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Hiroshima G7 summit: rhetoric and reality

11:01 29.05.2023

Hiroshima G7 summit: rhetoric and reality

G7, however powerful it still is in the global system, is no longer in the same dominant position as before, recognised years ago with the decision to form the G20 where other major world economies are also represented, insists Kanwal Sibal, a former Indian Foreign Secretary and India’s Ambassador to …

Poland loves Nazis when they massacre Russians, but not when they did the same to Poles

10:26 28.05.2023

Poland loves Nazis when they massacre Russians, but not when they did the same to Poles

Poland wants Zelensky to apologize for WW2 Ukrainian Nazi massacre. Ukrainian President should assume more responsibility for his nation when it comes to the Volyn massacre, a mass murder committed by Ukrainian nationalists against ethnic Poles during WWII, a spokesman for the Polish Foreign Ministry, Lukasz Jasina, has said. In …

British report: Russia adapted arms and tactics ahead of Ukraine offensive

10:24 28.05.2023

British report: Russia adapted arms and tactics ahead of Ukraine offensive

Widespread perceptions of Russian army weakness are in some cases either out of date or misconceived according to the 30-page report by the UK’s Royal United Services Institute. While the report described a military which is often dysfunctional, over-reliant on artillery and suffering poor morale, it said the focus on …

‘Market Fundamentalism’ - is it an obstacle to social progress?

10:23 28.05.2023

‘Market Fundamentalism’ - is it an obstacle to social progress?

In a crisis like this, the most important postulates of the Western economy are subject to revision. Some economists began to ask uncomfortable questions, such as: “How efficient the market is?” It seems that we are one step away from how his deification will stop into his curse. An article …

African Initiative on Ukraine settlement cements Africa’s new Global Role

10:21 28.05.2023

African Initiative on Ukraine settlement cements Africa’s new Global Role

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed that Moscow and Kiev had agreed to receive a mission of African leaders with their peace initiative for the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov later confirmed that the African mission was planning to visit Russia in mid-June or early July, notes Muhammad …

After Ukraine: Arming down for lasting Eurasian security

10:38 27.05.2023

After Ukraine: Arming down for lasting Eurasian security

It is time to start thinking outside the box. A long-term solution requires an institutional design and steps to ensure that front-line states, including Russia, feel safer, proposes Gordon Adams, a political commentator who has created think tanks, worked for Bill Clinton in the White House, taught national security. Make …

McCarthy rebrands looming debt ceiling breach: 'Biden default'

10:36 27.05.2023

McCarthy rebrands looming debt ceiling breach: 'Biden default'

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is setting up to pin a looming possible financial crisis on President Biden, the Republican leader indicated on Wednesday, declaring that it would be the "Biden default" if an agreement is not reached in time on raising the debt limit, Fox News informs. "Our debt is …

"Nutrition strategy for Germany": sausage is banned!

10:36 27.05.2023

"Nutrition strategy for Germany": sausage is banned!

German Federal Minister of Food Cem Ozdemir (from the Green Party) plans to radically reduce the consumption of meat by all citizens of the country. The goal is to "transform the entire food system" in favor of the climate. A “vegetarian diet” is planned for everyone and a maximum of …

Milley warns: “F-16s won’t be a ‘magic weapon’ for Ukraine”

10:35 27.05.2023

Milley warns: “F-16s won’t be a ‘magic weapon’ for Ukraine”

The military’s top general cautioned that F-16s won’t act as a “magic weapon” for Ukraine, but the U.S. is fully behind a group of NATO allies taking the lead on training and potentially transferring the jets to Kyiv. “The Russians have 1,000 fourth-generation fighters,” Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley …

American society is "fundamentally changing," and these changes are “not for the better”

11:27 26.05.2023

American society is "fundamentally changing," and these changes are “not for the better”

The United States shows aspects of a once great power past its prime. It is socially and politically divided, aware of the necessity for changes, unable or unwilling to make them, and losing the conviction in the shared goals that earlier invigorated it, writes Jeff Lukens, a West Point graduate, …

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