In a recent interview, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Aerospace Division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), addressed critical issues concerning Iran’s defense capabilities and its role in the modern world. This interview, widely broadcast on Iranian television, underscored Iran’s determination to counter external...
Previous Democratic administrations tried in every possible way to impose new ‘transgender ideas’. Trump immediately stated that there are only two sexes (male and female), and not 32, as the media shouted. All government agencies, schools and educational institutions are being instructed with this information (15,000 transgender people are already mere step...
There is nothing diplomatic when press statement organized by presidents, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky descend into direct verbal confrontation, as was seen in February 2025. The Trump-Zelensky meeting ended awfully with the formers stating “I think we have seen enough” following a heated verbal confrontation involving both presidents and the US vice ...
Observers were shocked on Wednesday after former Romanian presidential front-runner Calin Georgescu was temporarily detained and charged on six counts amidst police raids against some of his closest supporters as he was preparing to file for his candidacy in May’s election redux. The first round last December was annulled on the basis that an unnamed state a...
It was not Donald Trump who turned against the Kiev regime, as we are led to believe, but Volodymyr Zelensky who had US interests bombed, causing heavy damage to Chevron and ExxonMobil. It is therefore completely futile to believe that a visit to Washington will be enough for Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron to reverse the situation. It may seem absurd to at...
The primary fear among European leaders is geopolitical irrelevance. If the U.S. and Russia negotiate without European input, it clearly shows that Europe is merely a secondary actor in global affairs. This realisation is particularly painful for nations like France and Germany, which have long seen themselves as central players in international...
The recent declarations by U.S. officials regarding the war in Ukraine and the emerging multipolar world order have left Europe in a state of shock and uncertainty. Statements from President Trump, Defence Secretary Peter Hegseth, Vice President J.D. Vance, special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, Gen. Keith Kellogg, and Secretary of State Mark Rubio signal a ma...
Mother Merkel and Her Neoliberal Children, or “Why this German Dude, Christoph Heusgen, a veteran German diplomat and chairman of the 2025 Munich Security Conference (MSC)” is a moot question now, and even with the results of the recent German election, no matter how you slice them, the reality is the same, and only to get...
Turmoil in international politics in mid-February has definitely eclipsed Saint Valentine’s Day. While this was not unexpected, the new U.S. president spoke for 90 minutes with his Russian counterpart and warmly praised him afterward. The fact that this conversation happened around Saint Valentine’s Day suggests hope. Trump and Putin may not engage in a poli...
The Malaysian Advancement Party (MAP) and the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) have rightly called out the Malaysian Government for its baffling and irresponsible decision to lift restrictions on the Islamic preacher, Zakir Naik, a figure whose divisive rhetoric has long been a thorn in the side of Malaysia’s fragile social fabric. This move, shrouded in ...
The American Revolution or War of Independence against British colonial lordship started in 1775 when the Thirteen Colonies began to fight for their political independence from London. Fighting began at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, in April 1775. In June the colonies’ Continental Congress created a Continental Army under General George Washington. D...
A huge, heavy ship, loaded to the brim, is turning around in narrow straits amid perilous waters. Thus, the world is performing a rare volte face under the daring captainship of Donald Trump and his breakneck mates Elon Musk and JD Vance. They couldn’t have cut it any closer – already we felt the breath of our doom. Whether the peril be nuclear mushrooms or ...
As a fan of the Ukrainian television series, Servant of the People, I can’t help but be struck by the irony of an actor who played a president transitioning into an actor who became a president. Scripts, however, are one thing. Reality is something completely different. And Volodymyr Zelensky’s last scene, unlike the character of Vasily Goloborodko he played...
The current commotion started when on 1 November 2024, a concrete canopy at the recently remodelled railway station building in the northern city of Novi Sad collapsed, crushing 17 people and killing 15. Not long before, the entire building, including the canopy, was reconstructed by negligent and incompetent “contractors” selected by the ruling authorities....
This war is the result of NATO’s expansion in defiance of its given word; an expansion that directly threatens the security of Russia, whose borders are too large to be defended. In order to expand in Ukraine, NATO supported neo-Nazi groups that it placed in power and who have installed their laws in this country. Added to this has been the resurgence of a s...
Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski came out against Zelensky’s proposal for an “army of Europe” by flatly declaring that “it will not happen” despite many of his peers wanting to prioritize such plans in light of the US’ impending disengagement from the continent that JD Vance hinted at in his historic speech. Casual observers assumed that this lifelong ...
The ethnic Albanians entered Balkan history in 1043 when they came from East Sicily and settled in present-day Central Albania by the Byzantine authorities.[1] Their ethnic origin remains still very vague and no historical consensus has been reached on the subject until now. The Albanians became aware of the importance of being a “nation” late, compared with...
Three weeks after his installation in the White House, President Trump is trying to resolve the Ukrainian conflict. It is clear that his advisors are blinded by their prejudices and do not understand any of Moscow’s concerns. They give him a false image of Russia’s involvement in this conflict. Realizing that it is impossible for him to move forward, Donald ...
As global tensions mount, is a new Yalta-style agreement within reach? This second part of the article examines why great power cooperation remains unlikely in 2025 and whether any path forward exists for diplomacy and stability in a deeply divided world. The prospect of a new Yalta-style agreement in 2025 appears improbable due to several compounding...
The Yalta Conference of February 1945 remains one of the most significant moments in international diplomacy, shaping the post-war global order and establishing frameworks for security and cooperation. Despite the ideological divide between the Allies and the Soviet Union, the Big Three - Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin D. Roosevelt - managed ...