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American view: Ukraine has no realistic path to victory over Russia

10:34 20.08.2023

American view: Ukraine has no realistic path to victory over Russia

There is no rational path to military victory for Ukraine. The longer Kyiv and Washington ignore this painful reality, the greater the damage that will be pointlessly inflicted on the people of Ukraine, and the more territory they might cede in an eventual negotiated conclusion, writes Daniel L. Davis, a …

US election-2024 – premonition of Civil War?

10:33 20.08.2023

US election-2024 – premonition of Civil War?

November 5, 2024, is the scheduled date for the next presidential election. Of course, it’s too early to predict who will win, but it can be useful to speculate, proposes at Counter Punch David Rosen, an author of many scholarly articles, book reviews and popular pieces on media-tech, telecom, politics, …

Egypt resists U.S. calls to arm Ukraine

9:20 19.08.2023

Egypt resists U.S. calls to arm Ukraine

U.S. officials, including Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, asked Egypt to supply weapons to Ukraine, seeking to help the Ukrainian government overcome a shortage of ammunition, but Egyptian officials said privately that Egypt has no plans to send the weapons, ‘The Wall Street Journal’ writes. Austin made the request in …

Severe drought in Panama hits global shipping industry

9:18 19.08.2023

Severe drought in Panama hits global shipping industry

An extreme drought in Panama is resulting in unusually lengthy delays and difficult restrictions alongside one of many world’s most vital commerce routes, illustrating the problem local weather change poses to world commerce, FT informs. Excessive temperatures and one of many driest years on file have led authorities within the …

Kenya launches inquiry to list murder as a British soldiers’ crime

9:16 19.08.2023

Kenya launches inquiry to list murder as a British soldiers’ crime

The Kenyan government has launched an inquiry into allegations of abuse by the British army, which MPs say could have implications for the future role of UK troops in the country, ‘The Guardian’ informs with some surprise. The investigation will examine the activities of the British Army Training Unit Kenya …

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with The International Affairs journal, August 2023

0:00 19.08.2023

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with The International Affairs journal, August 2023

Question: The world has entered a period of confrontation between various global development concepts: Russia’s, China’s views and, in general, the non-Western approach as opposed to the policy of Western domination. Was this inevitable, given their civilisational differences, different approaches to the use of force and international law, and different …

View from Croatia: The second anti-colonial war in Africa

8:18 18.08.2023

View from Croatia: The second anti-colonial war in Africa

Without a doubt, the armed coup in Niger, and the previous events in Burkina Faso and Mali, as well as the ongoing processes in Chad, the Central African Republic and other African states can be considered the second anti-colonial war, stresses ‘Geopolitika’ review from Croatia. Indeed, after the first anti-colonial …

US Army wants more Patriot units, but faces tough recruiting environment

8:18 18.08.2023

US Army wants more Patriot units, but faces tough recruiting environment

Senior Army leaders have approved plans to boost the number of Patriot units inside the force, in a bid to alleviate the high demand for the air defense capability, according to a three-star general. “Army senior leaders from the secretary [to the] chief, recognize the demands on the Patriot force …

View from Bahrain: “Perhaps a new history in the World economy will be launched”

8:15 18.08.2023

View from Bahrain: “Perhaps a new history in the World economy will be launched”

BRICS is gradually increasing its economic power, becoming a worthy competitor to the G7, Al-Watan writes from Bahrain. Block expansion will only contribute the process. The West is waiting with bated breath for the summit of the group at the end of August 2023. China and Russia strongly support the …

View from Delhi: A US effort to form a new military block in Asia

8:13 18.08.2023

View from Delhi: A US effort to form a new military block in Asia

Two back-to-back events can be seen as major events in an acceleration of strategic realignments among the big powers. They appear amidst growing signs of a new cold war globally with particular focus on the United States’ containment strategy against China playing out in the Indo-Pacific region, stresses M.K. Bhadrakumar, …

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