Challenges of Water Sharing in the Nile Basin: Critical Moments Approaching

Challenges of Water Sharing in the Nile Basin: Critical Moments Approaching

Egypt and Sudan are supposed to adhere to a binding agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), even amidst reports that Addis Ababa, for a second year, will fill its reservoir with less water than had previously been planned, several international experts say. Just three weeks before the second planned year for filling the…

US, EU Blind Leading Blind

US, EU Blind Leading Blind

US President Joe Biden prepared for his summit with Vladimir Putin by first meeting EU heads to sound out their views on how to engage the Russian leader. Biden reportedly had private talks with European counterparts during the G7 gathering in England last weekend, then with NATO members in Brussels, followed by the heads of…

The Real B3W-NATO agenda

The Real B3W-NATO agenda

The West is the best The West is the bestGet here and we’ll do the rest Jim Morrison, The End For those spared the ordeal of sifting through the NATO summit communique, here’s the concise low down: Russia is an “acute threat” and China is a “systemic challenge”. NATO, of course, are just a bunch…

Why Did Putin React So Harshly to the Latest Fake News About Russia & Iran?

Why Did Putin React So Harshly to the Latest Fake News About Russia & Iran?

President Putin surprised observers by harshly condemning the latest fake news about Russia and Iran as nothing more than “garbage”, with such strong language being completely out of character for the usually stoic world leader, but it seems as though he inevitably reached his personal limit and was finally triggered by the years-long deluge of…

Biden vs. Vlad the Impaler

Biden vs. Vlad the Impaler

Both sides acknowledge that relations between the United States and Russia are at an abject low point. And both sides have said they want to make relations better. But who is actually making a positive effort to reduce tensions and give peace a chance? It should be obvious that the Russian side is the only…

The US-Russia Summit

The US-Russia Summit

Curious it was to read that the Russian judiciary ruled last Wednesday that Alexei Navalny’s political network is an extremist movement. Its members should be grateful that the courts recognized it as a movement, given Navalny’s nationwide support has never exceeded 3 percent or so, but on paper they are now liable to arrest and…