What to expect from NATO summit 2023
The NATO Vilnius summit’s decisions will reckon with the ground reality of the withering of NATO’s hopes to defeat Russia in the battlefield. Thus, it is slowly emerging that there shall not be a NATO membership for Ukraine
Russia, US exchange glances as Prigozhin heads for Moscow
The 2024 elections in Russia (in May) and the US (November) are generating comparable pressures, constraints and obligations for both leaderships
Biden walks back on Ukraine’s NATO accession
The heart of the matter is that Biden realizes that the ongoing Ukrainian offensive is heading for a train crash and the decimation of Kiev’s remaining army
The US search for a junior partner in the Gulf
The traditional US approach has been to whip up Iranophobia to rally Gulf states but that ploy won’t work anymore. The Gulf states are steadily expanding their strategic autonomy and pursuing independent foreign policies to advance their national interests and promote peace and reconciliation in the region
Mapping Faultlines: The planning, execution, and aftermath of Nord Stream sabotage
In this episode of Mapping Faultlines, NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha explains the details of the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines as revealed by journalist Seymour Hersh. He also talks about how benefited from this sabotahe
Why the time isn’t ripe for Ukraine talks
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s remarks at an appearance at Carnegie last weekend made it clear that the US is in Ukraine for the long haul
Biden nods to compromise in Ukraine
Biden has spoken twice about “compromise” by Kiev, which is a major shift from the US stance that Russian forces should get out of Ukraine
Russia-Iran relations take a quantum leap
President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Tehran on Tuesday is invested with great importance, as Iran is becoming one of the most consequential relationships for Russia
China doubles down on vision with Russia
The West’s “information war” and its distorted projection of the China-Russia relationship in the context of the Ukraine crisis, is fraught with consequences for the emerging world order
- Colombian Indigenous and social organizations march against violence in Bogotá
- Parliamentary investigation of MST ends with the movement strengthened and failure of far-right
- “Sanctioner-in-Chief” Bob Menendez indicted on corruption charges
- Protests against mining concession given to Canadian company intensify in Panama
- On International Safe Abortion Day, women demand access to abortion through strong public health systems
