| 07.07.2017 | OPINION The United States’ hegemonic dominance in the world is heading to the exits. The decline in US unipolar power has been underway for several years, in line with the emergence of a multipolar world. This week, Russia and China showed important resolve to face down American bully tactics over North Korea. The …
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The summit meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Putin in advance of the G20 meeting in Hamburg is the latest expression of the Chinese-Russian alliance which is reshaping the modern world.As my colleague Adam Garrie has rightly written, the meetings yesterday and today in Moscow between Presidents Xi Jinping of China and …
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Kim Jong-un gets what he wants: By ALEANDER MERCOURIS 3 hours ago Joint Russian-Chinese statement on Korean conflict recognises North Korea’s ‘justified concerns’, opposes military action, and effectively rules out across-the-board sanctions. Since this document is not easy to find, I set out the full text with the key points highlighted The Russian Federation and the People’s …
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Wie die USA die Hoffnungen der Afghanen zunichte machten Zur modernen Geschichte des Landes am Hindukusch von Matin Baraki zf. Vor wenigen Wochen hat ein Anschlag mit mehr als 90 Toten in der afghanischen Hauptstadt Kabul die Weltöffentlichkeit erneut aufgeschreckt. Afghanistan kommt nicht zur Ruhe. Der Krieg in diesem Land geht jeden Tag weiter – nunmehr …
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EDITOR’S CHOICE | 28.06.2017 Iran and Turkey, the two non-Arab Middle Eastern states, are among the largest and most populous in the region. The former occupies a strategic location on the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, while the latter controls the Bosporus Strait, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles, which links the Black …
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Im Gedenken an die leidvollen Jahre Palästinas ein Beitrag von Irene Eckert 27. Juni 2017 „Hundert Jahre Balfour-Deklaration, 70 Jahre UNO-Resolution für einen jüdischen Staat, 50 Jahre Sechstagekrieg – für Israel und die jüdische Welt ist 2017 ein ganz besonderes Jahr. Da drohte ausgerechnet das Jubiläum ein wenig in Vergessenheit zu geraten, das am Anfang …
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June 25, 2017 Exclusive: The mainstream media is so hostile to challenges to its groupthinks that famed journalist Seymour Hersh had to take his take-down of President Trump’s April 6 attack on Syria to Germany, says ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern. By Ray McGovern Legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh is challenging the Trump administration’s version of …
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20. Juni 2017 “Das ist unser Krieg dort in Syrien”, meint der Friedensaktivist Bernd Duschner aus dem bayerischen Pfaffenhofen. Er ist der lebende Gegenbeweis zur Behauptung, dass der Einzelne ja sowieso nichts bewirken kann; dass uns bei aller Empörung ja doch nur der Rückzug ins Private bleibt, in die Resignation angesichts der Kriegsmaschinerie, die in …
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ERIC ZUESSE | 21.06.2017 | WORLD The Reason Behind the US Government’s Secret Hatred of Europeans The reason for the US government’s hostility — at least since 4 February 2014 —toward Europeans, has been a mystery, until now. This hostility wasn’t even publicly recognized at all, until it leaked out, on that date, from a tapped phone-line …
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06.06.2017 WORLDThe St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) wrapped up last week. The event is held regularly since 1997. It is often described as Russia’s version of the Davos forum in Switzerland. The SPIEF has become a leading platform for addressing burning economic problems and discussing prospects for future. Held on June 1-3 this year, …
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