The International Criminal Court is a dusty jewel, a creation of heat, tension and manufacture in the international community. Various elements have gone into its creation. As with any international institution which draws its legitimacy from nation states and the like, its detractors are many, the invective against it frequent. […]
Africa
China In Africa: A New Stage Of Colonization Of The Continent? (I)
China continues to steadily increase its presence around the world. One of the key regions for Chinese industry is Africa. The continent is a storehouse of cheap labor. This is becoming more and more relevant as the cost of labor is growing in China, but it is necessary to produce […]
Russia in Africa: Developing An Adequate Strategy (II)
Part I The ethno-religious complexity of African countries also poses a certain problem in view of the inter-clan struggle and potential secessionist movements. For example, in the Republic of Chad, the military is represented by a fairly small Zaghawa ethnic group. Former President Idriss Deby also belongs to the group. […]
Is This News To You?:
This is about how the peoples in over 50 countries feel about other countries and their leaders, and especially about America, China, Russia, and the EU. This is the closest thing to comprehensive global polling about such matters; and, since the same questions are being surveyed in each of the […]
Russia in Africa: Developing An Adequate Strategy (I)
Russia’s geopolitical turn to the East, in fact, also covers the South, thus in recent years the interaction between Russia and African countries has been steadily increasing. This is important because Africa is an integral part of the World Island according to Halford Mackinder and the Northern Heartland, which Russia […]
U.S. Government Bullies Weak Nations
Weak nations have long been terrified at the power that the U.S. regime has to destroy them such as has happened most recently with the CIA’s and U.S. military’s efforts ever since 2012 to grab control over Syria’s Government, and such as what the U.S. regime did to Iraq in […]
Russia Wins Global Grain War
Russia is winning the global grain war as European farmers protest against the uncontrolled import of agricultural products from Ukraine, Politico experts say. The mass protests that have swept across Europe over the past three months have forced EU governments, from Warsaw to Paris, to make big concessions to their […]
Israel Has To End Its War On Gaza Or Face An International Isolation
Historically, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has created the deepest divides between Europe and its Arab partners when Europe was working to strengthen bridges with Arab capitals, especially in the Gulf region. The surge in overall regional tensions goes against European wishes for stability in the broader Middle East and North Africa […]
So Many Ukraine Peace Initiatives, Yet So Little Progress (II)
Part I What the World Majority Says In light of Türkiye’s offer to host a Russia-Ukraine summit we decided to compare and contrast the various peace initiatives that are already on the table. In the previous article we examined the warring parties’ stances. In this one we will focus on […]
Meloni’s Conspiracy Theory About A Russian-Hamas Connection Has Ulterior Geopolitical Motives
Meloni’s reference to the Balkans and Africa suggest that more Western-driven instability might soon rock Bosnia and Ethiopia-Somaliland.
The 21st Century Begins
Can we say that it is now that the 21st century comes when the world’s policeman has lost both legality and legitimacy?
Mesmeric Weapons: South Africa’s Nuclear Program
The lessons of the South African nuclear weapons program are deep, profound and largely ignored by non-proliferation dogmatists.
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