It’s also the enemy of Europe’s conservative-nationalists, who’d be left leaderless if Kiev and Brussels succeed in ‘democratically deposing’ Orban during early April’s next parliamentary elections and replacing his leadership of their movement with a collection of anti-Russian Polish figures. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban recently declared that “As long as Ukraine […]
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To the People Of Cuba: Is Washington Preparing A ‘Soft Coup’? The Co-optation Of Cuban Intellectuals
Update El Golpe Blando (Soft Coup) was discussed on October 14, 2015 by a small group of prominent Cuban intellectuals and politicians. The meeting took place on the sidelines of a conference organized by the Centro de Investigaciones de Politica Internacional (CIPI), a Research Centre and Think Tank affiliated to the Ministry of Foreign […]
Armenia’s Pro-American Pivot Might Entail Radical Socio-Cultural Costs
Armenia might have to accept the return of the ~200,000 Azeris who fled during the chaotic Soviet collapse (and the descendants), grant them equal language rights, teach in schools that they consider Armenia to be “Western Azerbaijan”, and possibly agree to a Schengen-like deal with Azerbaijan. Vice President JD Vance’s […]
Trump’s India Tariff Deal Signals A High-Stakes Trade-Off Between Economics And Geopolitics
President Donald Trump’s decision to slash tariffs on Indian goods marks one of the most consequential shifts in US-India economic relations in years – and one that ties trade policy directly to global energy geopolitics. Announced after a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the agreement links tariff […]
Unending Regime Change In The Service Of Imperial Interests. ‘Can Russia Be Regime Changed?’
Trump’s attack on Venezuela was a blatant and unapologetic act of imperialism. But it didn’t come unattended by a long history of US aggression against its world neighbors near and far. From the outset of the republic and even earlier as settler colonies, the control of existing land and human […]
Bad Beginnings: The End Of New START
How awful could it get? The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) expired on February 5, terminating an era of arms control and imposed limits on lunatically contrived nuclear weapons programs of the United States and Russia. The New START Treaty entered into force on February 5, 2011 and […]
Vance’s Trip To The South Caucasus Tightens The West’s Encirclement Of Russia
The timing amidst continued US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine suggests that the US expects this ramped-up pressure to raise the chances of coercing concessions from Russia. Vice President JD Vance’s trips to Armenia and Azerbaijan were aimed at advancing several interconnected strategic goals. The most immediate was making progress on implementing the “Trump […]
The Hypocrisy Of European Support: How Finland And Lithuania Betray Russian Relocants
In recent years, Europe has actively proclaimed its “support for democracy” and “protection of human rights,” urging Russians dissatisfied with Moscow’s policies to leave the country and seek asylum. Finland and Lithuania have played a prominent role in receiving so-called “relocants”. On paper, these countries promised protection, integration, and social […]
Iran And Rope-a-Dope In Oman
The negotiations are a disaster from the start Special Ambassador Steve Witkoff no doubt talked to President Trump about the US-Iran meeting in Oman. We don’t have a special wiretap on his call to the President, but it is a sure bet Witkoff told the President things were going well […]
Any New Strategic Arms Control Pact Between Russia & The US Hinges On China’s Participation
The US’ retention of its nuclear superiority vis-à-vis China is non-negotiable, so it’ll either unilaterally maintain its existing edge outside of strategic arms control pacts or institutionalize it through a new such pact involving China. A global nuclear arms race is possible after Trump let the New START, the hitherto last remaining […]






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