Is Putin’s Healthy/Moderate/Reasonable – Conservatism Really a New Russian Ideology?

Is Putin’s Healthy/Moderate/Reasonable – Conservatism Really a New Russian Ideology?

To put it simply, ‘healthy/moderate/reasonable conservatism’ is all about responsibly managing inevitable changes in such a way that chaos can be contained while advancing objective socio-economic progress. Observers are wildly speculating that the “healthy/moderate/reasonable conservatism” that President Putin proposed during last week’s plenary session of the prestigious Valdai Club represents a new Russian ideology. That’s…

Allegations against Blue Helmets in the CAR are on the Rise!

Allegations against Blue Helmets in the CAR are on the Rise!

During the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, the Central African Republic once again questioned the ineffectiveness of the Blue Helmets in the country, repeated accusations of staff members of the multidisciplinary, international mission in the CAR (MINUSCA) of pandering to radicals and other crimes against the indigenous population of the state. UN peacekeepers, over…

It’s UN Meddling, Not Ethiopia’s Rejection Thereof, That’s a Stain on Our Conscience

It’s UN Meddling, Not Ethiopia’s Rejection Thereof, That’s a Stain on Our Conscience

The only stain on our conscience is that supposedly neutral UN humanitarian wings and Ethiopia’s alleged American ally joined forces to support an armed anti-government group in Africa’s second most populous country that’s pursuing regime change ends through what Addis Ababa regards as terrorist means. UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths dramatically described the crisis in…

The UN Crisis

The UN Crisis

Jair Bolsonaro gave a speech at the UN General Assembly this month. It was full of the usual misstatements and exaggerations for which the Brazilian leader has become notorious. But the most noteworthy part of the speech had nothing to do with its contents. It was Bolsonaro’s refusal of take a COVID-19 vaccine, despite New…

Syria: Are There Ways to Resolve the Conflict?

Syria: Are There Ways to Resolve the Conflict?

In his briefing at the UN Security Council, the organization’s Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, proposed taking advantage of the relative halt in military hostilities in the country to bring together the main regional and international parties concerned. According to the official, this should be done for the sake of preliminary negotiations on confidence-building…