The slow rate of [Ukrainian] progress has also prompted politicians on both sides of the Atlantic to question whether it is worth continuing to support Ukraine’s military effort or instead concentrate their efforts on negotiating a peace settlement between the warring countries. Vivek Ramaswamy, a candidate for the Republican Party …
Read More »Police detain nearly 1,000 in raids across Turkey following suicide bomb attack
Police detained almost 1,000 people in raids across Turkey on Tuesday, including dozens with alleged links to Kurdish militants, days after a suicide bomb attack in the Turkish capital. Police detained at least 67 people across Turkey on Tuesday in a sweep targeting people with alleged links to Kurdish militants, …
Read More »The Russia-Ukraine Conflict From A Hybrid Warfare Perspective – A Year In The War
Abstract: The Ukrainian Army shot down the Russian paratroopers close to Hostomel and stopped the land march of Russian Land Forces into Kyiv, preventing Russia from striving for regime change. Afterwards, Russia’s “hybrid war” on Ukraine went rogue, creating a 21st-century war, differing widely from forecasts of Western military experts. …
Read More »A Geopolitical Quandary For The West
Abstract: Efforts to analyse the economic, political, and security trends to understand important aspects of the power transition process might have paved the way for broader research endeavours. However, the holistic international picture is yet to be shown. Taking a holistic view of geopolitics is necessary as it allows for …
Read More »China Courts The Taliban – Analysis
On September 13, China’s newly appointed ambassador to Afghanistan, Zhao Xing, arrived at the presidential palace in Kabul to present his credentials to the acting prime minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Mohammad Hassan Akhund. Uniformed Taliban members welcomed him to the palace in a grand theatrical ceremony. While …
Read More »Danijel Server: American officials are turning a blind eye to Belgrade’s malfeasance, that will have consequences
Serbia’s efforts to destabilize Kosovo in order not to take control of its majority Serbian north should be obvious to everyone today, Daniel Server, a professor at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, points out to peacefare.net . The server reminds that last year …
Read More »Promoting Democracy, Arming Autocracy: A Deep Conflict In US Foreign Policy – OpEd
Duplicity is perhaps the best word that can describe the conduct of American politicians and leaders throughout history. Indeed, the discrepancy between words and action can be regarded as the main principle and basis of US foreign policy. This contradiction is particularly conspicuous in the relations of this country as …
Read More »Why US Lost The Middle East? – OpEd
Over the past two decades, the US military intervention and hasty withdrawal have unleashed instability and violence across the Middle East. The US policies have wreaked havoc on the region, resulting in a series of calamities, such as the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan after the US-backed government collapsed, Iraq’s descent …
Read More »The ‘American’ economic war against Yemen
While a fragile ceasefire exists between the Saudi-led coalition and Ansarallah-allied forces, Yemen remains subjected to severe economic warfare, designed, backed, and orchestrated entirely by western powers. The UN-brokered truce between Sanaa and Riyadh, which was announced in April 2022 and technically expired in October, has plunged Yemen into a …
Read More »Spoils of War: General Electric’s role in Iraq’s energy crisis
US energy giant General Electric holds a vise grip over Iraqi energy matters. Since the US invasion, Iraq has spent $85 billion on its electricity sector but still faces 12-hour daily power outages. So why is GE still getting contracts it won’t fulfill? US energy giant, General Electric’s (GE) website …
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