But, despite increasingly aggressive rhetoric, most Western threats appear to be statements of principle lacking any real will – or ability – to act.
Whatever its other faults, Deuteronomy 12:3 not only spells out Israel’s attitude to the holy sites of Christendom but those of their Turkish, Kurdish and ISIS allies as well.
Escalation with Russia is clearly on the cards (in one form or another), but Trump has also threatened to attack Iran’s nuclear sites – again.
Today, while the temples on the border between Thailand and Cambodia remain silent, the sound of weapons continues to be heard.
The latest conflict in Asia is essentially local in nature, rooted in historical disputes, and not yet heavily influenced by the international situation — but it could soon become a new stage for global confrontation.
Western leaders wake up to the realisation that President Zelensky isn’t a corruption fighting democrat after all.
Trolling on X takes a new and sinister turn, Ian Proud writes.
The whole Circus Ringmaster shtick only accelerates the BRICS/Global South high-speed train, Pepe Escobar writes.
