While governments allocate billions to armaments, young people are told that there is no money for education, affordable housing, or climate policies. From London to Paris and Brussels, they are no longer putting up with it and are questioning the foundations of our society. From London to Paris A spectre […]
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Zelensky Lack Of Judgment Attacking Trump
If even one of the major European governments turns over, Ukraine’s lifeline will be severed. Zelensky’s harsh words about US President Donald Trump was an emotional response after Zelensky deliberately thwarted Trump’s request that Ukraine not strike Russian refineries. Unfortunately Zelensky is making matters worse, and Ukraine’s future is now […]
One Flag, Many Armies: The Unfinished Business Of Statehood In A Post-US Iraq
On September 30, 2026, the last US and coalition personnel departed Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq. Operation Inherent Resolve -the 12-year mission launched to defeat ISIS- was formally over. The next day, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi stood before the nation and declared October 1 “Sovereignty Day,” announcing […]
Putin Might Accept Trump’s Reported Peace Plan
It represents a pragmatic balance of interests between all sides. The Washington Post reported that Trump’s Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are working on a four-part peace plan for resolving the Ukrainian Conflict. The first part concerns Ukraine’s reconstruction in which BlackRock and the World Bank would take […]
Entertainment, Free Speech And Judicial Murder: Hegseth And Livestreaming Executions
On December 3, two traditions risk combining in foul if remarkable fashion. In the United States, an execution is set to take place with a ghoulish offering of livestreaming through the World Wide Web. This, at least, is the sprightly proposal from Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of Defense (or […]
Back To The North Atlantic: Why Washington Is Courting Iceland Again
A visit by a US secretary of state to Reykjavik is rare. When it comes from an administration that spent much of this year threatening to seize Greenland, and in a month marking the 40th anniversary of the Cold War’s most famous summit, it deserves attention. On Tuesday Secretary of […]
How Could AI Produce Catastrophe, And What Can Prevent That?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i30jVPqQeOM “Ex-Anthropic insider tells CNN how AI could kill all humans by 2030” 9 September 2026, 10,000,000+ views as-of 12 Oct 2026 CNN INTERVIEWER: Jacob Coxon [notice there that his 8 September 2026 tweet announcing and explaining his resignation from Anthropic received 174.5 million views] has left Anthropic sounding the […]
Ethiopia Is On The Brink Of War: Escalation Of Violence In The Horn Of Africa
Recent events in Ethiopia demonstrate how the middle powers of the region are trying to project their interests and use the emerging opportunities to destabilize their geopolitical opponents. On September 23, large–scale fighting began in Tigray, Akhmara and Afar provinces as the so-called Alliance for Survival began attacking government forces […]
Slovakia’s Glitch Diplomacy: Balancing Between Brussels And Moscow (II)
Part I Slovakia’s increasingly unconventional foreign policy has attracted disproportionate attention within Europe. Prime Minister Robert Fico’s willingness to maintain dialogue with Moscow while remaining inside both the European Union and NATO has often been interpreted as evidence of ideological divergence from Brussels. Such explanations, however, overlook a more fundamental […]
Moving Strategic Bombers Back To The US Is Not A Solution
US Bases are Vulnerable to Drone Attacks On October 4th the US pulled its 12 B-1 strategic bombers out of Fairford, UK and returned them to the United States. Reports say the planes returned to Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, South Dakota. The bombers were pulled out when […]






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