Former NATO Chief Stoltenberg Says Alliance Let Ukraine Down, Washington Was ‘Defeatist’
Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg points fingers for the collapse of Project Ukraine as the country faces a devastating winter.
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The Trump-Putin Phone Call: US Makes Process Concession to Russia and Trump Softens Stance on Tomahawks.
A reading of the Trump and Kremlin statements shows that most commentators are out over their skis as to what the Trump-Putin phone call portends.
Read more...Europe Is Not a State; That Is Why It Is at War With Russia
The euro’s problem is that the European Union is not a state — and war is the fastest way to become one.
Read more...Lecornu Resigns Less Than a Day After Forming Government; How Long Can Macron Hang On?
The third government Macron has tried to form, under Sébastien Lecornu, fell with shocking speed. Time for a Macron death watch?
Read more...Quelle Surprise! Advanced Nations Stymie Governance Reforms at World Bank Intended to Increase Influence of Global Majority
More than a decade of stalled Wrold Bank shareholding reforms illustrate how geopolitical rivalries undermine the push for multipolarity
Read more...NATO Might Try to Down Russian Jets on The False Pretext That They Violated Its Airspace
Why some European members of NATO might attempt the reckless escalation of attacking Russian military assets.
Read more...The Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Admitted That His Co-Ethnics Don’t Want to Assimilate
Poland-Ukraine frictions are at odds with some possible end-of-Ukraine-conflict schemes.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Who Writes the New Rules as Power Shifts Away from the US?
Michael Hudson discusses many of the responses to the US loss of economic dominance, from Europe’s self-immolation to China’s lending.
Read more...Despite Recent “Pin the Tail on the European Donkey” Moves, Trump Unlikely to Escape Accusation of Losing Ukraine War
Despite a possible tactical success versus Ukraine warmongers, Trump can’t escape owning the war and going down as the President that lost it
Read more...If There Is No Welfare State, What Will Europe’s Social Contract Be?
The welfare state is the underlying social contract that has kept Western European nation-states together since World War II. If it ends, as some politicians warn, what would replace it?
Read more...Michael Hudson: Trump’s Economic War Against Europe, Korea and Japan
On the impact of Trump overplaying his hand with trade partners who aren’t all that dependent on the US.
Read more...Poland to Invoke NATO Article 4 Over Russian Drones in Its Airspace
Poland is going to NATO after 19 Russian drones entered its airspace, apparently from Belarus. What next?
Read more...Giorgio Armani: Farewell to the Visionary Designer/Businessman Who Lifted Italy into Fashion Leadership
Armani played a key role in fashion, not just via designs, but also his business acumen that helped elevate Italy to the industry’s top tier
Read more...Is Europe Preparing for War Against Russia or Against Own Populations?
Population control toys aren’t all that useful on the Eurasian Steppe.
Read more...The Destruction of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
A detalied history of the two incarnations of Yugoslavia and how the state unraveled.
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