marks a critical moment for Africa, as these two regional powerhouses are now poised to significantly shape not only the continent’s economic and political future but also their roles in global geopolitics
- US Elections and Challenges of BRICS’ Riseon November 11, 2024
As the world closely watched the American presidential elections, the reason is clear: while around 240 million Americans have the right to vote, billions of people worldwide, who lack that right, are still affected by the election’s outcome
- Whither the BRICS?on November 11, 2024
On paper, BRICS is a heavy hitter. But differing goals could make the road ahead bumpy
- With Trump’s victory, Latin America is under the spotlight - and this is bad news for Latin Americanson November 11, 2024
Despite signaling some degree of “restraint” in foreign policy, when it comes to Latin America, one should not expect from Trump’s new presidency anything other than the good old Big Stick approach.
- Google inadvertently reveals Kiev regime's aircraft stationed, operating from Polandon November 11, 2024
The involvement of numerous Polish airports and airbases in the Neo-Nazi junta's strategic airlift operations shows the extent of Warsaw's support. However, instead of worrying about the potential consequences of this, the political West is concerned about the "control of geospatial data and its impact on modern military operations".
- US plans to speed up military aid program for Ukraine before Biden's term endson November 11, 2024
However, such a plan leads the country to a military and strategic impasse.
- UK’s support for Ukraine has “dropped back,” says former defence secretaryon November 11, 2024
Trump’s victory has Borrell worried about the future of support for Ukraine.
- Rare Films from Socialist Yugoslaviaby lmclaughlin on October 22, 2024
PODCAST | ep16 | with Damir Kapidžić, Denisa Sarajlic, and Nace Zavrl One room. One locked-down camera. One roll of film. A group of famous directors from the 1960s took the challenge: they would make a short film with these parameters plus one more—their dialogue must include the sentence “I Miss Sonia Henie.” The result was a bawdy, ludicrous compilation that became an international classic. It’s featured in a new film retrospective called The Yugoslav Junction: Internationalism in the SFRY: 1958–1988. The Weatherhead Center is cosponsoring this program of short and long films from socialist Yugoslavia, which takes place at the Harvard Film Archive beginning November 9. Today we’re talking to the curator of the series along with two Weatherhead fellows from Bosnia and Herzegovina who will set up the political and cultural background for these rare films, and they’ll discuss three of them— one each from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Listen to episode #16 (38:39) by clicking the play button below: ... Read more about Rare Films from Socialist Yugoslavia
- Survival and Self-Determination in Northeast Syriaby lmclaughlin on October 4, 2024
In her new book, Amy Austin Holmes recounts how a multiethnic coalition stopped a genocide, defied Bashar al-Assad, and then created a statelet to govern their region. Interview by Michelle Nicholasen... Read more about Survival and Self-Determination in Northeast Syria
- Student Protests and Lessons from the Anti-Apartheid Movementby lmclaughlin on August 22, 2024
The US student protest movement against the conflict between Israel and Gaza draws on tactics and symbolism from past protests, some of which were contentious yet successful. Daniel Manulak looks back at the student-led anti-apartheid movement. By Daniel Manulak... Read more about Student Protests and Lessons from the Anti-Apartheid Movement
- Cities in Bangladesh Must Refocus to Combat Climate Changeby lmclaughlin on June 6, 2024
As urbanization and climate change impacts converge, local governments need a range of innovations to mitigate suffering, especially in the cities of South Asia. Rajshahi city in Bangladesh has taken promising steps. By Mohammad Tarikul Islam... Read more about Cities in Bangladesh Must Refocus to Combat Climate Change
- Migrants Bring Opportunity to Boston and Beyondby lmclaughlin on May 29, 2024
PODCAST | ep15 | with Jacqueline Bhabha, Monique Nguyen, and Maggie Sullivan Massachusetts has long been a welcoming state to immigrants and migrant families. In the summer of 2023, its one-of-a-kind “right to shelter” law was put to the test when emergency shelters reached capacity. It was called a humanitarian crisis, and images of families sleeping on the floor of Logan Airport flooded the media. Although it is most noticed on a local level, migration is an ongoing global process that requires a structural response at all levels. In this episode, we speak to a lawyer/scholar, a nurse practitioner, and a city government official deeply involved with immigrant services and policies to better understand the scope of migration, the needs of newly arrived families, and also the varied responses of host communities. Listen to episode #15 (52:24) by clicking the play button below: ... Read more about Migrants Bring Opportunity to Boston and Beyond
- Members Only: How States Favor Friends and Exclude Rivalsby lmclaughlin on May 3, 2024
Although the rules of entry and exit are quite nebulous, states get both real and perceived benefits from joining international organizations. By Hazel Genieser ('27)... Read more about Members Only: How States Favor Friends and Exclude Rivals
- As Ukraine Crisis Simmers, Russian Cossack Movement Tightens Integration With Military Reservesby web1983 on February 10, 2022
The ataman (head) of the “All-Russian Cossack Society,” Nikolai Doluda, addressed a meeting of the Atamans’ Council, in Krasnodar Krai, on February 4, and instructed those gathered that “the time has come when the Cossacks are once again becoming a stronghold and reliable shield of Russia, a guarantor of unity and protection of its national interests” (Vsko.ru, February 4). The … The post As Ukraine Crisis Simmers, Russian Cossack Movement Tightens Integration With Military Reserves appeared first on Jamestown.
