EUROPE

Reflections on Russia and Crimea: The Hate Goes One Way

[This is the third part of a travelogue series by two CAM writers who recently traveled to Russia and Crimea. Part 1 of the series can be read here; and Part II here.—Editors] We spent nearly 20 days in Russia, including five days in Crimea. During our journey, we spent around 70 hours on trains riding […]
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The Grain Deal has become a diplomatic success story, or is there a new phase coming? …

Unfortunately, one of the negative consequences of active hostilities is observed in the foreign trade relations of the countries participating in the conflict. A temporary danger zone does not guarantee safety along trade communication routes. Disrupting the prior steady trading system is costly to the trade balance and frequently leads to major humanitarian crises, such […]

Wikileaks Cables Detail U.S. Campaign to Engineer Kosovo’s Independence and Destabilize the Balkans

[This article on the importance of WikiLeaks revelations related to Serbia and Kosovo comes as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is facing extradition to the U.S. where the U.S. government is seeking to try him under the Espionage Act. If Assange is extradited and convicted in what would amount to a show trial, it would represent […]

Now Is the Time For Russia to Offer Peace Terms to European Nations

Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) As the reality is now beginning to sink in, to the nations of Europe, that their military alliance with America, in America’s anti-Russian NATO, is heading for their collective defeat by Russia, in the battlefields of Ukraine, this is the ideal moment for a magnanimous and peace-oriented Russia diplomatically and […]

Multipolar world: Iran, Russia, China and India. Interview with Dr. Javad Masoumi

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The days of a sole American superpower are over. Other powerful actors have emerged in the east, as the western domination has waned through multiple failed wars which were unjustifiable. The Russian-Iranian relationship was further strengthened while fighting Radical Islamic terrorists in Syria, which were supported by the US […]

NATO Promises a Tricky Long War on Russia

The latest NATO summit has been ‘successful’ insofar as it brought Sweden’s membership very close to becoming a reality. At the same time, the summit also made clear that the alliance, even though it fell short of offering membership to Ukraine, is gearing up for a long war with Russia. The most prominent proponent of […]
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If Everybody’s Going to Join NATO, Then Why Have the United Nations?

Bassim Al Shaker (Iraq), Symphony of Death 1, 2019 The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) held its annual summit on 11–12 July in Vilnius, Lithuania. The communiqué released after the first day’s proceedings claimed that ‘NATO is a defensive alliance’, a statement that encapsulates why many struggle to grasp its true essence. A look at […]