Trump is preparing for negotiations with Putin over Ukraine as well as with Xi over trade and likely also Taiwan, so he’d appear weak in their eyes if he let a middling leader like Petro publicly defy and even insult him without consequence. Colombian President Gustavo Petro thought that he’d […]
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Paradoxical Alliances In The Russian Politics
Who hasn’t heard from communists about the alliance between liberals and fascists? Undoubtedly, at times, militant anti-communism brings together two seemingly irreconcilable camps. Could communists form an alliance with liberals, something truly unexpected? In a world where nothing is impossible, the answer is “yes.” The communist movement can be divided […]
The Turkish-Iranian Relations In Syria: A Strategic Balancing Choice
The Syrian conflict, entering its second decade, remains a focal point of Middle Eastern geopolitics, significantly influenced by the actions and interests of regional powers such as Turkey and Iran. Their involvement presents a complex interplay of competition, pragmatism, and strategic engagement. This article aims to analyze the Turkish-Iranian relations […]
What’s Happening Now In Syria After The West Has Won There?
Though the U.S.-and-allied propaganda machine is trying to portray the new rulers of Syria as NOT being al-Qaeda-following jihadists, that’s all based so far only on lies and on using the various and many sophisticated means of suppressing the truth — especially in the mainstream, but also in many of […]
France Won’t Fight The US Over Greenland
It’s not going to risk breaking up NATO, let alone over a war that it’ll certainly lose, no matter how tough its Foreign Minister is trying to sound as part of a ploy to present France as the EU’s leader. Politico quoted French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot as saying that his […]
Funeral Atmospherics At The British Library
On October 23, 2023, the British Library, one of the world’s finest repositories of knowledge, was subjected to a cyber-attack. Some 600GB of files, including the personal data of Library users and staff from the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) database, was pinched or otherwise exfiltrated by the Rhysida ransomware group, […]
A Possible Turnabout In The Ukraine War
At least 11% of Russia’s total annual oil-refinery and storage capacity has been disabled by swarms of drones from Ukraine that have blown them up during the past two months. 11 Russian oil refineries and storage facilities, all within 1,500 miles of Ukraine, have been hit in the past 60 […]
Public Safety In Mexico (I)
Amid the steady increase in global military spending over the past decade, which has surpassed $2.4 trillion according to SIPRI, Latin American countries stand out as a notable exception. Since the 1960s, the region has maintained its status as a nuclear-free zone, marked by a minimal number of armed conflicts […]
Will The Pentagon Begin A New ‘Containment’ Of China?
Despite the change of the White House administration and the corresponding reshuffles in the US State Department and the Department of Defense, it is obvious that Donald Trump will follow the trend of pressure on China in his foreign policy, including proven methods of military-strategic outreach. Although the strengthening of […]
Migration Divides Europe Again
EU leaders met in Brussels to discuss migration and Zelensky‘s support. A coordinated approach has always been a hallmark of the European Union. However, the ability to act in this way is tested in the most critical situations. This is what is happening today, when EU leaders are trying to […]
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