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Russia Securing its Borders with the Baltics and Europe

Building on the security concerns and achievements primarily in the Central Asian and Eurasian regions has been the main focus for Russia. The current global instability and rapidly changing geopolitical situation, combined with the Russia-Ukraine crisis, demand that Russia tightly…

Can EU pick itself up by its civilian bootstraps and join the future multipolar world?

Does Europe often find itself grappling with the dilemma of choosing between the US and China? A quintessential example of this was an April article in the Financial Times, titled: “Europe must choose between America and China.” Apart from reflecting…

As the US Pivots Toward Multipolar Shores, Europe Heads Directly for the Abyss (Part 2)

Introduction: Reflecting Briefly on Part 1 A considerable portion of part one of this two part article consisted of a synthesis of how and why the last two and 1/2 decades of American foreign policy have been crippling for the…

The Political Implications Of Poland Explicitly Planning To Profit From Ukraine

Poland is finally joining in the scramble for Ukraine after naively sitting on the sidelines all these years. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was surprisingly candid earlier this month when talking about how Poland plans to profit from Ukraine. In his words, “We…

Proposal for European mobilization for peace – May 9, 2025

Our friend Carlo Volpi sent us this proposal, which he is sending to all pacifist and nonviolent organizations in an attempt to reach the whole of Europe. Pressenza is publishing it and gladly supports it. Subject: Contemporary events in European…

When the madness of a minority in power threatens life: how can we stop them?

Two paths clearly lie before us: increasing peace or increasing destruction. In Europe, governments, especially in the UK and France, are pushing for rearmament, under pressure from a financial elite that wants to get out of the crisis by increasing…

The US Will Struggle To Get Europe To Abide By Putin’s Demand To Stop Arming Ukraine

A compromise is possible whereby the Europeans are pressured by the US into stockpiling their Ukrainian-destined arms in Poland and Romania for swift shipment across the border if hostilities re-erupt sometime after a ceasefire, armistice, or peace treaty is agreed…

Europe: Irrelevance Breeds Defiance

A few weeks ago, I paraphrased Marx’s words from nearly two centuries ago: “A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of irrelevance”. Recent events suggest that the spectre is rapidly becoming a reality. While the European Union and Britain…

Europe in Shock: The U.S. Push for Militarization and the Path to a New Global Order

Europeans are in shock as they face the latest moves by the U.S. government against the continent. From the paternalistic lecture delivered by Vice President J.D. Vance at the Munich Security Conference in February (see the speech here) to the negotiations over…

Ukraine Timeline Tells the Tale

Without historical context, which is buried by corporate media, it’s impossible to understand Ukraine. Historians will tell the story, but journalists are cut short for trying to tell it now. By Joe Lauria The way to prevent the Ukraine war…

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