Afghanistan
Little reason for the West to exult over Assad’s downfall
by Brahma Chellaney*
Dec 12, 2024
With the dramatic fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s autocratic regime, the West may have achieved its objective in Syria....
The Foreign Policy Cabinet of the Supposedly ‘Anti-War’ President-Elect Begins to...
Donald Trump has received praise for being a dove when it comes to international affairs. His record and early cabinet selections tell a different...
Forget the old jokes, foreign policy was the real debate horror
Two major wars and not a serious or even coherent conversation to be had — we may be in trouble
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
Jun 28,...
Russia Says Moscow Terrorist Attack Has Connection to ‘Ukrainian Nationalists’
Mar 28, 2024
Russian investigators said Thursday that they found evidence connecting the terrorist attack on a concert hall outside Moscow to “Ukrainian nationalists.”
“Investigators have...
International Migration in the Mediterranean Sea. An Expert Discussion
On February 21, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion dedicated to international migration via the Mediterranean Sea.
The main corridor used by migrants travelling...
Biden’s team fears the aftermath of a failed Ukrainian counteroffensive
Behind closed doors, the administration worries about what Ukraine can accomplish.
By Jonathan Lemire and Alexander Ward
04/24/2023
The Biden administration is quietly preparing for the possibility...
Alfred de Zayas on the arrest warrant for Putin
The arrest warrant for the President of Russia, issued by the International Criminal Court is, on one side, a rather ridiculous affair. To be...
The Ukraine War in the Light of the UN Charter
by Alfred de Zayas
Feb 6, 2023
The war in Ukraine did not start on 24 February 2022, but already in February 2014. The civilian population...
Western Civilization
Taliban leader hits out at Prince Harry for calling his Afghanistan kills ‘chess pieces’ in new tell-all book
By Natasha Turak
Jan 6, 2023
The early release...
U.S. Government Quietly Declassifies Post-9/11 Interview With Bush and Cheney
In a newly declassified interview conducted in 2004, Bush shows not a glimmer of awareness of the destruction and carnage he had unleashed on...