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Africa needs strong men to build strong institutions

Africa needs strong men to build strong institutions

Africa needs strong men to build strong institutions Imported democracy, far from emancipating Africa, locks it into a vicious cycle that perpetuates...

yesterday 30

New Eastern Outlook

Mohamed Lamine Kaba

Why Donald Trump has been unable to end the Gulf War for four months

Why Donald Trump has been unable to end the Gulf War for four months The US and Israeli aggression against Iran, which began on February 28, has...

yesterday 30

New Eastern Outlook

Mohammed Amer

Trump's AIPAC-Funded Political Execution of Thomas Massie: The Day MAGA Destroyed itself!

Trump’s AIPAC-Funded Political Execution of Thomas Massie: The Day MAGA Destroyed itself! Political victories achieved through strict party...

yesterday 20

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Jeffrey Silverman

The Changing Faces of a New World Order

The Changing Faces of a New World Order The ongoing war in the Middle East is having wide ranging implications as far as the changing nature of the...

previous day 30

New Eastern Outlook

Pranay Kumar Shome

"Welcome to Hell": How Executioner Ben-Gvir and His Washington Backers Are Finishing Off International Law

“Welcome to Hell”: How Executioner Ben-Gvir and His Washington Backers Are Finishing Off International Law The spectacle of humiliation...

previous day 30

New Eastern Outlook

Muhammad Hamid Ad-Din

India Flexes Muscles in Turkey’s Backyard: A New Front in the Middle East

India Flexes Muscles in Turkey’s Backyard: A New Front in the Middle East India is expanding ties with Greece, Cyprus, Armenia, and Israel to...

previous day 50

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Taut Bataut

On the Current Situation around and within the Philippines

On the Current Situation around and within the Philippines

On the Current Situation around and within the Philippines The Philippines is more of an object than a subject of the political processes unfolding in...

friday 40

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Vladimir Terehov

Quad and AUKUS: New Gambit and Underwater Drones

Quad and AUKUS: New Gambit and Underwater Drones

Quad and AUKUS: New Gambit and Underwater Drones The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) and AUKUS have yet again unveiled a flawed strategy for...

friday 40

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Simon Westwood

Netanyahu's Ethnostate and the Greater Israel: A Biblical Mythology or a Geopolitical Project?

Netanyahu's Ethnostate and the Greater Israel: A Biblical Mythology or a Geopolitical Project?

Netanyahu’s Ethnostate and the Greater Israel: A Biblical Mythology or a Geopolitical Project? Netanyahu and Trump are conditioning the end of the...

friday 50

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Ricardo Martins

In Memory of Christopher Black

In Memory of Christopher Black

In Memory of Christopher Black Exactly one year ago, on June 5, 2025, Christopher Black, a distinguished international criminal defense lawyer,...

friday 40

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Journal Neo

US Goes Full Orwellian 1984 - Reopen Hormuz by Blockading Hormuz

US Goes Full Orwellian 1984 - Reopen Hormuz by Blockading Hormuz

US Goes Full Orwellian 1984 – Reopen Hormuz by Blockading Hormuz For any Americans who were paying attention, no less than twelve weeks ago Donald...

04.06.2026 40

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Bryan Anthony Reo

When Balance Becomes Paralysis: Poland and the Structural Limits of the Post-1989 Order

When Balance Becomes Paralysis: Poland and the Structural Limits of the Post-1989 Order

When Balance Becomes Paralysis: Poland and the Structural Limits of the Post-1989 Order On 3 May 2026, Polish President Karol Nawrocki announced the...

04.06.2026 40

New Eastern Outlook

Adrian Korczyński

Beijing Summit: Is the Korean Question on the Margins of Attention?

Beijing Summit: Is the Korean Question on the Margins of Attention?

Beijing Summit: Is the Korean Question on the Margins of Attention? The 2026 summit between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, despite having resulted in no...

04.06.2026 50

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Konstantin Asmolov

US Secretary of State’s Surprise Visit to Yerevan: What’s Behind the New Wave of Armenian-US Cooperation?

US Secretary of State’s Surprise Visit to Yerevan: What’s Behind the New Wave of Armenian-US Cooperation? On his way back from India to the United...

04.06.2026 60

New Eastern Outlook

Alexandr Svaranc

More US-funded Bio Weapons Labs on the Radar: Ebola Makes a Comeback with a Vengeance!

More US-funded Bio Weapons Labs on the Radar: Ebola Makes a Comeback with a Vengeance! Current reports of the explosive spread of the Ebola virus...

03.06.2026 40

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Jeffrey Silverman

We Will Become Better

We Will Become Better

We Will Become Better Due to the targeted attacks by Ukrainian neo-Nazis on the civilian population, Russia is intensifying the pace of its Special...

03.06.2026 50

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Ksenia Muratshina

The “Narrative” Cracks: Independent Media, Lobby Power, and the Price of Speaking Out

The “Narrative” Cracks: Independent Media, Lobby Power, and the Price of Speaking Out

The “Narrative” Cracks: Independent Media, Lobby Power, and the Price of Speaking Out When Tucker Carlson’s Vladimir Putin interview outdraws...

