Selected Articles: The European Union Threatens Germany, Freedom of Expression Is Gone, We Will “Enforce Democracy” on EU-NATO Nation States
By , January 13, 2025
The troubled bloc’s close coordination with NATO shows that there’s virtually no difference between the two. One of the most glaring examples of this is the “enforcement of democracy” in various member states (and not just member states, as evidenced by Western meddling in Georgia), extremely reminiscent of the way the United States and later NATO did in the immediate aftermath of WWII and later years.
Never Mind the Propaganda, the World Should Know About America’s Countless Wars
By , January 13, 2025
Throughout history, U.S. Administrations, led by their presidents, on the pretext of one fictitious reason or another, go to wars with a weaker country around the world. The real reasons being their unsatiable greed and appetite for other countries’ lands and resources.
Washington’s Attempts to Bully China Will Only Backfire. Mike Whitney
By , January 13, 2025
China is rapidly overtaking the United States in a number of areas that threaten to undermine America’s position in the world. Naturally, US leaders and their billionaire backers are concerned about this and have taken steps to remedy the situation. Regrettably, none of these steps include an honest appraisal of the western economic model that allows the ‘privileged few’ to skim-off too much of their company’s profits leaving insufficient capital to reinvest in productive activity, critical infrastructure or societal improvement.
Revisiting Finland-Russia Relations: A Flawed Narrative on Migration and Security
By , January 13, 2025
The assertion that Russia is deliberately orchestrating migration flows to Finland as a component of hybrid warfare is a significant oversimplification of a complex issue and lacks substantial supporting evidence. Migration is a multifaceted global phenomenon influenced by a wide range of factors, including economic hardship, armed conflict, political instability, environmental degradation, and the growing impacts of climate change.
By , January 13, 2025
The AUKUS security arrangement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, envisaging the transfer and building of nuclear-powered submarines to the Royal Australian Navy, continues operating in haphazard fashion.
Ukrainian Neutrality Is Still the Key to Peace
By , January 13, 2025
President-elect Trump said on January 9th that he is planning a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putinabout the war in Ukraine. He said “Putin wants to meet,” because “we have to get that war over with.” So what are the chances that a new administration in Washington can break the deadlock and finally bring peace to Ukraine?
The Fires in Gaza Are the Fires in Los Angeles?
By , January 13, 2025
This local neglect of the natural environment comes from a similar place as the Jewish National Fund’s planting of non-native pine trees across Palestine, often above bulldozed Palestinian villages, at the expense of crucial biodiversity. In both instances, the interests of the war economy that prioritizes those in power are what remain above respect for Indigenous caretaking practices and life.
