Russia’s Counter-COVID Aid to America Advances the Case for a New Detente

Russia’s Counter-COVID Aid to America Advances the Case for a New Detente

Russia’s urgent dispatch of counter-COVID aid to America was both symbolic and substantial in the sense that it improved the country’s reputation among average Americans which in turn advances Trump’s years-long case for a “New Detente” between these two Great Powers. *** From Russia With Love Observers could be forgiven for not believing it when…

In This Pandemic, We are All Palestine. Except Palestine will Remain Palestine Once It’s Over

In This Pandemic, We are All Palestine. Except Palestine will Remain Palestine Once It’s Over

The world is struggling with a Covid-19 lockdown – but there’s one place where it has hardly changed a thing. There, a walled-in existence is a decades-old reality, and will remain so after the pandemic. The place is Palestine. Lavender-scented three-ply toilet paper. Fresh bread with olive pieces. Half a kilogram of pears. The 10am…

Amid War Threats, Washington Blocks UN Resolution Demanding End to Sanctions

Amid War Threats, Washington Blocks UN Resolution Demanding End to Sanctions

Washington and its allies Thursday killed a United Nations resolution calling for the lifting of unilateral sanctions that are severely impeding efforts to combat the spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution was drafted by Russia and co-sponsored by 28 other member states. In addition to backing the call by the World Health Organization…

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Relations between China and the United States

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Relations between China and the United States

The global panic over the COVID-19 pandemic is starting to have an extremely negative impact on all aspects of people’s lives. The impact that problems associated with the coronavirus outbreak are having on various aspects of the Great Global Game of politics today is therefore bound to remain a preoccupation. Unfortunately, the one thing that…

Why the American Punditry Is Terrified of Russian Humanitarian Aid

Why the American Punditry Is Terrified of Russian Humanitarian Aid

It sure is a good thing that the Russians decided some ten years ago to fund a massive multi-lingual news network. It is also good that the Russian independent media pulls ten times their weight. Otherwise the fact that “poor backwards corrupt” Bearistan is now the one sending medical supplies to the U.S. would probably…

Did Bill Gates Just Reveal the Reason Behind the Lock-Downs?

Did Bill Gates Just Reveal the Reason Behind the Lock-Downs?

On March 24 Bill Gates gave a highly revelatory 50-minute interview (above) to Chris Anderson. Anderson is the Curator of TED, the non-profit that runs the TED Talks. The Gates interview is the second in a new series of daily ‘Ted Connects’ interviews focused on COVID-19. The series’s website says that: TED Connects: Community and Hope is…