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On the NATO-Russia War in Ukraine: Rhetoric That Echoes Europe’s Colonial Past?

Interview with Professor Yakov M. Rabkin Trained as a chemist, Yakov M. Rabkin, who earned a Ph.D. (1972) from the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, left the Soviet Union in 1973. After a brief stay in Vienna and Israel,…

South Korea Will Remain A Key Part Of The US’ Chinese Containment Plans

The Sino-Russo Entente might evolve into a de facto alliance if South Korea and Japan join AUKUS+, the US’ de facto “Asian NATO”, but that risks spooking India into a de facto alliance with the US to counterbalance perceived Chinese…

The Proposed Trans-Caspian Pipeline Is Shaping Up To Be A Flashpoint

The strategic stakes are simply too high as NATO encroaches on Russia’s entire southern periphery via TRIPP and Turkiye just revived talk of the Trans-Caspian Pipeline that’s anathema to Russia’s interests. The Turkish Energy Minister revived talk of the long-discussed…

The Spanish-US Spat Could Lead To NATO’s Unraveling

It’s manageable for now, but if it becomes a protracted problem and the US locates its bases from Spain to “Major Non-NATO Ally” Morocco, then the US and the EU might find themselves backing opposite sides in a future Moroccan-Spanish…

An Action Plan to Prevent Nuclear War (The New “Thirteen Steps”)

Initiatives Pour Le Désarmement Nucléaire (IDN) will be presented this plan in New York at the side event on ” Reducing the risks of nuclear war: a multi-faceted approach”  to be held on Monday 27 April at 3:00 pm at the…

Emmanuel Macron’s Paradoxical Speech on Nuclear Deterrence: A Step Back and a Wild Rush Forward

President Emmanuel Macron’s solemn speech on French nuclear deterrence, delivered on March 2, 2026, from the Île Longue submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) base, manages the remarkable feat of combining, in a “both-at-once” manner, a clear retreat from the traditional doctrine…

It Really Doesn’t Matter Anymore Whether Serbia Joins NATO

It already gave the bloc transit rights and immunity for its members a decade ago, is actively carrying out a pro-Western military pivot through increased arms purchases from them instead of from its traditional Russian supplier, and is even arming…

NATO Is In A Dilemma Over Whether To Join Trump’s Proposed Hormuz Naval Coalition

Trump intimated that he might cut off arms sales to them for transfer to Ukraine if they reject his demand, thus likely handing Russia the victory that they’ve sought to avert for four years already, but they also don’t want…

Sanchez: The Spanish Government’s position is: “No to war.”

This was stated this morning by Spanish President Pedro Sánchez at the Moncloa Palace. The president analyzed the crisis in the Middle East, clarified his government’s position, and affirmed: “We will not be complicit in something that is bad for…

Ukraine four years later: what remains of the official narrative?

Following the events of February 24, 2022, political leaders, the mainstream media, and the armchair “experts” all reacted in the same way. They portrayed it as a war between Russia and Ukraine, as an unprovoked Russian aggression, and as an…

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