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The Terrifying Militarization of Europe

European leaders want to drastically increase defense spending and prepare their economies for war. There are plans to introduce (for now) voluntary conscription and to install a nuclear shield. Several countries are willing to send troops to Russia’s neighboring countries, including Ukraine. Boris Pistorius, the former German Minister of Defense, has …

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The Geopolitics of Peace

Reprinted from Consortium News. This is an edited transcript of Professor Jeffrey Sachs’ speech in the European Parliament at an event titled “The Geopolitics of Peace,” hosted by former U.N. Assistant Secretary General and current BSW MEP Michael von der Schulenburg, on Feb. 19, 2025. The transcript has been edited for …

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Making America Great Is All About Israel

It’s the overwhelming sentiment in the White House and Congress After Donald Trump began to pull together his cabinet and inner circle it became pretty clear that the overwhelming tie that bound the group together was its embrace of Israel and everything that it is doing. There were even jokes that the …

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America’s Hype Over WMD: Five Invasion Plots, Three Continents, Identical Lies

From Panama to Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya and Syria “Fake news” and media lies are a talking point. The MSM targets the alternative media. This pathbreaking article by veteran war correspondent Felicity Arbuthnot first published in December 2012 deciphers America’s war propaganda and media disinformation campaign. (And yes: Winston Churchill was in favor …

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Who Will Stand Against the Fascist Trump?

Saving our country from the cruel and vicious dictatorship seizing our government can only come from the people—Americans of all political backgrounds who show up, speak up, and refuse to accept the vision the president has put forth. Trump has mused publicly about his fondness for Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s “elected” …

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The Arctic: The Next ‘Great Game.’ The Northern Sea Route, China’s Polar Silk Road – Part II

The Arctic Great Game The Arctic is now identified as important in a potential superpower conflict. According to Deccan Herald, with summer sea ice shrinking by 12.2% a decade, this region is not only strategic from an economic, rare-earth minerals, and maritime-trade route perspective, but also a war-fighting perspective.  The article makes …

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The Arctic: The Next ‘Great Game.’ Part I

The Great Game was a rivalry between the 19th-century British and Russian empires over influence in Central Asia, primarily in Afghanistan, Persia and Tibet. The two colonial empires used military interventions and diplomatic negotiations to acquire and redefine territories in Central and South Asia. Russia conquered Turkestan, and Britain expanded and set the borders …

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