Category: Politics
John Fetterman vs AOC: the battle for the Democratic Party’s future
John Fetterman, an outspoken Pennsylvania senator, has urged Democrats to engage with Mr Trump’s administration and vision for the country, or risk fading into irrelevance. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 35, the firebrand…
Quo vadis, Syria?
The fall of the Assad regime marks a significant turning point for Syria and the region. The Assad dynasty’s collapse, driven by internal forces and led by the rebel group…
The Future of Syria – Tour d’Horizon
The fall of the Assad regime marks a significant turning point for Syria and the region. The Assad dynasty’s collapse, driven by internal forces and led by the rebel group…
Trump meets TikTok CEO
President-elect said the two countries can work together when pressed about his invitation to the Chinese leader to attend inauguration
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau loses two top cabinet ministers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is facing significant turmoil following the resignation of two key cabinet ministers, including Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who was preparing to deliver a critical economic…
Elon Musk and Giorgia Meloni. A match made in heaven?
The friendship between Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni and Elon Musk is the talk of Italy, and increasingly so since the latter secured a key role in the incoming administration…
Can we trust Syria’s new leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, (formerly al-Jolani)?
Ahmad al-Sharaa says he believes in his ability to transform Syria into a successful state. He seems to have given up on Islamist populism, endless Jihad, liberation and warring against…
People can only be pushed so far
Senator Elizabeth Warren said it best during an interview on United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing: ‘People can only be pushed so far’ Precisely. Which is why the Democrats lost…
The Return of Realpolitik
The new realpolitik marks the end of an era in which politics was defined largely by ideology and religion. As in the 19th century, world events now revolve around control…
From Lenin to Putin: One Hundred and Seven Years of Malfeasance
Since the Bolshevik coup d’état of 1917, Lenin and his comrades have been working out the principles of relations with the outside world: destabilizing the international order through propaganda and…
Ukraine war is a racket, as is NATO expansion
The Ukraine war has weakened the United States because it has emptied its treasury and its arsenals. It has undermined US interests elsewhere, especially in the Pacific, where a restless…
The Plot to Manage Democracy
Elites are building a system to control and constrain Americans’ self-expression and political freedom. For most of the past century, the country was governed through a system of distributed rule…
Yemen’s Houthis are Building their ‘Network of Resistance’
The Houthis are diversifying their alliances and deepening their military capabilities, leveraging regional conflicts and pragmatic partnerships to expand their influence beyond the Iranian-led ‘axis of resistance’. The more the…
Why Asian Americans Are Moving Right
Nationally, 2020 and 2024 exit polls from The Washington Post show a 5-point shift to the Republicans in the presidential race among Asian American voters relative to 2020. In some…
Speech by Sarah Knafo, Member of the European Parliament, On Global Measures Towards Social Media Platforms
Mr. President, dear colleagues, for writing The Gulag Archipelago, Solzhenitsyn had to leave his country and go into exile in the United States. For challenging British colonization, Gandhi was sentenced…
Russian Army Is Becoming Stronger, May Attack NATO In Five to Eight Years
Interview with German Major General Christian Freuding On the Situation In Ukraine The head of the Ukraine Special Staff in the Federal Ministry of Defense, Major General Christian Freuding, expects…