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Anti-Russian sanctions hit Cyprus

10:05 12.07.2022

Anti-Russian sanctions hit Cyprus

Cyprus used to develop special relations with the Russians, now it has joined Western sanctions, - writes the Italian "L'Espresso". Locals don't know what to do now, because it was the Russians who spent a lot of money on vacation and invested in buying homes and long-term projects.For several decades, …

“Foreign Affairs”: The main threat to effective U.S. economic power comes from the United States itself

10:02 12.07.2022

“Foreign Affairs”: The main threat to effective U.S. economic power comes from the United States itself

The economic power of the United States did not allow to influence the decisions of the Russian leadership on Ukraine, writes “Foreign Affairs” in an article «What Money Can’t Buy The Limits of Economic Power». For all the damage that Western punitive moves have done, there is no indication that …

Zelensky submits draft bill to grant special status to Ukraine’s resident Poles

22:54 11.07.2022

Zelensky submits draft bill to grant special status to Ukraine’s resident Poles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted for parliamentary consideration a draft bill on granting Polish citizens a special status. Polish President Andrzej Duda announced this at a ceremony commemorating the victims of the Volyn Massacre, Polsatnews.pl reports.“Here we see a situation that is opposite to the one when they tried …

Will the Western world stand? Possible reconfiguration…

9:57 10.07.2022

Will the Western world stand? Possible reconfiguration…

“The coming reconfiguration of the UK and the whole Western world is also inevitable… It is time for the Western world to become just a number of nations, which fit in with and co-operate with the rest of the world, locally and internationally, and be like any other members of …

John J. Mearsheimer: “The United States is principally responsible for causing the Ukraine crisis”

8:45 09.07.2022

John J. Mearsheimer: “The United States is principally responsible for causing the Ukraine crisis”

“People want to know: how did we get into this terrible situation?.. The Causes and Consequences of the Ukraine Crisis” -these issues were discussedby John J. Mearsheimer (R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago) during his report at the European University Institute (EUI) …

Natural Gas Soars 700%, Becoming Driving Force in the New Cold War

10:12 08.07.2022

Natural Gas Soars 700%, Becoming Driving Force in the New Cold War

Shortages of the fuel are rippling throughout the global economy, threatening recessions and a further wave of inflation, -writes Bloomberg.The war in Ukraine catalyzed the gas crisis by taking out a crucial chunk of supply. Now the scramble to fill that gap is turning into a worldwide stampede, as countries …

The Hill: “US no longer seen as beacon of light around the world”

10:10 08.07.2022

The Hill: “US no longer seen as beacon of light around the world”

«Over the past couple of years, advanced nations have found reason to be very concerned about the health of American democracy» - «The Hill»gives a commentaryon a new “Pew Research Center” research.Indeed, the results of this opinion poll in Western countries came as a surprise. Naturally, most of them opposed …

Politico: “To save NATO, destroy it!”

11:00 07.07.2022

Politico: “To save NATO, destroy it!”

“In military circles, the tactic of “destroying a town to save it” is controversial, but in NATO’s case, there’s no other option (that destroy it –sic?), -writes “Politico” in a new article “To save NATO, destroy it. The transatlantic alliance needs more than a rethink. It needs to be reborn”. …

Tehran and Riyadh's oil reserves would lend BRICS a stronger hand in taking on the U.S. dollar's hegemony

10:59 07.07.2022

Tehran and Riyadh's oil reserves would lend BRICS a stronger hand in taking on the U.S. dollar's hegemony

“In the East security and economy-focused blocs led by Beijing and Moscow are looking to take on new members of their own, including Iran and Saudi Arabia, two influential Middle Eastern rivals whose interest in shoring up cooperation on this new front could have a significant impact on global geopolitical …

Collective East vs Collective West

11:50 06.07.2022

Collective East vs Collective West

The concept of the collective East is gradually entering the lexicon of geopolitics as an antipode to the concept of the collective West, which has been used for a long time, - writesthe Serbian newspaper Pravda. This means that a new geopolitical reality has appeared in the world.The edition notes …

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