Great Reset? Putin Says, “Not So Fast”

February 17, 2021

Did you happen to catch the most important political speech of the last six years? It would have been easy to miss given everything going on. In fact, I almost did, and this speech sits at the i…

Why Russia Is Driving the West Crazy

February 17, 2021

Opinion

Future historians may register it as the day when usually unflappable Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov decided he had had enough: We are getting used to the fact that the European Union are tryi…

Biden’s Envisioned ‘Extreme Competition’ With China Is Very Bad

February 17, 2021

Opinion

If Biden really knew President Xi as well as he thought, then he wouldn't have taken their countries' “extreme competition” for granted. In fact, one doesn't even have to know the Chinese leader perso…

Egypt Assumes an Active Role in the Middle East

February 17, 2021

Opinion

Recent events and Cairo’s policy in this context clearly show that Egypt is steadily reclaiming its major role in the Middle East, not as a tool in the hands of the US and Israel, but as it was before…

New American Regime = Exact Same Challenges for Russia

February 17, 2021

Opinion

The next 8 years will be a time for Russia to look inwards in order to project outwards, Tim Kirby writes. As a country that has seen total systemic collapse twice during the 20th century, Russia was …

The 1973 Yom Kippur War and Its Political Consequences

February 17, 2021

History

This war is known as the Fourth Arab-Israeli War or by Arabs as the October War. It was the last great direct clash between Arab nations and Israel. The results of the war, as well, influenced the pro…

Beating Back the Far Right Globally

February 17, 2021

Opinion

After four years of shock, confusion, and paralysis, the United States is finally taking action against the far right. Perhaps most dramatic has been the deplatforming of Donald Trump: the suspension …

Queen of Chicken Hawks: Victoria Nuland Had a Hand in Every US Intervention in the Past 30 Years

February 17, 2021

Opinion

President Joe Biden’s nomination of Victoria Nuland for Under Secretary for Political Affairs, the third-highest position at the State Department, is a dangerous sign. Nuland exemplifies the neoconser…