Russia has more than 100,000 troops massed near Ukraine, has repeatedly denied any plans to invade and has accused the West of “hysteria.” Russia’s navy held anti-submarine drills in the Black Sea on Monday as fighter jets patrolled its border with ally Belarus in the latest displays of heightened military …
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Canada, Truckers, and Freedom
Non-sovereign nation Start at the top: Canada is not free and does not control its own sovereignty as a fully independent country. Much of this is by choice as an offspring of the British Empire. Canada’s foreign policy is very much in line with U.S. foreign policy, or more broadly …
Read More »US steals billions in Afghan bank funds
In an action that combines brazen theft, imperialist brutality and unlimited hypocrisy, the Biden administration announced Friday that it will seize control of $7 billion in Afghanistan financial assets, held largely at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, rather than return them to the Afghanistan central bank. Media attention …
Read More »Report: At least 12 terrorist plots foiled against Israelis in Turkey
The past two years saw a number terrorist plots against Israelis linked to the Islamic State group Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency was involved in foiling 12 terrorist plots targeting Israelis in Turkey over the past two years, the Hebrew-language Channel 12 News reported on Saturday. According to the unsourced report, …
Read More »Islamic State kills Iraqi forces in sparsely populated Anbar desert
Attacks and unexploded ordnance continue to reap victims in Iraq’s vast western desert as security officials deny increased risks associated with a massive recent jailbreak across the border. The deaths of several soldiers in the western Anbar desert and attacks further south in the same province have drawn attention to …
Read More »The Price of Retrenchment
What the Ukraine Crisis Reveals About the Post-American Middle East As Russian troop maneuvers on Ukraine’s borders suggest an imminent invasion, U.S. President Joe Biden is doing his best to rally the international community in opposition. His administration has done a creditable job of lining up European countries; after some …
Read More »Enemies of My Enemy
How Fear of China Is Forging a New World Order The international order is falling apart, and everyone seems to know how to fix it. According to some, the United States just needs to rededicate itself to leading the liberal order it helped found some 75 years ago. Others argue …
Read More »Xi reaffirms ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’ in meeting with Sisi
Meeting on the sidelines of the Olympics, the Chinese president said Beijing and Cairo share ‘similar visions and strategies.’ During a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Beijing on the sidelines of the Olympic Winter Games, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China and Egypt will continue to …
Read More »Jordanians turn to cryptocurrency despite ban
Despite the risk in the cryptocurrency trading market, it remains largely unregulated in Jordan, where thousands have invested amid lack of job opportunities. Ahmed al-Hindi, a young Jordanian, spends hours in the evening trading cryptocurrencies. Hindi works in accounting and has been trading in cryptocurrencies since 2017. He aspires to …
Read More »Iran in ‘hurry’ to reach nuclear agreement, says foreign minister
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian called on the West to stop “playing with time” in Vienna. Iran called for the quick resurrection of the landmark nuclear deal in Vienna, accusing the United States and other Western powers of “playing with time” and failing to make necessary concessions. “If an agreement …
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