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View from New York: The U.S. is now isolated over Gaza

10:01 08.01.2024

View from New York: The U.S. is now isolated over Gaza

Days of intense negotiations enabled the Biden administration to avoid casting a veto at the United Nations Security Council in defense of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. But abstaining from a resolution designed to help more humanitarian aid reach Gaza only limited the damage to America’s standing around the world …

A nervous panic in London: Ukraine’s new year may end with a brutal Western betrayal

10:00 08.01.2024

A nervous panic in London: Ukraine’s new year may end with a brutal Western betrayal

Only a few short months ago, the stoic Ukrainian defenders were heralded by the West as defenders of the liberal values and freedoms we enjoy. Today, Western governments are now beginning to signal a lack of patience, and with it a lack of military and economic support to Kyiv, writes …

View from Cambridge: Blocking Israel’s supply chain

10:06 07.01.2024

View from Cambridge: Blocking Israel’s supply chain

The Israel-Gaza conflict is invigorating a global protest movement against the state of Israel which is seeing various manifestations. From an economic standpoint, Israel can be seen as vulnerable in terms of global supply lines, potentially at the mercy of sanctions and complete isolation. Both imports and exports are of …

NYT: Ukrainians shun TV news as war drags on

10:05 07.01.2024

NYT: Ukrainians shun TV news as war drags on

A government-approved news program intended to counter Russian disinformation and boost morale is coming under criticism for painting a rosy picture of the war. The show, Telemarathon United News, has been a major tool of Ukraine’s information war, praised by the government officials who regularly appear on it for its …

‘We’re out of money’: US exhausts security funds for Ukraine

10:04 07.01.2024

‘We’re out of money’: US exhausts security funds for Ukraine

The U.S. had no funds left to replace weapons sent to Ukraine, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder (photo) said during a press briefing. “We’re out of money,” he told reporters. There exists $4.2 billion left in authority to send such aid, Ryder explained, but the lack of replenishment …

British life-style: Doctors report ‘nightmare’ surge in scabies across UK

10:03 07.01.2024

British life-style: Doctors report ‘nightmare’ surge in scabies across UK

Proliferation comes amid treatment shortage and poses major public health threat, say experts. Doctors are reporting a surge in scabies cases across the UK amid an acute shortage of treatments, and say the “nightmare” situation poses a major public health threat, informs ‘The Guardian’. Scabies is a highly contagious condition …

POLITICO: The Biden administration is quietly shifting its strategy in Ukraine

10:49 06.01.2024

POLITICO: The Biden administration is quietly shifting its strategy in Ukraine

For two years, Biden and Zelenskyy have been focused on driving Russia from Ukraine. Now Washington is discussing a move to a more defensive posture, writes Michael Hirsh, a former foreign editor and chief diplomatic correspondent for Newsweek, and the former national editor for POLITICO Magazine. With U.S. and European …

Western experts on “The World in 2024”

10:48 06.01.2024

Western experts on “The World in 2024”

Experts look ahead to 2024 and outline what they believe will be the most important geopolitical developments of the coming year at ‘Engelsberg Ideas’ blog. Peter Frankopan, professor of Global History at Oxford University: Even the sunniest optimist would find it difficult to turn in to 2024 feeling upbeat. These …

Russia finally finds counter to HIMARS shoot & scoot capability

10:46 06.01.2024

Russia finally finds counter to HIMARS shoot & scoot capability

On January 1, the Military Informant Telegram channel published a video purportedly showing a HIMARS that had just fired a salvo coming under fire from cluster munition dispensing artillery rockets near Konstantinovka. The launcher was reportedly destroyed. While the evidence supporting HIMARS neutralization isn’t clinching, there can be little doubt …

India-Russia ties get a makeover

10:46 06.01.2024

India-Russia ties get a makeover

The visit by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to Russia on December 24-29 presented an extraordinary spectacle reminiscent of the halcyon days of Indo-Soviet relations. There was an unnameable ecstasy in Jaishankar’s words on Russian soil. He even took a walk on the Red Square in the middle of Russian …

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