Russia: A New Start?
February 8, 2021
It’s winter in Russia, which is not a season for the faint-hearted. The pandemic is still hitting the country hard, with the number of new COVID cases hovering around 20,000 a day, which has cumulativ…
Human Rights
UN Sex Crimes: Guterres’ Draconian Cover-Ups Might Be Soon Over
February 5, 2021
The UN’s answer to cover them up and punish journalists might be coming to an end as there are signs that member states have had enough. Will the British government lead a new cause? It’s practically …
A Domestic Terrorism Law? War on Dissent Will Proceed Full Speed Ahead
February 2, 2021
What makes the current state of war against “terrorism” so dangerous is that the national security apparatus has been politicized, Phil Giraldi writes. President Joe Biden has already made it clear th…
The Future of U.S. Democracy Promotion
January 27, 2021
On Inauguration Day 2021, the nation’s capital looks like it has just experienced a coup, not successfully survived one. Streets are blocked off, barricades are up, and armed police and National Guard…
Israel Is Losing the Fight to Obscure Its Apartheid Character
January 20, 2021
For more than a decade, a handful of former Israeli politicians and US diplomats identified with what might be termed the "peace process industry" have intermittently warned that, without a two-s…
Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Goes Uninterrupted, But Is Europe Finally Taking Notice?
December 25, 2020
A report published by the United Nations in 2018 stated that by the year 2020 the Gaza Strip would be uninhabitable. It said specifically that, “the United Nations has stated that Gaza may well b…
The ‘European Democracy Action Plan’ Risks Sanctioning EU Citizens For Exercising Free Speech
December 8, 2020
The long-waited “European Democracy Action Plan” has finally been unveiled, but its proposal to sanction alleged purveyors of so-called “disinformation” is extremely worrisome because people (includin…
Saudi Rushes to Improve Its Image in Advance of G20 and Biden
November 25, 2020
Saudi Arabia has taken multiple steps to polish its tarnished image in advance of this weekend’s hosting of the virtual summit of the G20 that groups the world’s foremost economies and in anticipation…