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The Responsible Statecraft: The biggest foreign policy losers of 2023

10:06 31.12.2023

The Responsible Statecraft: The biggest foreign policy losers of 2023

From the Biden team and humanity to our wrongheaded TV generals, this was a year of catastrophe and political failure. The year in foreign policy was marked by bloody conflict, humanitarian catastrophe, and grief, plus political failures and missteps. Let's take a look at the most notable ones as we …

Like a cry of danger: “America shouldn’t give up on the world it made!”

11:03 30.12.2023

Like a cry of danger: “America shouldn’t give up on the world it made!”

The most worrying challenge to the rules-based international order does not come from China, Russia, or Iran. It comes from the United States, stresses at ‘The Foreign Affaires’ Fareed Zakaria, one of the most influential and popular American political analysts, an expert in the field of international relations. Most Americans …

British life-style: People increasingly turning to food black market

11:01 30.12.2023

British life-style: People increasingly turning to food black market

Goods such as meat, cheese and confectionery stolen in large amounts to be sold to people hit by high cost of living, informs ‘The Guardian’. Increasing numbers of people are turning to a growing black market for food to supplement their diets as prices rocket, experts have said. Meat, cheese …

View from UAE: Ukrainian fears

11:00 30.12.2023

View from UAE: Ukrainian fears

Ukraine began to fear that the West, led by the United States, would turn its back on it due to the internal crisis engulfing America, notes ‘Al Khaleej’ from UAE. Some Republicans in Congress refused to approve funding for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and several European countries were worried. …

The Global South does not like the West's “rules-based order”

10:57 30.12.2023

The Global South does not like the West's “rules-based order”

Behind the West's attempts to impose a “rules-based order” lies only a disguised variation of colonialism, writes “Pečat” from Serbia. Colonial slavery and apartheid were replaced by the dictates of force and the suppression of traditional values. The Global South didn't like it. Josep Borrell once said that Europe is …

‘Berliner Zeitung’ reminds how the West ignored Russia's security, and how Russia responded

11:24 29.12.2023

‘Berliner Zeitung’ reminds how the West ignored Russia's security, and how Russia responded

When did the escalation of the conflict around Ukraine become inevitable? In search of an answer to this question, the Berliner Zeitung raises historical facts that the Western media have chosen to forget: in December 2021, Russia proposed to pull back from the brink after 30 years of inexorably tightening …

A US scandal: One-in-five Mail-in voters admit they cheated in 2020 election

11:24 29.12.2023

A US scandal: One-in-five Mail-in voters admit they cheated in 2020 election

More than 20% of voters who used mail-in ballots in 2020 admit they participated in at least one form of election fraud, informs Rasmussen Reports, a nonpartisan electronic media company specializing in the collection, publication and distribution of public opinion polling information. A new national telephone and online survey by …

View from Canada: The guardrails that once prevented wars are failing

11:23 29.12.2023

View from Canada: The guardrails that once prevented wars are failing

Wars are no longer black-swan events. They are a regular occurrence, representing the most significant transformation in global affairs since 9/11. The Israel-Hamas war is an ominous message to the world: The guardrails that long stopped wars from breaking out are now effectively failing, writes Abishur Prakash, the founder of …

Over 100 journalists killed in less than three months in Gaza

11:23 29.12.2023

Over 100 journalists killed in less than three months in Gaza

This is a transcript of the speech I gave on December 22nd at a vigil for the overwhelming number of journalists who have been killed in Gaza since October 7th, writes Nathaniel St. Clair, a CounterPunch’s photo editor, copy editor, and social media manager. This vigil was organized by Jewish …

Robert Shiller: A 'Cataclysm' for US Dollar reserve status if confiscated Russian assets given to Ukraine

11:54 28.12.2023

Robert Shiller: A 'Cataclysm' for US Dollar reserve status if confiscated Russian assets given to Ukraine

If the United States shifts frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, it would be cataclysmic for the US Dollar's status as the global reserve currency, says Nobel Prize winning Yale professor, Robert Shiller (photo). "If America does this to Russia today… then tomorrow it can do this to anyone," he told …

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