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It came as no surprise that the G7 Summit in Evian (France) of last week assured the Ukrainian government of its solidarity and support against Russia, nor that the European Union extended its anti-Russia sanctions by 12 months instead of the usual six months, nor that the EU still insists that only increased pressure will force Vladimir Putin to come […]

What was described as “inevitable” since the Epstein-Mandelson scandal broke in the U.K. on Feb. 9, came to pass on June 22, as Sir Keir Starmer announced his resignation as Prime Minister. The attempt to cover up the truth was part of the Mandelson story: Did Starmer know about the Jeffrey Epstein connection when he appointed Peter Mandelson as Ambassador […]

On June 12, the European Union’s new “Migration and Asylum Pact”, adopted in 2024, came into force. This is yet another brutal set of repressive measures that does nothing to resolve the actual causes of the problem. Basically, the Pact provides for screening refugees and asylum-seekers for up to seven days while holding them in “detention centers” at the EU […]

To the G7 leaders gathered in Évian (France) on June 17, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivered a much-needed lesson in economic policy. Instead of complaining about Chinese “competition”, join China in developing the Global South, he said in sum, it will be beneficial for you, for us, and for the world. He began by saying that the […]

The State Council of China has just issued a White Paper on Global Governance, containing proposals on how to overcome the turbulence and conflict which has characterized the world over the most recent period. According to the Foreign Ministry, the initiative responds to countries’ common need for improving global governance and enriches the practice of building a community with a […]

The New Development Bank (NDB) as well as private and public industrial enterprises of the BRICS have been very active in financing and developing infrastructure in Africa. The NDB has recently approved a loan of up to $1 billion to South Africa, a founding member of the BRICS, for modernizing urban infrastructure. The funds will serve to support projects under […]

The world has welcomed the news of the agreement reached between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, announced by President Donald Trump on June 14. This was confirmed by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as well as the Iranian leadership, themselves, and a formal signing ceremony is planned to take place in Switzerland this Friday, June 19. […]

Inflation is on the rise and central banks are reacting in the usual knee-jerk fashion, by raising interest rates. On June 11, those of the European Central Bank were increased from 2 to 2.25%, the first such increase in almost three years. Inflation had surged to 3.2%, well above the ECB target of 2%. In Japan, the central bank raised […]

Over the past days, the political and diplomatic developments around the NATO-Russia war in Ukraine have been characterized by apparently contradictory aspects. On the one side, the EU narrative about how “Russia is losing the war” grew louder, as the E3 group (Britain, France and Germany) met again to reaffirm their support to Kyiv. On the other side, “pro-negotiation” factions […]

Energy-intensive branches of the German industry find it increasingly impossible to produce at affordable costs without gas from Russia, which is why many CEOs have called for resuming imports of Russian gas. Chancellor Merz, on the other hand, insists that that will never happen. But Friedrich Merz will not be Chancellor forever, and his decision could be overturned by another […]