By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. Davies (*) – CODEPINK for Peace On December 27 2022, both Russia and Ukraine issued calls for ending the war in Ukraine, but only on non-negotiable terms that they each know the other side will reject.
Masahiro Tauchi, Advisor, DEVNET JAPAN Former Ambassador of Japan to Norway Putin’s war of aggression has shattered peace in Europe. Through the war in Ukraine, the dictatorship of Russia turned its fangs and the threat became clear to the world.
By Conor Gallagher- Naked Capitalism As Russia grinds down NATO proxy forces in Ukraine, the West is turning its ire against the one country in Europe not to join sanctions against Moscow. Washington and Brussels have had enough of Serbia playing nice with Russia and are now…
By Rebecca R. Ruiz and Justin Scheck (*) – The New York Times Asinvestigators piece together clues, Russia has quietly taken steps to beginexpensive repairs on the giant gas pipeline, complicating theories about whowas behind September’s sabotage.In Nord Stream…
By Cas Mudde* – VOX Media Five countries to watch as the European right made new gains in 2022 2022 was a good year for the far right in Europe Although Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s radical right, did not win the presidential election, she came a lot closer this time…
By Shane Harris, John Hudson, Missy Ryan and Michael Birnbaum – The Washington Post World leaders were quick to blame Moscow for explosions along the undersea natural gas pipelines. But some Western officials now doubt the Kremlin was responsible.
By Giancarlo Elia Valori* – Modern Diplomacy Europe has once again become divided politically, economically and militarily: Russia in the east, NATO and the EU in the west, and the countries in between – Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and the Caucasus States – have become an area of…
By Pepe Escobar* – Asia Times Bolsonaro reduced Brazil to resources-exporter status; now Lula should follow Argentina’s lead into Belt and Road Ten days of full immersion in Brazil are not for the faint-hearted. Even restricted to the top two megalopolises, Sao Paulo and Rio…
By Gordon Brown* – The Guardian In Afghanistan, girls are being banned from primary school. Other Muslim nations hold the key to restoring their rights This week, the Taliban made a bombshell announcement that they will ban women from attending university or teaching in…
By Binoy Kampmark* – Progressive International The ongoing efforts to extradite Julian Assange show just how far “liberal democracies” will go to punish those who dare reveal their secrets. In the United States and around the world, state actors are cracking down on journalists…
