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15.10.2021
Iran-US: a Nuclear Tug of War
There appears to be growing anxiety in Western capitals about the prospects for resuming negotiations on the Iran nuclear deal, with entirely contradictory signals recently. Tehran has outlined for the first time what looks like a timetable for the resumption of nuclear talks, thereby signaling that it is finally ready to embark on the negotiation […]
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15.10.2021
US Terrorists with US Diplomatic Passports
There has long been no shortage of factual information in various media publications about the USA’s ties with all sorts of gangs and terrorists. The international community has long shared a strong suspicion that the United States is using terrorists to promote its own national interests all over the world. And the conveyor belt of […]
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14.10.2021
US Marines on Taiwan: Major Provocation, But Not News
When the Wall Street Journal reported recently that US special forces and Marines have been secretly based in Taiwan to train their Taiwanese counterparts for over a year, it was considered breaking news. It was followed by headlines like the Guardian’s, “Secret group of US military trainers has been in Taiwan for at least a […]
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14.10.2021
NATO’s Jens Stoltenberg Thinks We’re All Idiots
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is either a nincompoop, or he thinks the rest of us are. A recent statement about Russia concerns over the march eastward of the militarist organization proves on, the other, or both. “The whole idea that you know, it’s a provocation to Russia that small neighbors join NATO is absolutely […]
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14.10.2021
Russian Coal and its Chinese Prospects
China is the world’s biggest coal consumer. About 50% of all coal burnt on our planet is burnt in China. Although China is also the world’s leading coal producer, it needs to be its main importer as well. Meanwhile China is worried by environmental issues. Chinese industry meets the needs not only of its own […]
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14.10.2021
Erdogan Rushes to Form a Broad Coalition of pro-Turkish Forces
Amid the failure of US policy and credibility and the decline of the European Union’s role in international affairs and relations with the United States, Turkish leader Erdogan is rushing to build a broad coalition of pro-Turkish forces in Central Asia and the Mediterranean. He emphasizes strengthening his influence in Central Asia, where the Turkish […]
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13.10.2021
Portugal Had Elections Too!
On Sunday 26th September, the same day as the German elections, Portugal held its local elections. Big deal! Half the Portuguese didn’t bother to vote, and in comparison with Germany the event aroused little international interest. Portugal isn’t a first ranking country, and most non-Portuguese speakers have forgotten its historic importance, having been the last […]
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13.10.2021
World Awaits an Increase in the Flow of Afghan Refugees and Inquiry into the Actions of the Western Coalition
According to various international organizations and media reports, the world may soon face many refugees coming from Afghanistan. As stated by UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi, who visited Afghanistan in September to assess the humanitarian situation in the country, “a very dramatic phenomenon of internal displacement” is observed.. Three and a half […]
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13.10.2021
Criticism of France’s Neo-colonial Policies in Africa is on the Rise
The Africa-France Summit was held in Montpellier, France, on October 8, and for the first time since 1973 no African heads of state themselves were invited to the summit. Instead, Paris’s current relations with African states were discussed with businessmen, artists, and social activists. As a result, the summit organizers did not manage to circumvent […]
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12.10.2021
Disappointed by Biden, Turkey Eyes Closer Ties with Russia
Amid the on-going explicit shift in the US foreign policy away from its decades old focus on the Middle East to Southeast Asia to counter what it considers the biggest challenge to the US in the 21st century i.e., China, profound changes to the US ties with many states in the Middle East/Gulf, including its […]
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12.10.2021
US Sanctions Cambodian Leaders Amid US-China Rivalry
The Southeast Asian country of Cambodia, inhabited by 16 million people, and still recovering from the decades of turmoil that surrounded America’s war with Vietnam, finds itself once again targeted by the US for standing in the way of Washington’s regional ambitions. At first glance by ordinary readers, the Radio Free Asia (RFA) article, “US […]
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12.10.2021
More on the Restoration of Inter-Korean Lines of Communication
In our previous piece on inter-Korean relations, we touched on Kim Yoo-jung’s remark that in case of “maintaining impartiality and respect for each other”, both the restoration of the North-South bureau and the inter-Korean summit could be discussed constructively. “The end of the war will also be proclaimed in due course.” During this time, North […]