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NATO Launches “Wide-Scale” War Games Near Russian Border, Creates “Line Of Troops”
NATO Launches “Wide-Scale” War Games Near Russian Border, Creates “Line Of Troops” Washington looks to be throwing more than the full faith and credit of the US government behind Ukraine. On the heels of news that the US is set to guarantee a Ukrainian international bond issue (while Greek pensioners implicitly subsidize the country’s natural gas exports), NATO […]
The Origin of the ‘New Cold War’
The Origin of the ‘New Cold War’ This will be history, replacing myth. So: if at the start it might seem unbelievable, I request the reader — please click onto the sources; and, as you read them, you will (if you have been getting your ‘news’ from the popular mainstream and ‘alternative’ ‘news’ sources) experience […]
Financial collapse leads to war
Financial collapse leads to war Scanning the headlines in the western mainstream press, and then peering behind the one-way mirror to compare that to the actual goings-on, one can’t but get the impression that America’s propagandists, and all those who follow in their wake, are struggling with all their might to concoct rationales for military […]
Russia deploying next-gen Nebo-M radar complexes to counter NATO threat
Russia deploying next-gen Nebo-M radar complexes to counter NATO threat Russia has begun deploying the next generation of Nebo-M anti-missile radar facility systems as part of a responsive measure to a threat stemming from NATO anti-ballistic missile systems in Eastern Europe. “The mobile multi-range programmable Nebo-M complex is capable of performing the tasks of providing […]
Nuclear Specter Returns: ‘Threat of War Is Higher than in the Cold War’
Nuclear Specter Returns: ‘Threat of War Is Higher than in the Cold War’ The Ukraine crisis has dramatically worsened relations between NATO and Russia. With cooperation on nuclear security now suspended and the lack of a “red telephone,” experts at the Munich Security Conference warn any escalation in tensions could grow deadly. The scientists had no […]
Pentagon deploys A-10 attack jets, 300 pilots to Germany amid Ukraine turmoil
Pentagon deploys A-10 attack jets, 300 pilots to Germany amid Ukraine turmoil The US Air Force dispatched a dozen A-10 Thunderbolt II attack jets and about 300 airmen to Germany as part of a military exercise, which is expected to involve NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid simmering tensions over Ukraine. The Cold War-era aircraft, […]
War and Default in Europe Pose Merkel’s Biggest Challenge
War and Default in Europe Pose Merkel’s Biggest Challenge (Bloomberg) — After almost a decade as German chancellor, Angela Merkel faces a moment of truth as a resurgent Russia and fed-up Greeks challenge her blueprint for Europe’s future. As bloodshed in eastern Ukraine escalates and the new Greek government rejects austerity championed by Merkel, her […]
Sarkozy: Crimea cannot be blamed for joining Russia
Sarkozy: Crimea cannot be blamed for joining Russia Crimea cannot be blamed for seceding from Ukraine – a country in turmoil – and choosing to join Russia, said former president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy. He also added that Ukraine “is not destined to join the EU.” READ MORE: French President Hollande calls for broader autonomy […]
Ukraine ‘Peace’ Talks In Tatters: Defiant Putin “Won’t Tolerate Unipolar World”; Hollande Proposes “Strong Autonomy” For Rebel Region
Ukraine ‘Peace’ Talks In Tatters: Defiant Putin “Won’t Tolerate Unipolar World”; Hollande Proposes “Strong Autonomy” For Rebel Region Just as the existing ‘truce’ in Ukraine has been made a total farce as 1000s of military and civilians have been killed, so any ‘hope’ that this weekend’s “peace efforts” will result in anything but more talk is rapidly […]
Failed Statebuilding versus Peace Formation: The Consequences and Implications over the Last 25 Years
Failed Statebuilding versus Peace Formation: The Consequences and Implications over the Last 25 Years Recent years have seen an abundance of foreign intervention to achieve peace and statebuilding. Below, Oliver Richmond discusses how statebuilding often fails to achieve its goal of long-term peace and a stable state, and questions whether peace formation should come from actors and […]
Ukraine “Truce”? Tanks Are Rolling In Poland As NATO Plans Permanent Eastern European Bases
Ukraine “Truce”? Tanks Are Rolling In Poland As NATO Plans Permanent Eastern European Bases With Ukraine, Germany, and France all expressing their concern this morning about “conflict escalation” between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukraine military, the so-called “truce” appears to be hanging by a thread of semanticism (despite OSCE’s please for respect of the cease-fire and the […]
How to Start a Nuclear War
How to Start a Nuclear War The United States has just made an exceptionally dangerous, even reckless decision over Ukraine. Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who ended the Cold War, warns it may lead to a nuclear confrontation with Russia. Rule number one of geopolitics: nuclear-armed powers must never, ever fight. Yet Washington just announced […]
Delusional America
Delusional America Robert Parry is one of my favorite columnists. He is truthful, has a sense of justice, and delivers a firm punch. He used to be a “mainstream journalist,” like me, but we were too truthful for them. They kicked us out. I can’t say Parry has always been one of my favorite journalists. […]
US and Russia in danger of returning to era of nuclear rivalry | World news | The Guardian
US and Russia in danger of returning to era of nuclear rivalry | World news | The Guardian. A widening rift between Moscow and Washington over cruise missiles and increasingly daring patrols by nuclear-capable Russian submarines threatens to end an era of arms control and bring back a dangerous rivalry between the world’s two dominant […]
The Global Energy Security War
The Global Energy Security War. Concerns about energy security have shot to the top of the political agenda in Europe. But the US has no intention of letting the EU down. “The United States will be working with the EU to develop a plan for the mid- to long-term evolution of a more energy-secure future”, […]
