May, 2023

• 2 May

  How Azerbaijan’s stability became vital for China

  

  When the Ukraine war interrupted Beijing’s land route to Europe, Azerbaijan and its neighborhood became a vital alternative pathway, but adversaries may seek to disrupt that. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Beijing’s northern trade route to Europe has been severely curtailed, making the “Middle Corridor” route that …

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April, 2023

• 30 April

  GROUP AMERICA: A US-SERBIAN DRUG GANG WITH FRIENDS IN THE SHADOWS

  

  They’ve been accused of dismembering enemies with chainsaws, assassinating senior government officials, and trading on ties with intelligence agencies. They’ve smuggled cocaine — tons and tons of it — across the world and now feed a sizable share of Europe’s drug habit. Yet few outsides of law enforcement have heard …

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• 30 April

  Sabic-El-Rayess: “Russian forces slaughtered hundreds of Ukrainians in cold blood”

  

  Dr. Amra Sabic-El-Rayess: Putin is copying the propaganda playbook of Serbian war criminals A year ago, Ukrainian soldiers discovered evidence of the Bucha massacre in which Russian forces slaughtered hundreds of Ukrainians in cold blood. Far from owning up to its crimes, Russia has spent the past 12 months trying …

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• 30 April

  Russia’s sphere of influence is growing

  

  It’s not a pretty picture: Russia’s support is growing in the developing world Russia’s sphere of influence is growing as propaganda and diplomatic efforts gather momentum and Western powers fail to counter the Kremlin’s narratives, analysts suggest. A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit earlier this month indicated that net …

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• 30 April

  Pakistan Needs An Intellectual Revolution – OpEd

  

  Intellectualism refers to the culture of learning, education, and critical thinking. It is a crucial element for the growth and development of any society. The intellectual revolution is a crucial concept that needs to be understood by less developed countries to help them develop and grow. Less developed countries (LDCs) …

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• 30 April

  Les nouvelles monnaies d’un futur monde multipolaire

  

  « Le dollar c’est notre monnaie et votre problème. » (John Connelly, secrétaire d’État à l’Économie) « Quand tout est troublé, que l’avenir est imprévisible et inquiétant, la « relique barbare », moquée par lord Keynes, retrouve l’attrait qu’elle a toujours eu en période de dangers. L’or redevient l’ancre de …

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• 30 April

  Central Banking And The Illusion Of Control: Why Our Monetary System Keeps Failing Us – OpEd

  

  The recent economic situation in the US has revealed the Federal Reserve’s failure to achieve its own policy goals of price and growth stability. The current recessionary fears have arisen following historic inflation levels, that were caused by expansionary monetary policies during the Covid pandemic. The root of these failures …

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• 30 April

  May Day and Abolition

  

  “Murther, murther, murther, murther …” shouted Free-born John Lilburne from prison. “M’aidez, m’aidez,” says the international distress signal. Murder is the crime, and help is the need. That is the dynamic of the day, May Day. It’s methodology therefore requires answers to two questions: Who? Whom? We remember los martiros, …

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• 30 April

  It’s the Class War, Stupid: An Evening with Noam Chomsky

  

  In mid-April, we hosted renowned linguist, political analyst, and activist Noam Chomsky for a speaking and Q&A event at Lehigh University as part of the Douglas Dialogues forum. The event was attended by hundreds of students, faculty, and staff, and provided the Lehigh University community an opportunity to engage in …

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• 30 April

  Wagner Chief Threatens To Pull Out Of Bakhmut As Zelenskyy Calls For Modern Air Defenses

  

  Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russian paramilitary group Wagner, has threatened to withdraw his troops from the embattled Ukrainian city of Bakhmut if ammunition supply problems are not resolved, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed for modern air-defense systems following one of the deadliest Russian strikes on civilian targets in recent …

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