How Trump Plans to Weaponize America’s Bureaucracy In March 2023, Donald Trump kicked off his third presidential run in Waco, Texas. His arrival coincided with the 30th anniversary of the deadly confrontation that took place nearby between heavily armed Branch Davidian cultists and federal law enforcement. When Trump took to …
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The Terrorism Warning Lights Are Blinking Red Again
Echoes of the Run-Up to 9/11 From his confirmation hearing to become director of Central Intelligence in May 1997 until September 11, 2001, George Tenet was sounding an alarm about Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda. In those four years before al Qaeda operatives attacked the World Trade Center and …
Read More »With Larijani, Ahmadinejad disqualified, six main contenders in Iran’s elections
Iran’s electoral Guardian Council has approved the candidacy of six political figures for the snap elections that follow the death of Ebrahim Raisi, rejecting dozens of other potential candidates. Iran’s Interior Ministry announced Sunday the final list of candidates for the upcoming presidential elections that was approved by the hard-line …
Read More »NATO’s Direct Funding Arrangements: Who Decides And Who Pays? – Analysis
Former United States President and leading 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump made headlines earlier this year by claiming to have told the leader of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member state that the USA would not come to its defence against a Russian attack if the state …
Read More »Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah, Lebanon and Syria (June 3 – 9 , 2024)
This past week Hezbollah claimed responsibility for 52 attacks on military and civilian targetsin northern Israel. Falaq-2 rockets were used for the first time. A soldier was killed and 12 otherswere injured in a UAV attack in Hurfeish, and a UAV fell in the Jezreel Valley, 40 kilometers fromthe border, …
Read More »Will Republika Srpska’s Decision To Separate From Bosnia Plunge The Balkans Back Into War?
The Bosnian Croats’ reaction and that of their neighboring eponymous NATO-member state to Republika Srpska’s planned separation will be the most pivotal factor for determining whether the West resorts to military force to stop the Serbs. President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik confirmed in an interview with TASS at last …
Read More »Le mythe de la supériorité juive
Comme le souligne le célèbre mathématicien russe Igor Shafarevich dans son essai sur la question juive, les juifs aiment s’attribuer le mérite de presque tout, alors qu’en réalité, ils n’ont inventé ou contribué que très peu à l’histoire moderne et n’ont pu faire ce qu’ils ont fait qu’en utilisant les …
Read More »Analysing And Mining Russian YouTube Comments On The War In Ukraine
Abstract: Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, YouTube has remained a primary platform for ordinary Russians to access uncensored information, in contrast to global news media banned by the Russian government. Analysing massive comments posted on YouTube is an imperative step to figuring out what Russian …
Read More »Ukraine War Fuels Resurgence of Modern “Silk Road”
Central Asian and South Caucasus nations should use the interest in East–West trade through their territory to boost regional connectivity. This year, an estimated 150,000 tons of freight will be shipped from central China, the eastern terminus of the ancient Silk Road, through Central Asia and across the Caspian Sea …
Read More »The Polish Right Is Still Strong Despite Tusk’s Liberals Winning The EU Parliamentary Elections
As it presently stands, Confederation has a real chance to redefine what it means to be a conservative-nationalist in Poland similar in spirit to how the complementary Make America Great Again and America First movements have already done in the US, though they still need more time to reach that …
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