Denmark Boosts Presence in the Arctic With New Drones & Radar Systems

February 21, 2021

It is interesting to note that the Danish Defence Intelligence Service has in several of its threat assessments pointed to the Arctic region as being the biggest threat for Denmark. They are warning t…

The Improvement of Russian-Togolese Relations Is a Multipolar Masterstroke

February 20, 2021

Opinion

Togo's Growing Geostrategic Significance Most people across the world have never heard of the narrow West African state of Togo, or if they have, then they regard it as an impoverished and geostrategi…

China Ousts the BBC Based on UK’s Own Media Standards

February 20, 2021

Opinion

In a move that was entirely predictable after the UK’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) banned China’s CGTN from operating in the UK, China has reciprocated by banning BBC World News from broadcasting…

The Great Atlantic Schism Is Here: Between US and China, Europe will Choose Its Own Path

February 18, 2021

Opinion

The US used to hold almost absolute sway over the EU’s global politics. Now, on the issue of China, Europe is slipping from Washington’s grasp as it realizes it’s better off building that relationship…

Great Reset? Putin Says, “Not So Fast”

February 17, 2021

Opinion

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…

Once Upon a Time, in the Lunar New Year…

February 16, 2021

History

Have an auspicious Year of the Ox, everybody. And to celebrate it in style, fleetingly alleviating our burden in these times of trouble, let’s plunge into a dream within a dream, going back to the fut…