February, 2022

• 15 February

  Bipolarity is Back: Why It Matters

  Bipolarity is no longer returning—it is here, and it is here to stay for the foreseeable future. News today is dominated by US-China relations, indicating a recognition of today’s bipolar system, and China continues to close the gap in the economic realm. The effects of this bipolarity have substantially deepened …

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• 15 February

  Ukraine, NATO, and Putin’s Self-Made Predicament

  Putin could have gotten out of this trap, had the Russian side positively evaluated the limited Western concessions that are on the table: arms control of medium-range weapons systems, as well as confidence-building, transparency, and verification measures in the NATO-Russia borderlands, and measures of crisis communication. A specter is haunting …

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• 13 February

  To Change Putin’s Behavior, the West Needs a New Strategy

  

  Although the response in Western capitals to Russia’s aggressive military posturing on its border with Ukraine has been couched in clear diplomacy-first terms, military contingency planning has stepped up a notch in recent weeks. The intent of these moves, at least judging from the rhetoric of U.S. and NATO leaders …

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• 13 February

  An Essay On Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine (Part III): Why Is Diplomacy Failing? – Analysis

  

  The British World War II military leader Field Marshal Montgomery once famously stated “Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: Do not march on Moscow. Various people have tried it, Napoleon and Hitler, and it is no good.” The point he was making is that the …

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• 13 February

  US Displays Hypocrisy By Criticizing China’s Actions In East China Sea

  

  At their January summit, US President Joe Biden and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida , reiterated their resolve to thwart China’s “attempt to change the ‘status quo’ in the East China Sea.” For the U.S. this is blatantly disingenuous and hypocritical because it is doing the same thing in the …

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• 13 February

  Ukraine Crisis: The Big Picture

  

  Tensions between Russia and the US-led NATO alliance are soaring over the possible invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Although Russia has repeatedly said that it does not intend to invade Ukraine, however, the Western alliance is beating war drums for the last few weeks. Diplomatic efforts have not made a …

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• 13 February

  Report From Canada: The Regime Is Lying About The Truckers

  

  Canadian truck drivers are continuing their protest against the government’s covid/vaccine mandates. The protest was triggered by the federal government’s November mandate that truck drivers must be fully vaccinated by January 15 or they would be subject to mandatory testing and quarantine requirements when entering Canada. It is worth noting …

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• 13 February

  The World’s Jailers

  

  It was on March 23, 2019 that the last remnant of Islamic State (IS) territory, the village of Baghuz, fell to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). It marked the decisive defeat of the militant theocracy that had once conquered and controlled huge areas of Iraq and Syria. Tens of …

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• 13 February

  Biden warns Putin of a decisive response if Russia invades Ukraine

  

  President Biden on Saturday warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that if Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. and its allies would “respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs on Russia,” the White House said. The two leaders spoke by phone for roughly an hour. “President Biden reiterated that a further …

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• 13 February

  Bigotry Unbound: the U.S. Media’s Anti-China Propaganda Blitz

  

  Hate crimes against Asian Americans mushroomed over the past two years. According to the Guardian, they jumped 567 percent in San Francisco since 2021, and you don’t have to look far to find out why. The main reason is, quite simply, incessant China-bashing in the mainstream media. This propaganda campaign …

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