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French MPs face alcohol ban after heavy boozing disrupts parliamentary sessions

10:25 05.03.2023

French MPs face alcohol ban after heavy boozing disrupts parliamentary sessions

French MPs face alcohol restrictions in parliament after drinking the bar dry and vomiting into bins. Restrictions follow alcohol-fuelled pension reform debates that often degenerated into barrage of insults and outbursts, informs “The Telegraph”. The National Assembly is moving to clamp down on the drinking culture among MPs following two …

President of The Rutherford Institute: ‘It’s time for the U.S. government to stop policing the Globe’

10:31 04.03.2023

President of The Rutherford Institute: ‘It’s time for the U.S. government to stop policing the Globe’

War has become a huge money-making venture, and the U.S. government, with its vast military empire, is one of its best buyers and sellers, John W. Whitehead, founder and president of The Rutherford Institute, notes at his article “The cost of the nation’s endless wars”. America’s part in the showdown …

Why America remains trapped by ‘false dreams’ of Hegemony

10:30 04.03.2023

Why America remains trapped by ‘false dreams’ of Hegemony

So far, U.S. policy on Ukraine has been pragmatic and arguably restrained. But President Joe Biden and his team routinely talk about the war in ways that suggest an outmoded, moralistic, and recklessly grandiose vision of American power, notes “The Foreign Affaires”. Aligning his administration’s rhetorical posture with a sober …

The main purpose of Blinken's visit to Central Asia republics – to "distance" them from Russia

10:28 04.03.2023

The main purpose of Blinken's visit to Central Asia republics – to "distance" them from Russia

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken completed his first trip to Central Asia since taking office, during which he paid a two-day visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. In the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, Blinken held a summit in the C5 + 1 format with the foreign ministers of the Central …

Chinese glimpse: The USA and the EU – real bosses in Ukraine

10:37 03.03.2023

Chinese glimpse: The USA and the EU – real bosses in Ukraine

‘The pace, direction and spread of the war, and how far to prosecute it – these are decisions taken out of Ukrainians’ hands. They may be consulted, but they are no longer “the deciders”. So long as Ukraine’s leaders are willing to go rah-rah-rah over the war, they are to …

German lawmaker: The German government is de facto submitting to the U.S.

10:35 03.03.2023

German lawmaker: The German government is de facto submitting to the U.S.

Geopolitical Economy Report editor Ben Norton interviewed German Member of Parliament Sevim Dağdelen, of Die Linke, the Left Party. She condemned the conflict in Ukraine as a NATO “proxy war” against Russia, warning that the leaders of the European Union are acting as Washington’s “vassals”. “A massive shift is taking …

‘Spectator’: “Is Putin winning? The World order is changing in his favour”

10:33 03.03.2023

‘Spectator’: “Is Putin winning? The World order is changing in his favour”

Moscow’s diplomatic mission to build ties and hone a narrative over the past decade has paid dividends, concedes the English “Spectator”. The West’s core coalition may remain solid, but it has failed to win over many of the countries that refused to pick sides. Look at Africa, writes the London …

Général Bruno Dary: NATO tanks for Ukraine will not be able to change the balance of power

10:50 02.03.2023

Général Bruno Dary: NATO tanks for Ukraine will not be able to change the balance of power

The decision to supply battle tanks to Ukraine, unfortunately, will not allow this country to win. Today, 200 or 300 tanks delivered to Ukraine will not be able to fundamentally change the balance of power, explains General Bruno Dary. A former commander of the French Foreign Legion worries about the …

NYT: How the West hunts for Soviet arms for Ukraine and How the ex-friends of Russia betray Moscow

10:49 02.03.2023

NYT: How the West hunts for Soviet arms for Ukraine and How the ex-friends of Russia betray Moscow

Brokers with cash from the United States are scouring factories in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Romania for shells, reveals “The New York Times”. And Britain has formed a secret task force to arm Ukraine, according to a document The New York Times obtained and officials familiar with the task …

Climate is a bigger threat for US Arctic base, spying on Russia

10:46 02.03.2023

Climate is a bigger threat for US Arctic base, spying on Russia

The isolated Thule Air Base in Greenland is the only U.S. outpost that can monitor all of Russia’s missiles, but thawing permafrost is undermining the station, writes “Inside Climate News”. Located just 900 miles south of the North Pole, Thule Air Base is now facing its most critical military role …

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