Trump’s Executive Order last week eliminating the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the rationale of which was explained here as regards to stopping the state’s funding of ideologically radical propaganda, has been condemned by critics as a deathblow...
The self-described “powerful military action” that Trump authorized over the weekend against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, which aligns with the reinstatement of his “maximum pressure” policy against the group’s Iranian patron and follows their redesignation by the US as terrorists,...
Most observers missed last week’s European Parliament resolution on the white paper on the future of European defense despite its importance. Article 15 “stresses that the East Shield and Baltic Defence Line should be the flagship EU projects for...
Polish Prime Minister Tusk recently declared that “We must be aware that Poland must reach for the most modern capabilities also related to nuclear weapons and modern unconventional weapons.” This followed French President Macron proposal to extend his country’s...
The latest sectarian violence in Syria killed almost 1,000 members of the Alawite minority at the minimum, with many of them still sheltering in place or hiding somewhere outside of their homes due to their fear of being murdered...
Everyone in Europe is wondering what form French President Macron’s potential plans to extend his country’s nuclear umbrella over the rest of the continent could take, especially considering the risks that they could entail after Moscow’s very negative reaction....
Pakistan is reeling after this week’s hijacking of the Jaffar Express by the terrorist-designated “Balochistan Liberation Army” (BLA). It’s impossible to independently confirm the details given strict state censorship, but around 400 people were taken hostage, including servicemen traveling...
The Washington Post (WaPo) published an article this week about how “Document prepared for Kremlin outlines hard-line negotiating stance”, which purports to be based off of an unnamed FSB-linked think tank’s report from early February that was published before...
Ukraine just agreed to a month-long ceasefire after talks with the US in Jeddah, but it’s conditional on Russia agreeing to the same, which remains uncertain. Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to pay his second trip to Moscow...
It was assessed shortly after last year’s US elections that “Trump Can Repair The Damage That Biden Dealt To Indo-US Ties”, and while Modi’s visit last month was a step in the right direction, Trump has still been a...