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‘Berliner Zeitung’ reminds how the West ignored Russia's security, and how Russia responded

11:24 29.12.2023

‘Berliner Zeitung’ reminds how the West ignored Russia's security, and how Russia responded

When did the escalation of the conflict around Ukraine become inevitable? In search of an answer to this question, the Berliner Zeitung raises historical facts that the Western media have chosen to forget: in December 2021, Russia proposed to pull back from the brink after 30 years of inexorably tightening …

A US scandal: One-in-five Mail-in voters admit they cheated in 2020 election

11:24 29.12.2023

A US scandal: One-in-five Mail-in voters admit they cheated in 2020 election

More than 20% of voters who used mail-in ballots in 2020 admit they participated in at least one form of election fraud, informs Rasmussen Reports, a nonpartisan electronic media company specializing in the collection, publication and distribution of public opinion polling information. A new national telephone and online survey by …

View from Canada: The guardrails that once prevented wars are failing

11:23 29.12.2023

View from Canada: The guardrails that once prevented wars are failing

Wars are no longer black-swan events. They are a regular occurrence, representing the most significant transformation in global affairs since 9/11. The Israel-Hamas war is an ominous message to the world: The guardrails that long stopped wars from breaking out are now effectively failing, writes Abishur Prakash, the founder of …

Over 100 journalists killed in less than three months in Gaza

11:23 29.12.2023

Over 100 journalists killed in less than three months in Gaza

This is a transcript of the speech I gave on December 22nd at a vigil for the overwhelming number of journalists who have been killed in Gaza since October 7th, writes Nathaniel St. Clair, a CounterPunch’s photo editor, copy editor, and social media manager. This vigil was organized by Jewish …

Robert Shiller: A 'Cataclysm' for US Dollar reserve status if confiscated Russian assets given to Ukraine

11:54 28.12.2023

Robert Shiller: A 'Cataclysm' for US Dollar reserve status if confiscated Russian assets given to Ukraine

If the United States shifts frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, it would be cataclysmic for the US Dollar's status as the global reserve currency, says Nobel Prize winning Yale professor, Robert Shiller (photo). "If America does this to Russia today… then tomorrow it can do this to anyone," he told …

View from Australia: Sleeping on Russia’s naval resurgence in the Pacific

11:53 28.12.2023

View from Australia: Sleeping on Russia’s naval resurgence in the Pacific

China’s expanding naval presence in the Pacific Ocean and the South and East China Seas has become a major focus for Australia, the US and its allies. Australia’s latest strategic defense review, for instance, was prompted, in part, by the rapid modernization of China’s military, as well as its increasing …

Despite its shortcomings, UNSC vote will tie Israel's hands

11:52 28.12.2023

Despite its shortcomings, UNSC vote will tie Israel's hands

The Security Council's watered-down Gaza vote is still important for two reasons: it highlights the US and Israel's increasing isolation at the UN, and it begins the process of narrowing Tel Aviv's options, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer. The adoption of a resolution by the United …

View from Washington: The U.S. military may not be ready for Arctic competition

11:47 28.12.2023

View from Washington: The U.S. military may not be ready for Arctic competition

The U.S. Department of State announced plans to move forward with extended continental shelf claims in the Arctic (map). The US Department of State released the geographic coordinates defining the outer limits of the U.S. continental shelf in areas beyond 200 nautical miles from the coast, known as the extended …

Ukraine, Palestine, Taiwan: The course to World War and how to stop it

11:33 27.12.2023

Ukraine, Palestine, Taiwan: The course to World War and how to stop it

The similarity between Palestine and Ukraine or pre-war Europe is not symptomatic. It is organic, ‘systemic’, stresses Dimitris Konstantakopoulos, ex-advisor at the office of the Greek PM Andreas Papandreou on Arms Control and East-West relations. President Biden himself admitted as much when he linked “solidarity” with Ukraine to that with …

View from Delhi: US’ war against Houthis is smoke and mirrors

11:33 27.12.2023

View from Delhi: US’ war against Houthis is smoke and mirrors

The United States has hosted the first meeting of the new working group on terrorism in the Quad format in Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 19-21. The joint statement issued after the March meeting had noted “with deep concern that terrorism has become increasingly diffuse, aided by terrorists’ adaptation to, and …

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