На Западе спорят о том, как нужно реагировать на проведенные Россией красные линии: просто так отвергнуть переданные Москвой проекты договора с США и соглашения с НАТО не получится. Сторонники жесткой стратегии, то есть те, кто делает ставку на продолжение демонизации России и тотальную конфронтацию с нами, опасаются, что отсутствие однозначно …
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Professional sports is a cutthroat business. Succeed and the people running the show reap rich rewards. Fail to meet expectations and you get handed your walking papers. American-style war in the twenty-first century is quite a different matter. Of course, war is not a game. The stakes on the battlefield …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 is a double-edged geopolitical tool
When Pavel Zavalny, the chairman of Russian parliamentary committee on energy, made the forecast last Friday that Nord Stream 2 pipeline could start shipping natural gas to Germany as early as next month, it was received with disbelief. But Zavalny was categorical, and was quoted by Reuters as saying, “I …
Read More »Possibility Of Civil War in U.S., Warn Three Retired Generals And CIA Consultant
Three retired U.S. army generals warned of an insurrection or even civil war if the results of the 2024 presidential election were not accepted by some in the military. Former Major Gen. Paul Eaton, former Major Gen. Antonio Taguba, and former Brig. Gen. Steven Anderson made the warnings in an …
Read More »Hamas sees terrorism as the way to push Israel towards concessions – analysis
More than half a year since the last round of violent escalations between the two sides, Hamas understands that terror is the route it must take in order to push Israel to make concessions. Hamas is increasingly pushing for deadly terrorist attacks in the West Bank as tensions continue to …
Read More »Putin says Russia has ‘nowhere to retreat’ over Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had no room to retreat in a standoff with the United States over Ukraine and would be forced into a tough response unless the West dropped its “aggressive line”. Putin addressed his remarks to military officials as Russia pressed for an urgent …
Read More »Що не так із підозрою, висунутою Петрові Порошенку
Як сприймуть висунуту п’ятому президентові України підозру в державній зраді на Заході Можна дуже не любити Порошенка. Але в той момент, коли країна потребує міжнародної коаліції для протистояння Путіну, робити з України державу, у якій є політичні репресії, не дуже розумно. А саме так і сприймуть підозру Порошенку на Заході. …
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Türkiye, salgın döneminde gerek sağlık ve gerekse de ekonomiye destekler konusunda başarılı bir performans sergiledi. Bir yandan aşı ve sağlık hizmetlerinden faydalanma konusunda tüm vatandaşlarımıza hizmet verilirken, öte yandan sanayici, tüccar, esnaf ve emekçilere kısa çalışma ödeneği, nakdi ücret desteği, işsizlik ödeneği, sosyal yardımlarla ekonomiye katkı ve destek verilmişti. Yeni …
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„Nieko apie mus be mūsų pačių“. Ši nuostata vienaip ar kitaip veikia Vidurio ir Rytų Europos raidą jau daugiau nei pusę tūkstančio metų. Tiksliau būtų teigti, kad šis principas teoriškai tiek laiko egzistuoja, tačiau nebuvo realizuojamas. Geopolitiniame kontekste didieji žaidėjai tradiciškai pastumdavo mažuosius į šalį ir priimdavo sprendimus neatsižvelgdami į …
Read More »Misrepresenting Ukraine’s Democracy, Misguiding US Foreign Affairs
Afterthoughts on a Debate in Washington and Nuclear Non-Proliferation Over the last eight years, Ukraine has – in connection with its pro-Western Euromaidan Revolution of 2013-2014 as well as following territorial conflicts with Russia – become a major issue in US and EU foreign policies. Today, Ukraine’s domestic as well …
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