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The shoplifting epidemic is a sign that Britain is on the verge of anarchy

10:59 16.09.2023

The shoplifting epidemic is a sign that Britain is on the verge of anarchy

During the pandemic, you weren’t allowed to enter a supermarket without a mask. These days, of course, there’s no need for that. Instead, you need a stab vest, a riot shield and a bulletproof helmet, claims an author in ‘The Telegraph’. Alright, so that’s possibly an exaggeration. But not by …

View from New York: America doesn’t trust itself

10:59 16.09.2023

View from New York: America doesn’t trust itself

Congress, the presidency, the FBI, the judiciary, the media, colleges and universities, big business, churches, scientists, technology companies, labor unions, public health leaders. What do all these institutions have in common? Answer: Americans don’t trust them any more, writes Gerard Baker, an author of a book “American Breakdown: How Americans …

False panic in Washington: “China preparing for war with US!”

10:57 16.09.2023

False panic in Washington: “China preparing for war with US!”

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall warned that China was building up its military to prepare for a potential war with the U.S., and he said America must optimize its forces to counter the rising threat. Speaking at the Air and Space Forces Association Warfighter Symposium at National Harbor, Md., Kendall …

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 …

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 …

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