(FPRI) — The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) heads of state and government participated in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Vilnius, Lithuania, in July — the fourth summit the Alliance has held since the full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The top level gathering …
Read More »The EU’s Eastern Enlargement and Differentiated Democracy Support
Summary:Russia’s war of aggression has brought Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia closer to EU membership. To play an effective role in the democratization of these three countries, the EU needs a differentiated approach based on the political dynamics of each state. Russia’s war against Ukraine has brought the EU enlargement question …
Read More »Al-Qaeda Magazine Released On 9/11 Anniversary Threatens Future Attack On U.S. More Devastating Than 9/11
On September 10, 2023, the Al-Sahab Media Foundation, the official outlet of Al-Qaeda’s Central Command, released Issue 11 of its Arabic-language Ummah Wahidah (One Ummah) periodic magazine. The current issue is “dedicated to the 22nd anniversary of the #September_attacks,” perpetrated by Al-Qaeda against the U.S. on September 11, 2001.[1] The …
Read More »Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions following the G20 Summit, New Delhi, September 10, 2023
Colleagues, You have all had a chance to read the Declaration, so I will keep my opening remarks short. The G20 Summit was an unqualified success. First and foremost, it was a success of the Indian Chairmanship, but also of all of us. The G20 is undergoing an internal reform. …
Read More »G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration
Preamble We are One Earth, One Family, and we share One Future.We, the Leaders of the G20, met in New Delhi on 9–10 September 2023, under the theme ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’. We meet at a defining moment in history where the decisions we make now will determine the future of our …
Read More »Don’t Write Off Ukraine’s Counteroffensive. Support It.
Western criticisms of the grinding campaign are premature. They also play right into Vladimir Putin’s hands. After a slow start, Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive is showing signs of a breakthrough. Its military has pierced Russian defenses in the south, putting it in reach of key targets in Russian-held territories. These gains …
Read More »Germany Says Ukraine Belongs In The European Union
Ukraine belongs in the European Union, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Monday during her visit to Kyiv. But she added that the country needed to do more to fight graft. “Reform results in the areas of judicial reform, and media legislation are already impressive. But there is still a …
Read More »Death By A Thousand Cuts: The Many Ways Our Rights Have Been Usurped Since 9/11 – OpEd
Those who gave us the Constitution and the Bill of Rights believed that the government exists at the behest of its citizens. It is there to protect, defend and even enhance our freedoms, not violate them. Unfortunately, although the Bill of Rights was adopted as a means of protecting the …
Read More »Operation Northwoods: The Cold War Conspiracy that Never Was
Every so often, history presents us with stories that sound more like Hollywood scripts than factual events. Among the pantheon of could-have-been episodes from the past, Operation Northwoods stands out as one of the most startling and controversial. Rooted in the height of the Cold War, a period characterized by …
Read More »De la Covid-19 au changement climatique : Les véhicules de l’autoritarisme global
Comme je l’ai indiqué par le passé, le monde occidental a été à deux doigts d’être complètement assujetti et placé sous une tyrannie médicale perpétuelle par une coalition de responsables gouvernementaux, d’intérêts globalistes et d’entreprises partenaires. Les analystes du mouvement pour la liberté ont souvent parlé de «conspiration ouverte», mais …
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