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K-Defense Day: Pimping For The Arms Dealers

Militarism is catching on across the countries of advanced economies and beyond.  The sly, disingenuous term of “defence” is used in this context, encouraging arms manufacturers, contractors and the entire apparatus of the military-industrial complex to fatten for the cause. The European Union huffs and struts towards higher targets of […]

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Russia’s Formal Recognition Of The Taliban Comes At A Crucial Time For The Broader Region

Trump wants to return US forces to Afghanistan’s Bagram Airbase; there are newfound concerns about the North-South Transport Corridor’s viability after the recent Iranian-Israeli War; and Turkiye is making a powerplay to expand its influence into Central Asia. Russia became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan […]