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NORTH KOREA IS CREATING A HEADACHE FOR CHINA

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is currently courting two suitors, Russia and China, in a triangular relationship which is becoming problematic. LONDON: Among the many...

Could America and the world survive Trump 2.0?

LONDON: I am not a fascist”, insisted Donald Trump at a rally at Madison Square Garden last Sunday. Surrounded by his supporters he was...

NORTH KOREA’S GIFT OF TROOPS TO MOSCOW MIGHT BACKFIRE

If the shells and other weapons do arrive, Ukraine will be more than compensated for North Korea’s entry into the war and Putin’s ruse...

Sinwar is dead, but Iran’s IRGC is an existential threat to Israel

London: The bad news for a jubilant Israel is that the latest generation of IRGC leaders are more radical than their predecessors, happy to...

IS THIS THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN ISRAELI POLITICS?

London: Without Ben-Gvir’s support in the Knesset, the prime minister would lose his majority and his government would fall, possibly moving Netanyahu in the...

WILL ISRAELIS EVER LIVE IN PEACE?

London: Israel’s fight started at birth. The 1948 War of Independence lasted some 20 months and was the culmination of 30 years of friction...

How Vladimir Putin uses Donald Trump to destabilise America

LONDON: For many, the allegation that Trump is effectively the Kremlin’s man will appear absurd, but during Trump’s period as President there were many...

AMERICA’S ELECTION IS GETTING DIRTY

LONDON: The image of Kamala Harris emerging as a strong leader, while Trump looked and sounded irredeemably negative and dour, created shock waves throughout...

GERMANY LURCHES TO THE RIGHT; SHOULD WE BE WORRIED?

LONDON: Berlin was divided and since 1961 a wall had separated the east from the west in order to stop those in the German...

Worst place on earth to be a woman

London: Despite promises of a moderate rule for women in Afghanistan, in the three years since seizing power from the US-backed government the Taliban...

Why Iran is delaying its response to Israel’s Hamas assassination

LONDON: Iran was deeply hurt by the assassination of Haniyeh and cannot afford to not respond in some way. If it doesn’t, it could be...

Putin Furious and Embarrassed by Ukraine’s Incursion into Russia

LONDON: In a tense meeting in the Kremlin last Monday, military and intelligence officials explained to a visibly irritated Putin how Ukrainian regular forces had...

Are we witnessing the beginning of the end of Israel?

LONDON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu considers assassinations a weapon of war and necessary for the country’s survival. Even a year ago this question would have...

Deadly Quartet or Alignment of Evil?

LONDON: The curious thing about the group of four is that they are not natural bedfellows. All of the historical grievances and anxieties that they...

NATO at 75: Still Going Strong and Needed More Than Ever

LONDON: By authorising the atrocity on Okhmatdyt with its devastating results, Putin vividly illustrated the need for NATO to provide Ukraine with more air-defence...

China tightens its grip on rare earths and gives Africa an opportunity

LONDON: China tops the list of countries when measured by the volume of production of REMs, producing in 2023 more than two thirds of the...

How the Pro-Israeli Lobby Is Influencing U.S. Foreign Policy

LONDON: The US is home to 51 pro-Israeli lobbying organisations, both large and small. Many of them employ super-PACS. Money matters in American politics, especially at...

China’s Panda Diplomacy Is Alive And Well

Australia knew its strained relations with China were on the turn last week when visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang offered to send a new...

HOW RUSSIA WILL BECOME A VASSAL STATE OF CHINA

LONDON: Last month, on the day Vladimir Putin was sworn in for his fifth term as president, a group of experts met in Berlin...

IS DONALD TRUMP DRIVING AMERICA TOWARDS CIVIL WAR?

LONDON: Imagine that in 5 months’ time Joe Biden wins the US presidential election by a narrow margin, the most likely outcome according to...

How the European elections could affect India

LONDON: Current polling suggests that the nationalist hard right and populist parties will make strong gains, and this could have significant consequences for European-level...

IN THE DOCK, THERE’S NO GOING BACK FOR ISRAEL

LONDON: Israel has entered a new era in its relations with its western allies, including its chief backer, the United States. There was uproar in...

IS THE BEAR GETTING ITS CLAWS INTO GEORGIA AGAIN?

LONDON: It was all so promising thirty years ago. The Soviet Union had collapsed and Georgia, formerly known as the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic,...

How North Korea is benefiting from the war in Ukraine

LONDON: Since the start of the war there has been a convergence of interests between Russia and North Korea. Put simply, Moscow has an...

Donald Trump tests the American legal system to the limit

LONDON: Trump, facing multiple legal battles, receives special treatment while openly undermining the rule of law, raising concerns about the justice system’s integrity. “I could stand...

QATAR’S ROLE AS MEDIATOR BETWEEN HAMAS AND ISRAEL IS CRUCIAL

LONDON: Acting as a back channel mediator for many US administrations has enabled Qatar to play a key role on the global stage. For such...

SHOULD FROZEN RUSSIAN ASSETS BE SEIZED TO HELP UKRAINE?

LONDON: While Washington has been urging the EU to seize the frozen Russian funds outright, the EU Commission favours a compromise, promoting a plan...

FOR ISRAEL’S SAKE, PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU MUST GO

Things could have been prevented had Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not been ‘asleep at the wheel’. ‘In the name of God, go”, screamed the Jerusalem...

ELECTION HUMILIATION FOR TURKEY’S PRESIDENT ERDOGAN

Voters lost patience not only with the cost of living crisis driven by 70% inflation, but also with Erdogan’s divisive political style. In a major...

WHY DID PUTIN REJECT U.S. WARNING OF AN ISIS ATTACK?

The reality is that ISIS-K in particular sees Russia as being complicit in activities that regularly oppress Muslims. Early this month, America’s intelligence services stumbled...

Rape and famine are rampant in Sudan, the world’s forgotten disaster zone

The United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, confirmed that rape as a weapon of war is widespread in Sudan. Millions are being...

Vladimir Putin’s Sham Election

The farce began last December when Artyom Zhoga, a highly decorated ‘colonel’ suddenly pleaded with Vladimir Putin in front of the TV cameras to...

IT’S BIDEN AGAINST TRUMP IN AMERICA’S STRANGE FORM OF DEMOCRACY

Two geriatric candidates are vying for the White House in an undemocratic system. Democracy in America? “Bah! Humbug!” Ebenezer Scrooge would say. This iconic fictional...

Unending: Can Russia afford to win the war in Ukraine?

Putin is trying to finance the war, maintain social spending and avoid soaring inflation all at once; ‘an impossible trilemma’, according to experts. Here’s an...

Why did the Kremlin order the death of Alexei Navalny?

Alexei Navalny has now joined the long list of Putin critics who have paid a high price for dissent. “Do you think Vladimir Putin is...

Two years on, stalemate in Russia’s war on Ukraine

Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine two years ago has been a disaster for both sides. OK I was wrong. Like almost every other commentator,...

Is Nuclear Kim preparing for War?

He has the capability to reach all of South Korea and virtually all of Japan with his missiles and potentially 50 or 60 nuclear...

Pakistan’s elections are being rigged by the military

Pakistan’s powerful military has adopted Putin’s playbook by keeping the popular former Prime Minister Imran Khan out of the elections for the foreseeable future. It’s...

PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU IS ISRAEL’S BIGGEST PROBLEM

He obstructs a two-state solution to the Palestinian problem, and by attempting to reduce the powers of the judiciary he scorns international law. On Friday,...

Who are the Houthis and why are they such a threat?

Houthi attacks are having a major effect on global supply chains which today are highly orchestrated. Nine weeks ago today, the crew of the Bahamas...

Angry Israel rejects accusations of genocide

Israel rejected the case as ‘baseless’, insisting that its forces are operating in Gaza according to law. To accuse any country of genocide is a...

HOW IRAN IS USING ITS PROXIES TO AVOID A WAR WITH ISRAEL

The war in Gaza has given Iran the opportunity to showcase the capacity of its newly restructured network of allied militias, or proxies, which...

KEY ELECTIONS TO WATCH IN A MOMENTOUS 2024

At a time when the globe faces perhaps its most tumultuous geopolitical year, the results will help determine who controls and directs the world...

WILL 2024 BE THE YEAR RUSSIA WINS?

What a difference a year makes. The dawn of 2023 saw a confident Ukraine, having against all odds fought back against Russia’s illegal invasion....

IS ISRAEL ATTEMPTING TO ETHNICALLY CLEANSE PALESTINIANS FROM GAZA?

It’s difficult not to be emotionally overwhelmed when you visit a Nazi extermination camp. I’ve visited two: Auschwitz and Majdanek, both in Poland. Along...

ARGENTINA SNUBS BRICS AS ITS FIREBRAND POPULIST LEADER TAKES POWER

Milei has already begun to backtrack on some of the key proposals of complete dollarisation and shutting down Argentina’s central bank, arguing that it...

WHY POPULISTS ARE CHEERING AROUND EUROPE

The prime driver for radical-right parties in Europe is immigration, legal and illegal. If current trends persist, Europe will receive more than a million...

AS HOSTAGES ARE RELEASED, IS THIS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF ISRAEL’S WAR WITH HAMAS?

Some hope surfaced when a limited hostage deal was announced that would involve a four-day pause in fighting, the first cessation since Israel launched...

THE HAMAS SHEIKH WHO FOOLED ISRAEL

Instead of trying to curb Gaza’s Islamists from the outset, Israel for years tolerated, and in some cases encouraged them as a counterweight to...

Gaza, largest prison on Earth but key to Israel’s future

Imagine living with 2.3 million people on a patch of land just 26 miles long and 8 miles wide, surrounded by an impenetrable fence...

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