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The February 12 phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin led to a series of events which show that the intent of the two leaders is to forge a partnership which goes beyond ending the NATO-provoked war in Ukraine. In a post on Truth Social, the U.S. President described the call as “a lengthy and highly productive phone call […]

Although the annual Munich Security Conference (MSC) still claims to be a venue for an exchange of views among security policy decision-makers from around the world, over the years, it has become a blatant public relations event for NATO and for the interests of the Western military-industrial complex. The lack of dialogue has led to a situation in which the […]

Dr. Naledi Pandor, South Africa’s former Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (2019-2024), was the guest of honor of the International Peace Coalition’s online meeting on Feb. 14, devoted to “Ending the Cycle of Violence in the Middle East”. Ms. Pandor is internationally renowned for successfully bringing the case of Israeli genocide against the Palestinians before the International Court of […]

During the intense discussion period of the Feb. 14 International Peace Coalition meeting, many questions were addressed to Dr. Pandor, including one of the underdevelopment of Africa. In her reply, she pointed out that the “Oasis Plan speaks to many issues of importance to the African continent. If you take the 17 priorities of Agenda 2063, the plan that we […]

On Feb. 12, the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence was confirmed in the full Senate in a 52-48 vote along strict party lines, with only Mitch McConnell dissenting and voting no from the Republicans. As we have reported, she will be in in charge of providing a daily intelligence briefing to the President informing him about […]

Perhaps the most proper metaphor for what happened at the Munich Security Conference this year is the image of its director Christoph Heusgen breaking out in tears on the podium while concluding the event. Heusgen’s emotional breakdown is not just because, as he said, “Europe and the USA have no common basis anymore”, but because his decades-long work as a […]

When Benjamin Netanyahu returned from his offical visit to Washington two weeks ago, he had to go directly to court, where he has been on trial for charges of corruption and breach of trust, a process that will continue for at least the next month. But that’s not his only legal woe. Former Prime Minister and former Defense Force chief […]

Nature magazine has just released its latest Index of the contributions of various institutions to the world of physical sciences. Eight out of the top ten spots are held by Chinese scientific institutions, with the other two being the German Max Planck Society (No. 4) and the French National Center for Scientific Research (No. 10). The highest-ranked U.S. institution is […]

Seen from the trans-Atlantic region, the past few weeks have indeed been tumultuous, fraught with uncertainties and shocks, seemingly emanating from the White House. In such a situation,it is important not to lose sight of the underlying dynamic driving these developments, which is the collapse of the Western-dominated power structures and financial system, and the rise of the “Global Majority” […]

By now, the world is well aware of the preposterous proposal made by Donald Trump on Feb. 4, at a joint White House press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. There he stated that the United States will “take over the Gaza Strip”, and build it up to what he said can even be, “the Riviera of the Middle East”. […]