The keys to future victories, both military and civilian, are already in the hands of engineers and programmers. There is no doubt that the experiences of the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine and Novorossiya will dramatically and permanently change the classic military doctrines and that military science will have to be written from scratch. All…
These latest observations about how counterproductive the counteroffensive has been for Ukrainian-Western unity, solidarity within their respective ranks, and Ukraine’s human and military resources mean that Russia’s prior interest in a ceasefire can no longer be taken for granted. Two back-to-back pieces published by Newsweek and Politico confirm that a vicious blame is breaking out…
In fact, the use of the word “mosaic” in the comprehensive description of Sino-European interactions precludes an illustrative and simplistic (“explained via hand gestures”) interpretation. The phrase “remains complex” indicates that there is no current effort toward “simplification” of this statement. All of the aforementioned factors, which frequently contradict one another, remain in Europeans’ dealings…
The long nightmare of oppression of Palestinians is not a tangential issue. It is a black and white issue of a settler-colonial state imposing a military occupation, horrific violence and apartheid, backed by billions of U.S. dollars, on the indigenous population of Palestine. It is the all powerful against the all powerless. Israel uses its modern weaponry against a captive population that has no…
Within rapidly advancing tech sectors of capitalist economies an invisible interface between internet infrastructure, the state and the military-industrial complex has been developed, with decidedly negative and oppressive outcomes. Silicon Valley in the US is the global epicentre of this big data cartel and its practices are highly dubious, decidedly unethical. Tech corporations are vastly…
Last week, Acting Deputy Secretary of State for the United States Victoria Nuland made her third visit to Niger in the past two years. This time, Nuland was in the African country to respond to the July 26 military coup, which saw the ouster of the constitutionally-elected President Mohamed Bazoum by a group of military…
