January, 2024

• 15 January

  Who will fight for Britain?

  

  Pax Americana has hollowed out our sense of duty The year I was born, one of the most famous New Wave songs of all time was released: Elvis Costello’s “Oliver’s Army”. It was written after Costello visited Northern Ireland during the Troubles. There, he described seeing “mere boys walking around …

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• 15 January

  Should Britain lead the war in Yemen?

  

  We are always at the tip of the American spear “The tradition of all dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the brains of the living,” Karl Marx observed. When it comes to British military adventurism in the Middle East, that certainly rings true. The recent history of British interventions …

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• 15 January

  Yemen: Houthis Vow ‘Strong Response’ After New US Strike

  

  Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have threatened a “strong and effective response” after the US carried out another strike in the country, ratcheting up tensions as Washington vows to protect shipping from attacks by the group. The latest strike, which the US said hit a radar site, came a day after dozens …

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• 15 January

  Russia Steps Up The Competition In Africa – Analysis

  

  Amidst the smoldering wreckage of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane, it appeared that Wagner Group would suffer without its senior leadership, putting its African projects in jeopardy. Yet, Russia is stepping up in Africa after the demise of Prigozhin. What will it mean for West Africa, a region plagued by ethnic violence …

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• 15 January

  From Russia With Love: How Moscow Courts The Global South – Analysis

  

  It was a few months into Russia’s war on Ukraine when reaching out to the global south became a topic of discussion in the West. Having been shocked by the invasion, Europe speedily heaped new sanctions on Russia, bussed millions of Ukrainian refugees to safety, and scrambled to send arms …

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• 15 January

  L’industrie allemande paie cher les sanctions contre la Russie

  

  En Allemagne, l’industrie enregistre une baisse record sur les trois dernières années. Le moral des milieux d’affaires quant à la situation actuelle dans le pays est au plus bas depuis août 2020. Selon l’office allemand de la statistique, l’industrie du pays a connu une chute de presque 5% en glissement …

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• 15 January

  US Bombs Drop and Risk of Wider War Rises

  

  Sometimes it is even more clear than usual, the priorities of US capitalism: near 24,000 civilian lives lost is acceptable, a 20% drop in Red Sea traffic is not. Assuring Israel’s survival as a US base in the Middle East is essential, minimizing the risk of wider war in the …

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• 15 January

  Mapping Disinformation in Africa

  

  Russia has pioneered a model of disinformation to gain political influence in Africa that is now being replicated by other actors across the continent. Disinformation is the intentional dissemination of false information with the intent of advancing a political objective. Africa has been the increasingly frequent target of such campaigns. …

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• 15 January

  Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing with regard to strikes by US-led “international coalition” against the territory of Yemen

  

  Mr.President, We thank Khaled Khiari for the briefing. However, in the context of an obvious armed aggression against a sovereign country, we would have liked to see the UN Secretary-General as a briefer today. The main task of the United Nations, as enshrined in its Charter, is to prevent threats …

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• 15 January

  Russia’s Response To The West’s Anti-Houthi Strikes Will Remain Limited To Rhetoric

  

  Russia is unwilling to spark World War III over the Houthis, lacks the logistical ability to clandestinely support them even if it wanted to, and pragmatically prioritizes ties with the wealthy Gulf Kingdoms over that impoverished Yemeni rebel group. Anyone who claims otherwise is maliciously setting others up for inevitable …

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