Slovakia Wants Good Relations with Beijing and Moscow, Despite Growls from Brussels and London

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is not the only East European leader who refuses to accept policies dictated by the European Commission when they don’t correspond to what are perceived as national interests. The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, is another, and the assassination attempt against him on last May 15, which nearly succeeded, has not intimidated him. On Oct. 31, […]

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Germany’s Ruling Parties Sinking Faster Than the Economy

For the moment, no one is betting on the future of the three-party coalition now in power in Berlin. There’s good reason for that, given the internal strife. For example, an 18-page memorandum by Finance Minister Christian Lindner (of the FDP) proposing a stimulus for the economy met with strong opposition from the other two coalition partners (SPD and Greens). […]

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Severe Losses Take Their Toll on Ukraine Armed Forces

After nearly three years of war in Ukraine, leading circles in the West and their media outlets are beginning to quietly admit that Ukraine’s armed forces, in spite of all the support supplied by NATO member countries, cannot win this war, and that it’s time for Kyiv to accept some territorial losses in the framework of negotiations with Russia. Have […]

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The Impressive Economic Power of the Newly-Expanded BRICS Plus

It is useful to look at some physical-economic parameters of the new BRICS Plus, by considering the contributions of the 13 new Partner States of the BRICS, along with those of the 9 existing full members (cf. SAS 44/24). These are far better indicators of the group’s real economic potential than the often-cited 40% share of global GDP, which is […]

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