Ground Control (to Major Tom)* April 2, 2020 © Photo: Pixabay.com As much as Covid-19 is a circuit breaker, a time bomb and an actual weapon of mass destruction (WMD), a fierce debate is raging worldwide on the wisdom of mass quarantine applied to entire cities, states and nations. Those against it argue Planet Lockdown …
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“NEVER LET A CRISIS GO TO WASTE”1 Times of crisis in a business sector can often lead to an overall improvement in the community. Weaker entrants often leave the game …Those that remain therefore have reduced competition ..3 Citizen Empowerment Versus Democratic Rights We face two choices: between „totalitarian surveillance and citizen empowerment“ …
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As the EU and US lock down, stifling freedoms and commerce, they overlook how a fellow democracy successfully countered Covid-19 By ANDREW SALMONMARCH 18, 2020 Workers disinfect a pavement in a near-deserted Venice, Italy. Photo: AFP Remarkable and frightening events are underway across Europe and the United States. Under the banner of …
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Die Verbreitung des Corona-Virus in Europa hat auch Auswirkungen auf die multinationale Verlegeübung DEFENDER-Europe 20. Nach aktuellen Angaben des USUnited States-Hauptquartiers USAREUR in Wiesbaden soll die Verlegeoperation unterbrochen und der Umfang der an der Übung beteiligten USUnited States-Streitkräfte reduziert werden. Die USUnited States geführte Übung DEFENDER-Europe 20 wird wegen der Ausbreitung des Corona-Virus eingeschränkt. Aus Fürsorgegründen wird zunächst die …
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3441 ViewsDecember 26, 2019 6 Comments By Paul Schmutz Schaller for The Saker Blog The world situation is changing very fast and one needs to make an effort in order to keep pace with the events. The end of a year is a welcome opportunity for an assessment of the current situation. I shall concentrate on …
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„Der Aufstieg der VR China zu einer erstrangigen Weltmacht in den kommenden Jahrzehnten bedeutet aus heutiger Sicht keine Gefahr, sondern einen … Gewinn für die Sicherung und Festigung des Weltfriedens.“ Prof. Helmut. Peters (2005)1 Beitrag von Irene Eckert 16. Oktober 2019 Allen Unkenrufen aus dem imperialen Amerika und allen Zweifeln aus dem links-grünen Lager zum Trotz …
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PATRICK ARMSTRONG | 09.03.2019 | FEATURED STORY About a year ago I advanced the theory that US President Trump understood that the only way to “Make American Great Again” was to disentangle it from the imperial mission that had it stuck in perpetual wars. I concluded that his statements implied that he believed that 1) the post 9/11 …
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FEDERICO PIERACCINI | 07.03.2019 | WORLD / AMERICAS ‘America First’: A Stronger Monroe Doctrine The previous articles (first, second) examined what appears to be a coordinated strategy between Moscow and Beijing to contain the damage wrought by the United States around the world. This strategy’s effectiveness relies heavily on the geographical position of the two countries vis-a-vis the United States and …
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FINIAN CUNNINGHAM | 06.02.2019 | SECURITY / WAR AND CONFLICT| WORLD / AMERICAS “The end of America’s unchallenged global economic dominance has arrived sooner than expected,” wrote US political economist Michael Hudson in a recent cogent essay. Hudson goes on to point out with copious irony how the “end of US monetary imperialism” has been accelerated by a rightwing former real estate magnate, President …
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With endless military interventions, the end of U.S. empire fast approaches Liberation from this system will come about as a result of an economic collapse possibly a global one. Published February 8, 2019 By Richard Galustian America has bankrupted its economy, abandoned its original ideals, its sense of decency, its core morality, that’s what it looks like …
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