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Eastern Europe – between the East and West

... [04]. International mass media tries to muzzle him ... while the US 45th President Trump characterises those as: “people that are very smart, but they’re fascists and they’re radical left lunatics” and Dmitry Medvedev (Deputy Chairman of the Russia’s Security Council) states that “they should be treated as leaders of countries of a Nazi coalition” [05]; Trump continues “and they’re destroying our country“ [04]; destroying not only the US, but: “This could very well lead under ...

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26.10.2023 14:16:43

From Brasília to Beijing: Lula's Diplomatic Voyage Marks Brazil's Resurgence on the Global Arena

... among developing countries in solving global problems. Moreover, Lula's visit is seen as Brazil's return to the international stage as a major player as it seeks to strengthen organizations such as BRICS and mediate peace dialogue between Ukraine and Russia. Reuters Lula's "active non-alignment" strategy with China In April this year, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited China. After Jair Bolsonaro's low-key foreign policy Lula's trip to China was perceived by the Brazilian press ...

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25.09.2023 14:29:47

Complementarity Gains. Russia and China can provide Africa what it needs

... taking place - and the global South stands to benefit. Africa is the world’s youngest continent and its many nations are developing rapidly. Investment that reinforces local agency and solidifies development gains is the missing piece of the puzzle. Russia and China have been delivering this independently of each other. A Chinese rice expert instructs local farmers in a hybrid rice field in Kihanga, Bubanza Province, Burundi, on 29 October 2022 (XINHUA) Recently, Russia and China promulgated strategic ...

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12.09.2023 18:13:35

July Summits: EU-CELAC Summit, a Bittersweet Victory for Latin America; Africa-Russia Summit, Another Brick in Building a Multipolar and Post-Hegemonic World

In July 2023, two notable international summits took place: the European Union-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (EU-CELAC) Summit and the Africa-Russia Summit. Below are some impressions to assess to compare the implications of both events. A comparative analysis of the final declarations of both summits yields the following impressions: Although the EU-CELAC Summit had a relatively positive outcome ...

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03.08.2023 17:24:24

African States Should Seize the Opportunity to Work with the Mutually-Reinforcing Global Visions of China and Russia

Changes not seen in one hundred years are taking place – and the Global South stands to benefit. Africa is the world’s youngest continent.[1] Leveraging its population pidend, Africa has a unique opportunity to transform in the coming decades – Russian and Chinese support will be key to success. Source: Rosatom Indeed, for more than a decade, Chinas has been delivering world-class infrastructure, while Russia supplied Africa with the raw materials and foodstuffs its expanding economic base required,...

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04.07.2023 14:21:00

The sun rises in the East: A plea for identity, nations and international understanding

... Europe. Who would have thought it would be reality again? Suddenly, NATO’s eastern flank is being rearmed and even expanded through the inclusion of new member states, as Finland and Sweden wait on NATO’s doorstep. It’s déjà vu: Napoleon’s Russian campaign started on June 24, 1812, and ended with Russia’s victory on December 24, 1812. Then, on June 22, 1941 a second Russian campaign started with the invasion by the Wehrmacht of the Soviet Union, a campaign that also ended with the victory ...

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19.06.2023 17:46:39

Reviving John F. Kennedy’s “Vision of Peace”

... confrontation with the Soviet Union over nuclear missiles they placed in Cuba, President John F. Kennedy (JFK) delivered a speech which must be heard by everyone concerned about the existential threat emanating from NATO’s aggressive stance against Russia in Ukraine. The decision in October 1962 by JFK to blockade Cuba brought the two nations face-to-face in a possible nuclear confrontation. Both leaders were under heavy pressure from “hard-liners” in their defense and intelligence establishments ...

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09.06.2023 15:14:56

The Referendums for Reunification with Russia the geopolitical stakes of a democratic choice

The referendums organised at the request of the two people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk (independent since 2014 and recognised by Russia on 21 February 2022) but also in the territories of Zaporizhia and Kherson, have a historical and geopolitical significance on several levels, as it is not only a question of the process of Russian reunification but also of the consolidation of ...

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24.03.2023 14:58:32

Europe “The starry heavens above me…”* A plea for awareness and peace

... mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.” “Nimmersatt, where the end of the German Empire once lay” In the neighborhood with Russia Who is actually aware today where the border of the former German Empire was once located? Or how far to the northeast the village of Nimmersatt and the nearby coaching inn Immersatt actually lay? Nimmersatt was located at the northern tip of East ...

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26.01.2023 17:44:48

Andrew Korybko To Anita Inder Singh: Your Perception of The Ukrainian Conflict Is Flawed

The Wire published a piece by Anita Inder Singh, a Founding Professor of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution in New Delhi, declaring that “India Is Wrong: Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine Has Global, Not Just European Ramifications”. With the fullest of respect for this esteemed expert’s right to express her views about the Ukrainian Conflict, she arguably has a flawed perception about it. My detailed ...

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16.01.2023 17:45:10

Ukraine can be the next Denmark: Zelensky Peace Formula and new territorial realities

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky proposed a Peace Formula in 10 points to end the conflict. It was rejected by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, but Russian President Vladimir Putin was more evasive, requiring Kiev to “take into account the new territorial realities”. Source: Reuters Presidents Zelensky and Putin remained voluntarily vague, in order ...

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09.01.2023 16:50:24

Five Nations Bicker over Whether the Caspian is Lake or Sea

Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Turkmenistan met recently to sign the convention on the legal status of the resource-rich Caspian Sea, a document more than two decades in the making. Meeting in the Kazakh coastal town of Aktau in mid-August, the leaders of the ...

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19.09.2018 11:31:57

The Tussle Over Syria

Putin’s Syrian intervention was limited to areas around the port of Tartus and the Latakia air base, both heavily upgraded by Russia. His aim was not a full occupation, but a gradual expansion of a strategic corridor from Damascus to Aleppo. He did not fear US repercussions. Obama’s 2013 red line back-step had convinced him the president would be passive in the face of aggression....

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07.12.2017 18:17:04

“Rocket Man” Kim Jong-Un

... Korea. 1. That the president’s coercive diplomacy against North Korea worked temporarily. Since Sept. 15 there has been no launching of North Korean missiles. But we also warned that our foreign foes, particularly the North Koreans, but also the Russians, view our president as in a weakened position. Thus Lincoln’s warning is apropos: “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedom, it will be because we destroyed ourselves from within.” So first the ...

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29.11.2017 16:38:36

Are Americans Destroying Themselves from Within, as Lincoln Feared?

... website jvlv.net.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedom, it will be because we destroyed ourselves,” wrote Abraham Lincoln. Americans must keep his wisdom in mind. The wheels of two Russiagates – Trump’s and now Hillary’s – are deepening domestic conflicts, and calls for Trump’s impeachment grow. Where is the US headed? Flickr / Elvert Barnes Trump and Putin’s Joint Statement on Syria Among the accomplishments of Donald ...

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29.11.2017 16:22:01

El Comercio names the senior Peruvian politicians involved in big Odebrecht scandal

UPDATE 27 Jan 2019  Leading print and online journal has st juprovided the general public with a list of the politicians involved in the what is probably the biggest bribery and corruption scandal to hit the Andean nation since the days of security czar Vladimiro Ilich Lenin Montesinos, who some say is still a behind the scenes player. Like the burgeoning Odebrecht scandal in Colombia that continues wreaking havoc with the peace process and governance, little to none of the news surrounding Brazil's...

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22.11.2017 01:42:24

 

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