Not only did this large-scale drone strike damage one of the US’ most significant regional investments, but it also imperils the energy security of its Israeli ally which depends to a large degree upon the Kazakh oil that transits through this Russian-terminating international pipeline. Ukraine carried out a large-scale drone […]
Middle East
How To Decide Whether The Riyadh Talks On Ukraine Succeeded Or Failed
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov, are heading to Riyadh Saudi Arabia to negotiate with Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, regarding whether or not the two sides are sufficiently close in their aims […]
Post-Assad Syria Would Do Well To Retain Their Country’s Strategic Partnership With Russia
Just because a course of action is considered to be the most rational doesn’t mean that it’ll be pursued. Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra told the Washington Post last week that the interim government might allow Russia to keep its air and naval base in the country so long […]
A Thief’s Mentality: Trump, Real Estate and Dreams of Ethnic Cleansing
President Donald J. Trump likes teasing out the unmentionable, and the Israel-Palestinian situation was hardly going to be any different. With a touch of horror and the grotesque, he offered a solution to the issue of what would happen to Gaza at the conclusion of hostilities. In a White House […]
How The U.S./UK Empire Works — As In The Middle East
It’s shown with remarkable clarity, in the first 14 minutes of this video from Vanessa Beeley, on February 6th: https://beeley.substack.com/p/trump-in-gaza-jolani-self-proclaimed It is titled “Trump in Gaza, Jolani self-proclaimed president, south Lebanon and Russia to pay reparations, not Israel: My reports for UK Column yesterday”. Whereas all of its first 14 minutes […]
Europe Is No Longer The Same
The Europeans are trying to prevent migrants from getting what they want by doing everything possible. People want a better life, but the reality is that they are not welcome in Europe. Furthermore, the European Union is making it difficult for refugees to integrate and for those who have come […]
Misinterpretations Of The Evolution Of The United States (II)
Part I Continuing our analysis of the misinterpretations of the Trump administration’s actions, we return to the closure of many federal agencies, the reason why it plans to deport Palestinians, and its approach to the war in Ukraine. The Return of Southernism The United States was both Southern and Federalist. […]
From The Eurasian Security To The Security Of The World
On October 31 – November 1, 2024, Minsk hosted the second International Conference on Eurasian Security, where the “Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the XXI Century” was presented. The Forum was attended by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who stressed that the […]
Saudi Arabia Has Good Reason To Dillydally On Formally Joining BRICS
Making an official decision either way could disrupt the Kingdom’s careful multi-alignment between the West and the World Majority. Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Al-Ibrahim told the World Economic Forum during last month’s Davos Summit that “We’ve been invited to the BRICS, similar to how we’ve been invited to many other multilateral […]
How Does The Past Affect The Future Or Will Sanctions Be Lifted On Syria?
The recent shift in power in Syria raises questions about potential adjustments to the US sanctions regime targeting the country. For the past two decades, Syria has endured some of the most stringent sanctions imposed by Washington, which have included financial restrictions, extensive export controls, import bans, and limitations on […]
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