Tag: geopolitics
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Escalation can go both ways
Ever since Russia has invaded Ukraine, the West has been obliged to listen to the long string of Russian propaganda about Russian escalation and nuclear threats. Most of the discussion on weaponry provisions to Ukraine has centered around this ephemeral concept: Russian escalation. Russian escalation never came despite the constant threats and Russia is throwing…
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Anthony Blinken takes his sad face to Beijing
US Secretary of the State Anthony Blinken was in Beijing yesterday, conducting what he described as “tough face-to-face diplomacy”. The last time I heard such words by a Western leader regarding their meeting with a dictator was when Western leaders were rushing to Moscow to try and convince Vladimir Putin not to invade Ukraine back…
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Listen to the full interview (dubbed in English) with French President Macron on Russia and Ukraine
This is a very good interview with French President Emmanuel Macron where he explains in detail the current situation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and France’s position. The interview has been dubbed in English. In the interview, Macron starts by explaining how Europe went to great efforts to negotiate a peace between Russia and Ukraine…
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Polish Foreign Affairs Minister backs Macron on considering the deployment of NATO troops in Ukraine
The Polish Foreign Affairs Minister, Radislow Sikorsi is backing French President Emmanuel Macron’s consideration to deploy troops in Ukraine. Leaders of the Baltic states have also made similar statements. Macron has recently, been more specific in his remarks during a meeting with Opposition political parties where he argued that France would deploy troops to Ukraine…
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Hungary’s Minister for Foreign Affairs visits Tehran in a blatant act of provocation against Europe
Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Péter Szijjártó has met his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a widely publicised, official visit to Tehran. The Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister also signed a trade agreement on agriculture with the Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minster. This is not the first time that Péter Szijjártó visited Tehran to sign…
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European purveyors of peace are Russian assets and Europe has no choice but to re-arm
The current situation in Europe with Russia is as it is, and it can not be changed unilaterally by Europe with good intentions. This is obvious to anyone who understands what’s actually going on with Russia and its efforts to wage a belligerent war to take over Ukraine. Russia is run as an authoritarian and…
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Fareed Zakaria’s analysis of the President Biden’s strategy in the Near East is spot on
CNN journalist and broadcaster Fareed Zakaria has made a very reasonable and concise analysis of President Biden’s strategy in the Near East, describing it as a strategy namely marked by methods of political de-escalation as it seeks to avoid a wider military conflict in the region. There is, of course, another side to the argument…
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President Biden has achieved no strategic success in the Middle East, yet
Despite retaliatory attacks against Iranian militant proxies and IRGC targets in Iraq and Syria during the past few months, President Biden has exerted restraint in the use of force to the extent, that as a result, the United States has not achieved any significant strategic victories during this period. The Houthis still have more control…
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Israel’s relationship with Russia is changing direction
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu has taken a very discrete and distant position towards Russia’s invasion of Ukraine lest such a position tars Israel’s good relationship with Russia – this discretion will wither away as the Israelis have been flustered with Russia’s position to take the lead in advocating for the Palestinians at this…
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The world is a more dangerous place because Europe is absent
The last two weeks were characterised by a series of violent events in the Near East. Azerbaijan forcefully took control of Nagorno-Karabakh resulting in up to 100,000 people leaving their homes. Turkey started a wave of attacks against the Kurds in Northern-Eastern Syria and the week ended with a war against Israel started by Iran’s…
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The European Union needs a navy, but not for illegal immigrants
The only reason why China hasn’t yet invaded Taiwan is because the only current superpower in the world has committed itself to defending it in case of invasion. In more graphic terms, the only reason why many dictators in the world are deterred and constrained from waging traditional wars of conquest is because the US…
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The story behind the story of Ian Borg
As of now, everyone has read about the scandal on the driving licenses racket at Transport Malta. The previous Minister for Transport and the current Minister for Foreign Affairs is involved in the scandal by abetting it according to Whatsapp messages from Clint Mansueto’s mobile phone who coordinated the racket in Transport Malta. Clint Mansueto…