- The Many Faces of Nord Stream Twoby web1983 on November 12, 2021
Judi Bola Sbobet Bonus New Member Poker QQ Idn Poker Slot Dana PKV Games PKV Games Idn Poker Mix Parlay Mix Parlay BandarQQ PKV Games Over the last several years, Ukraine’s leaders have expressed grave concern over the dangers posed to regional energy security by Russia’s Nord Stream Two natural gas pipeline. From Germany and, more broadly, from Europe, the … The post The Many Faces of Nord Stream Two appeared first on Jamestown.
- Religion as a Hybrid War Weapon to Achieve Russia’s Geopolitical Goalsby web1983 on July 30, 2021
Judi Bola Sbobet Bonus New Member Poker QQ Idn Poker Slot Dana PKV Games PKV Games Idn Poker Mix Parlay Mix Parlay BandarQQ PKV Games On July 28, Ukrainian Orthodox Christians celebrated the 1,033rd anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus—a remarkable annual event for Ukrainian history and another reason for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s political speculations. After the Ecumenical … The post Religion as a Hybrid War Weapon to Achieve Russia’s Geopolitical Goals appeared first on Jamestown.
- Namakhvani HPP: Georgian Hydropower Between Energy Security and Geopoliticsby web1983 on June 16, 2021
On May 25, just ahead of the 103rd anniversary of the First Georgian Republic’s (1918–1921) independence, Georgian protesters paralyzed the streets of the capital city of Tbilisi in the largest rally to date against the Namakhvani Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) project (Civil.ge, May 25, 26). Relatively small demonstrations against the planned dam, by locals organized under the banner “Guardians of … The post Namakhvani HPP: Georgian Hydropower Between Energy Security and Geopolitics appeared first on Jamestown.
- All Russian Cossacks Increasingly Resemble Krasnodar Movementby web1983 on May 21, 2021
Judi Bola Sbobet Bonus New Member Poker QQ Idn Poker Slot Dana PKV Games PKV Games Idn Poker Mix Parlay Mix Parlay BandarQQ PKV Games The Russian Cossack movement is emerging as one of the key social pillars supporting the regime, and increasingly it is taking on the mold of Kuban Cossackdom, found in the southern part of the country. … The post All Russian Cossacks Increasingly Resemble Krasnodar Movement appeared first on Jamestown.
- Russia Cracks Down on ‘Foreign Threats’by web1983 on April 29, 2021
On April 21, Vasily Piskarev, the head of the State Duma’s commission to investigate the facts of interference in the internal affairs of Russia, announced that his body was preparing legislative initiatives to combat foreign interference in Russia, including in its elections, by non-profits and non-governmental organizations (NGO). Piskarev said that “insults against Russia” will receive a “worthy response, including … The post Russia Cracks Down on ‘Foreign Threats’ appeared first on Jamestown.
- Alexei Navalny’s Support in the North Caucasus: More About Corruption Than Navalnyby web1983 on March 11, 2021
On February 20, Ruslan Ablyakimov was walking in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, with two friends when he was stopped by six young men who proceeded to beat him. “Where did you come here from?” they asked, “You are from Moscow, right? What are you doing here?” Before the men left Ablyakimov, they told him, “You have until tomorrow to … The post Alexei Navalny’s Support in the North Caucasus: More About Corruption Than Navalny appeared first on Jamestown.
- Georgia, Lithuania Call for Permanent US Troop Presencesby web1983 on December 2, 2020
The foreign and security policy expert communities in Georgia (Neweurope.eu, November 17) as well as both the outgoing and candidate Lithuanian defense ministers (LRT, November 16, 19) have called for a permanent presence of United States military forces in their respective countries. These calls indicate a hope that the incoming administration of President-elect Joseph Biden will bring greater attention to … The post Georgia, Lithuania Call for Permanent US Troop Presences appeared first on Jamestown.
- US Messaging to Russian Citizens: Time to Step It Up?by web1983 on November 13, 2020
In the first week of August, cellphones across Russia lit up with surprising text messages. They came from different numbers, but each said the same thing in Russian: “The US State Department is offering up to $10 million for information about interference in the US elections. If you have information, contact rfj.tips/bngc.” The State Department confirmed the messages were authentic … The post US Messaging to Russian Citizens: Time to Step It Up? appeared first on Jamestown.
- Former Abkhazian Separatist Official Calls for Joining Russia-Belarus Union Stateby web1983 on November 5, 2020
Recent comments by former vice president of the separatist Georgian region of Abkhazia Valery Arshba indicate a split between the older political elite and the current administration of President Aslan Bzhania (Gazeta-ra.info, October 19; Civil.ge, October 23). Arshba called for the breakaway republic to join the Union State of Russia and Belarus, “without losing [its] sovereignty.” Arshba himself has a … The post Former Abkhazian Separatist Official Calls for Joining Russia-Belarus Union State appeared first on Jamestown.