Part I A World of Postmodernism or the Newest Middle Ages? The process already taking shape in the world of consolidating «larger spaces», and the return of the empires of by-gone eras may not, at first glance, seem to respond to the spirit of the times. However, we are living […]
Eurasian Union
Russia – Pakistan: the Way is Open for New Projects
At the start of February this year, a trilateral meeting dealing with the situation in Afghanistan came to an end in London between the presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan and British prime minister. The outcome of the meeting was an agreement for a strategic Pakistan-Afghanistan partnership. Following the withdrawal of […]
The Sword of Stalingrad
2nd February marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Stalingrad, the toughest 200-day battle of the Second World War which turned Stalingrad into a landscape of apocalyptic ruins. The two hundred days and night of sheer hell that made up the Battle of Stalingrad altered the […]
Eurasian Union: Flawed Assertions
I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. The Eurasian Union has been in the news but somewhat quiet for a long time. Any attempt for Russia (or any country) to raise itself from subjugation in a world ruled by a single “hyper power” is sin to people like […]
Zbigniew Brzezinski As a Mirror of American Devolution (I)
A thirty-year plan accomplished in fifteen years The year 2012, among other things, was marked by a publication of fundamental importance in terms of understanding the processes occurring in the world and the U.S.: the book by Zbigniew Brzezinski «Strategic Vision: America and the Crisis of Global Power» (pdf). The author […]
Banning Nuke Tests
On December 5, 2012 the Nevada National Security Site was struck by another US nuclear test. As the Nation of Change described it: ‘…there was little public fanfare, less national media coverage, and only a smattering of international protest suggesting that the test violated the spirit of the 1996 Comprehensive […]
Episode 8. The Great Odd War (IV)
Part I Part II Part III At the point when the Russian command began to run into difficulties during the German offensive in 1915, they vainly tried to get at least some kind of real help from the Allies. The actions of the Entente countries however, unlike their adversaries, continued […]
Episode 8. The Great Odd War (III)
Part I Part II In every way possible, the allies even avoided coordinating joint actions by all members of the Entente. Towards the end of the first year of the war, the exhausted Germans were no longer able to advance and the Western front had stabilised, having reached neutral Switzerland […]
Episode 8. The Great Odd War (I)
In previous articles we have looked in detail at the mysterious circumstances surrounding the murder of Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 and the shrewd diplomatic game played by the British government during the hot summer of 1914 designed to draw Germany and Russia into the […]
The Eastern Sector of the US Missile Defense System
The issue of establishing an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system in Europe recently received a lot of attention both in Russia and in the West. The positions of the two nuclear superpowers — Russia and the United States — differ greatly, and that is hindering the process of further reducing their […]
Lessons of World War II
On September 2, 1945, Japan, Nazi Germany’s last remaining ally, signed the act of unconditional surrender, putting the last dot in the history of the Second World War. The bloodiest war ever fought, it lasted 6 years, affected 40 countries and claimed 55 million lives. The historic signing ceremony was […]
Toward a More Stable Euro-Atlantic Region: Back to the Future
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