In March 2023, at his summit meeting in Moscow with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he was ready to create a joint Chinese-Russian working group to develop what the Russians call the Northern Sea Route (NSR) and the Chinese the Polar Silk Road (TASS, March …
Read More »Secrecy Versus Democracy: New Developments
A government with many secrets is not a democracy What are we to think when governments make every effort to keep their actions secret from their own citizens? We can only conclude that although they may call themselves democracies, such governments are in fact oligarchies or dictatorships. In a democracy, …
Read More »War, What Is It Good For?
I was born on July 20, 1944, amid a vast global conflict already known as World War II. Though it ended with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 before I could say much more than “Mama” or “Dada,” in some strange fashion, I grew up at …
Read More »Vučić: Tectonic changes in Kosovo, the election debacle of Kurti and Quinta
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said that tectonic changes took place in Kosovo and Metohija yesterday, as well as the election debacle of Aljbin Kurti and Quinta. “I didn’t accidentally say just Kurti, but all those who encouraged him and lied to themselves that the problem was in criminal Serbian organizations …
Read More »The Wagner Group is creating a «confederation» of anti-Western states in Africa: this is why Sudan is so important to Prigozhin
Leaked Pentagon Files Say the Wagners Are Creating Instability in Africa Using Its Paramilitaries and Betting on Disinformation The Wagner Group works to create a “confederation” of anti-Western states in Africa . This was revealed by the Pentagon leaks reported by the Washington Post, according to which the group is …
Read More »Vučić to journalist N1: You say that I was born negatively and a criminal, so I’m not suing you
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said that there are always many critical messages in the European Union’s reports on Serbia and that he believes that this time they will primarily refer to the non-introduction of sanctions against Russia. “It is important to me that they will praise the elections …
Read More »Obsolete Cold War Attitudes Are Holding Europe Back
Instead, an independent foreign policy is desperately needed—and gaining support. Recently, the United States has been followed by a number of European countries in supporting a cold war policy toward Russia and China. This has created increasing problems in Europe—bringing a major war to the continent, creating serious economic difficulties, …
Read More »BRICS To Pass G7 In Economic Power, Says Bloomberg
Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – is expected to increase their share of the global economy to nearly 35% by 2028, Bloomberg reported on Monday. According to Bloomberg’s calculations based on the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) data, this year, the BRICS countries will contribute 32.1% of the …
Read More »Iranian Army Receives Over 200 Drones
The Iranian Army on Thursday took delivery of more than 200 strategic drones manufactured by the Defense Ministry. In an event attended by Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, the strategic unmanned aerial vehicles, designed and manufactured by the Defense Ministry in cooperation with the Army, were delivered to various …
Read More »US Providing Ukraine With $325 Million In New Military Aid
The United States on Wednesday announced $325 million in new military aid for Ukraine in a package that is expected to include more artillery rounds and rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), as Ukraine continues to burn through artillery munitions at a high rate. Defense officials who …
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