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The precursors for war are in place. Iran is the peg to intense political jockeying to define the post-Trump future
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The precursors for war are in place. Iran is the peg to intense political jockeying to define the post-Trump future
January 5, 2026

At the 30 December meeting with Netanyahu and his team, President Trump publicly committed to attacking Iran.

An ugly attack on Venezuela: Has Trump yielded to Netanyahu or will Chavismo live on? War in a world of backroom deals and AI fakes
January 4, 2026

In one potential version of events, much of this was a spectacle, a fireworks show symbolizing U.S. military might but in effect little more than an agreement for Maduro to transfer power to Rodriguez.

An ugly attack on Venezuela: Has Trump yielded to Netanyahu or will Chavismo live on? War in a world of backroom deals and AI fakes
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Ukraine strikes civilians in drone attacks, western media silent
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Ukraine strikes civilians in drone attacks, western media silent
January 3, 2026

Omission is the favoured tactic of Western journalists. It’s not what they write – it’s what they leave out.

Cyberspace, the principle of non-intervention, and complicated relationships
December 22, 2025

One of the issues that is increasingly attracting the attention of the world of international law and military strategy is how to combine the elements of neutrality with the new domains of hybrid warfare.

Cyberspace, the principle of non-intervention, and complicated relationships
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NATO declared to be ‘not forever’ – A critical reading of the new U.S. National Security Strategy
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NATO declared to be ‘not forever’ – A critical reading of the new U.S. National Security Strategy
December 11, 2025

The European ruling strata now stand isolated, widely unpopular and bereft.

The ‘New’ U.S. National Security Strategy
December 11, 2025

A partition of the world along multipolar lines – a new Yalta – directed by the U.S. would represent only an incomplete multipolarity – more of a Sino-Russian-American “tripolarity” than anything else.

The ‘New’ U.S. National Security Strategy
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Europe needs heed the invitation in the U.S. National Security Strategy and return power to its nation states
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Europe needs heed the invitation in the U.S. National Security Strategy and return power to its nation states
December 9, 2025

Russians reciprocate with friendship as vigorously as they do with hostility, so the possibility of peace is not a mirage at all.

The myth of ‘human safaris’ in Bosnia
December 6, 2025

All the evidence is of the category of “rumors” and supposed second-hand testimonies. And what about documentary evidence?

The myth of ‘human safaris’ in Bosnia
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