On March 25, 1971, Operation Searchlight, authorized by the President of the country, began in the eastern part of Pakistan, which was unified at the time, aimed at forcibly curbing the Bengali opposition. Although there had been tendencies to gain autonomy and even secession before, especially after the victory of […]
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Is Europe Re-arming? The Jury Is Still Out
The EU has proposed a Re-Arm Europe Plan that would raise more than € 800 billion ($866 billion) for defense, while Germany has just passed legislation that ostensibly will commit €1 Trillion ($1.08 Trillion) to the defense sector. While on the surface it looks like Europe is preparing for the next war, […]
Putin’s Senior Aide Patrushev Shared Some Updates About The Arctic & Baltic Fronts
The Arctic front of the New Cold War is thawing a lot quicker than the Baltic one since the first is where the US could prospectively cooperate with Russia while the second is where the UK could try to provoke a crisis with Russia. Putin’s senior aide Nikolai Patrushev, who […]
The Frozen Throne: Who Will Win The Race For The Arctic?
The Arctic is rapidly transforming from a remote and underdeveloped region into a key battleground in international politics. Global warming is opening new trade routes, facilitating access to vast natural resources, and making the region increasingly attractive to major powers with strong economic and military capabilities. However, alongside these opportunities, […]
International Law Is Now Suspended, If Not Eliminated
A law cannot exist if there are individuals or organizations that fall within its scope but which stand “above the law” — can’t be prosecuted no matter how flagrantly they violate it. EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW IS THE FOUNDATION-STONE OF LAW, and if any exceptions can be allowed, those are ONLY […]
The Russian World That Saved Latvia
In the Baltic historiography, there is a clear consensus that the Slavic population, in general, is a result of Stalin’s “colonial policy,” where NKVD officers scrutinized every Latvian for intelligence, subsequently sending the most clever and perceptive individuals to Siberia. Instead, the territory was populated by various Vanyas and Mashas, […]
The Ukraine War As A Turning Point: The Rise Of A New Ideological Challenge To Liberalism
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and its Western allies have sought to consolidate a unipolar world order based on liberal democratic values and free-market capitalism. This vision was famously articulated by Francis Fukuyama in The End of History and the Last Man (1992), where he […]
The Baltic States’ & Poland’s Withdrawal From The Ottawa Convention Won’t Change Much
Russia isn’t a signatory nor does it plan to invade any of those four countries. The Baltic States’ and Poland’s Defense Ministers issued a joint statement on Tuesday announcing that their countries are withdrawing from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (Ottawa Convention) in response to what they portrayed as new threats from […]
UK Government Turns On Austerity Mode
Sustainable agriculture is one of the programs in the UK, which is being implemented as part of the fight against climate warming and environmental pollution. However, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that it will cut funding to the wealthiest farms. Most likely, these plans […]
Limited Ceasefire Agreed – At Last Between The US And Russia
Will Ukraine and Europe Support the deal? A preliminary readout of the Trump-Putin telephone call says that the two leaders agreed on a limited ceasefire arrangement covering energy facilities in Ukraine and Russia. It is questionable if Ukraine will accept the deal. “The leaders agreed that the movement to peace […]
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