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View from Italy: A dissolution of NATO would actually be a beneficial turning point

10:41 15.09.2023

View from Italy: A dissolution of NATO would actually be a beneficial turning point

Today, even those who are ready to admit US responsibility of the long preparation for war, at least in its stubborn continuation, argue that those who “violated international law by invading a sovereign country cannot go unpunished.” This is the most imprudent and impudent statement that Atlanticists can make, writes …

View from Delhi: G20 is in need of genuine reform

10:40 15.09.2023

View from Delhi: G20 is in need of genuine reform

India being the host country, the triumphalist tom-toming that G20 summit on September 9-10 was a “success” is both understandable and probably justifiable. Certainly, Indian diplomacy was in full cry. The negotiation of the G20 Declaration is no mean achievement in a highly polarised environment, notes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador …

View from Morocco: Can we trust the BRICS+?

10:39 15.09.2023

View from Morocco: Can we trust the BRICS+?

The 15th BRICS Summit, in Johannesburg from 22-24 August 2023, is an important event for the world, especially for the global South. Why is it so important? The reason is simple. The birth and strengthening of the BRICS+ is a step towards limiting the dominance of the West, which has …

More US banks to fail? Not with a State Bank of North Dakota

10:38 15.09.2023

More US banks to fail? Not with a State Bank of North Dakota

Alexander Hamilton dealt with what appeared to be an insurmountable sovereign debt crisis by establishing the First Bank of the United States as an infrastructure and development bank in 1791. That model was followed by Roosevelt’s government in pulling the country out of the 1930s Great Depression, and it can …

Shutdown may hit America again

11:26 14.09.2023 Andrey Kadomtsev

Shutdown may hit America again

Judging by American media reports, the US federal government will face a partial closure, known as ‘shutdown’, if the Congress fails to adopt at least a temporary legislation on government budget for the next fiscal year, due to begin on October 1. Under the law, in the absence of the …

British poll: “Should the UK pull back on Ukraine funding now?”

11:25 14.09.2023

British poll: “Should the UK pull back on Ukraine funding now?”

Here are the results of a public opinion poll conducted by a British Express magazine. The result is very interesting. The magazine accompanies the voting results with the following text. Former RAF Air Vice-Marshal and Ministry of Defence (MoD) staffer Sean Bell suggested that the war has weakened Russia to …

US is lost in reverie to change a course of Global South

11:24 14.09.2023

US is lost in reverie to change a course of Global South

A perceived compromise on Ukraine and a rapid succession of deals with other G20 members shows Washington sees the forum as essential, surprisingly notes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer. The impact of the G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9-10 is to be measured by the …

Is NATO learning about its future in Ukraine?

11:23 14.09.2023

Is NATO learning about its future in Ukraine?

The war in Ukraine is no different, in fact in some ways it is a poster child for changes in modern warfare. Unfortunately, for NATO, it is also a harbinger of bad news, notes Stephen Bryen, a former US Deputy Under Secretary of Defense and is a leading expert in …

Vladimir Putin: “Russia raised its head and emerged as a real geopolitical competitor”

17:31 13.09.2023

Vladimir Putin: “Russia raised its head and emerged as a real geopolitical competitor”

During the plenary session of the 8th Eastern Economic Forum Vladimis Putin answered many questions of the moderator of the discussion is Ilya Doronov, managing director of the RBC TV channel. Key points, particulary on international themes. Q. Here is my question: Do you think that these global domestic plans …

Vassily Nebenzia: “Ukrainians also become victims of trafficking in body organs”

11:26 13.09.2023

Vassily Nebenzia: “Ukrainians also become victims of trafficking in body organs”

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UN Security Council briefing on Ukraine. Key points: - The main reason why we called this meeting was to raise again the issue of Western donors’ uncurtailed supply of various sorts of weapons to their beneficiaries in Kiev and its impact on settlement …

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