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America has no Ukraine Plan B

9:54 31.03.2024

America has no Ukraine Plan B

US foreign policy establishment blindly intent on beating Russia on the battlefield and crushing its economy. Neither will happen, writes ‘The Asia Times’. Somewhere last weekend a few dozen former Cabinet members, senior military officers, academics and think tank analysts met to evaluate the world military situation. Now, the US …

The fiscal problems will start to truly harm the US nation’s global standing

9:53 31.03.2024

The fiscal problems will start to truly harm the US nation’s global standing

Sometimes, a news story seems so ordinary that it barely garners any attention, even as it turns the world upside down. Sometimes, innocent frolicking on the surface distracts from a rot extending below. This is what happened last week, when the Biden administration announced its plans to send an additional …

A Polish general dies in Chasiv Yar

9:53 31.03.2024

A Polish general dies in Chasiv Yar

Before the Ukrainian "counter offensive" got started, the important city of Bakhmut fell to the Russians. I wrote that it seemed to me that the Russians would aim to take the town of Chasiv Yar, notes Stephen Bryen, a former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Chasiv Yar was extremely important …

It was the first attack on Russian territory involving tanks since the defeat of the Nazis by the Red Army in World War II

9:52 31.03.2024

It was the first attack on Russian territory involving tanks since the defeat of the Nazis by the Red Army in World War II

In the wake of terror attack at the Crocus City Hall near Moscow, which has claimed at least 143 lives, the Ukrainian military has escalated its shelling of the Russian city of Belgorod. According to Belgorod local Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, five civilians were injured after the region came under attack …

The triple shock facing Europe’s economy

9:02 30.03.2024

The triple shock facing Europe’s economy

After the energy crisis, Europe faces surging Chinese imports and the threat of Trump tariffs, writes ‘The Economist’. Europe is not known for its dynamism, but today it looks stagnant by any standard. Frazzled by the energy shock that followed Russia’s SMO of Ukraine in 2022, the European Union’s economy …

View from Sweden: “I wonder how things are going in their “brain office”

9:01 30.03.2024

View from Sweden: “I wonder how things are going in their “brain office”

The mass psychosis of the Western elite regarding Ukraine continues. Instead of striving for peace, they continue to incite war. Politicians can no longer distinguish between fantasy and reality. They are “like children, fools or just liars,” says Professor Karl-Olov Arnstberg (photo) on Swebb TV. Our politicians increasingly look like …

Mexican president says the 'flow of migrants will continue' unless the US meets his demands

8:58 30.03.2024

Mexican president says the 'flow of migrants will continue' unless the US meets his demands

Mexican President Obrador, nearing the end of his term, warned that the flow of migrants from Latin America into the United State will continue unless billions of aid is sent every year. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador warned during an interview with "60 Minutes" that unless the United States …

View from India: The US is determined to destabilise Russia

9:56 29.03.2024

View from India: The US is determined to destabilise Russia

The State Department scrambled within two hours of the horrific attack on the mall in Moscow’s Crocus City Hall on March 22 with a statement declaring that Ukraine was not responsible for the attack. The US’s European allies also began parroting the same line. As can be expected, the Americans …

Ukraine needs to open up about hard truths from battlefield, US diplomat says

9:55 29.03.2024

Ukraine needs to open up about hard truths from battlefield, US diplomat says

“Sometimes the Ukrainian government may resist the kind of freedom of information that’s normal for us,” said the State Department’s James Rubin (photo). A senior U.S. diplomat responsible for countering disinformation says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should be more open to disclosing information about the state of the war in …

The Baltimore bridge collapse is raising some big policy questions

9:54 29.03.2024

The Baltimore bridge collapse is raising some big policy questions

The early-morning collision that sank the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday is threatening deep disruptions to the economy and travel, notes POLITICO. President Joe Biden promised he would “move heaven and earth” to replace the bridge and that the federal government would pay for the work. But …

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