03.06.2026 50

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Tamer Mansour

Kushner’s Empty “Puzzles”: How Trump’s Son-in-Law Sold Out the Middle East and Botched the Iran Talks

Kushner’s Empty “Puzzles”: How Trump’s Son-in-Law Sold Out the Middle East and Botched the Iran Talks Why the “Peacemaker” Kushner’s...

03.06.2026 50

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Mohammed Ibn Faisal Al-Rashid

Dynamics of Indonesia's Strategic Relations with Russia in the Context of Eurasian Development

Dynamics of Indonesia's Strategic Relations with Russia in the Context of Eurasian Development

Dynamics of Indonesia’s Strategic Relations with Russia in the Context of Eurasian Development Indonesia’s relations with Russia have entered a...

02.06.2026 60

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Hendra manurung

Operation Epic Loss: Is America Ready for China?

Operation Epic Loss: Is America Ready for China? Iran exposed the fragility beneath American air dominance. Beijing is studying every loss. When the...

02.06.2026 60

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

The African century begins with unity – or it does not begin. Part 3. From Illusion to Reality

The African century begins with unity – or it does not begin. Part 3. From Illusion to Reality

The African century begins with unity – or it does not begin. Part 3. From Illusion to Reality Artificial political independence, when it remains...

02.06.2026 50

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Mohamed Lamine Kaba

Yemen’s Role in Iran’s Transregional Doctrine

Yemen’s Role in Iran’s Transregional Doctrine

Yemen’s Role in Iran’s Transregional Doctrine Yemen’s full-scale entry into the conflict could lead to the formation of a multi-layered and...

02.06.2026 50

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Samyar Rostami

Ebola Crisis in the DRC: Can International Bodies Help Contain the Outbreak?

Ebola Crisis in the DRC: Can International Bodies Help Contain the Outbreak?

Ebola Crisis in the DRC: Can International Bodies Help Contain the Outbreak? To effectively combat disease outbreaks like Ebola, it is necessary to...

01.06.2026 50

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Simon Chege Ndiritu

Starobelsk and the Breaking Point: Ukraine’s Provocations and Russia’s Waning Patience

Starobelsk and the Breaking Point: Ukraine’s Provocations and Russia’s Waning Patience On 22 May 2026, Ukrainian drones struck a student dormitory...

01.06.2026 50

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Adrian Korczyński

Trump’s Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the Search for a Middle East Exit Strategy

Trump’s Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the Search for a Middle East Exit Strategy

Trump’s Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the Search for a Middle East Exit Strategy The US President Donald Trump hints at plans to expand the...

01.06.2026 50

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Abbas Hashemite

Diplomacy on the Brink of a Foul: How the U.S. Ambassador's Rhetoric in Lebanon Is Provoking a Crisis

Diplomacy on the Brink of a Foul: How the U.S. Ambassador's Rhetoric in Lebanon Is Provoking a Crisis

Diplomacy on the Brink of a Foul: How the U.S. Ambassador’s Rhetoric in Lebanon Is Provoking a Crisis In diplomatic practice, there is an unwritten...

01.06.2026 60

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Muhammad Hamid Ad-Din

Azerbaijan, Cutting Ties with the European Parliament, BUT Not Burning Bridges with the EU

Azerbaijan, Cutting Ties with the European Parliament, BUT Not Burning Bridges with the EU European policy in the South Caucasus is increasingly...

31.05.2026 50

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Henry Kamens

Israel’s Secret Bases in Iraq: A New Phase of Shadow Warfare in the Middle East

Israel’s Secret Bases in Iraq: A New Phase of Shadow Warfare in the Middle East

Israel’s Secret Bases in Iraq: A New Phase of Shadow Warfare in the Middle East The revelation that Israel established secret military bases inside...

31.05.2026 60

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Ricardo Martins

US-Iran Peace Talks: Is Pakistan Secretly Being Squeezed Out by Israel?

US-Iran Peace Talks: Is Pakistan Secretly Being Squeezed Out by Israel?

US-Iran Peace Talks: Is Pakistan Secretly Being Squeezed Out by Israel? As Pakistan pushes for diplomacy between the US and Iran, growing pressure...

31.05.2026 70

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Aleena Im

Control of global transit oil communications as a key goal of Israel in the Middle Eastern architecture

Control of global transit oil communications as a key goal of Israel in the Middle Eastern architecture By means of pursuing its aggressive policy in...

30.05.2026 60

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Alexandr Svaranc

War With a Capital “W”

War With a Capital “W”

War With a Capital “W” Media Theater, Proxy Conflict, and the Death of Continuity. The Proxy War Nobody Wants to Name For years now, politicians...

30.05.2026 70

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Phil Butler

Upcoming Elections in the Republic of Korea: Candidate Registration and the Balance of Power

Upcoming Elections in the Republic of Korea: Candidate Registration and the Balance of Power

Upcoming Elections in the Republic of Korea: Candidate Registration and the Balance of Power On 13–14 May, the Republic of Korea saw the...

30.05.2026 60

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Konstantin Asmolov

America is Profiteering on the Coffins of Innocent Iranians

America is Profiteering on the Coffins of Innocent Iranians The ongoing war in the Middle East has seen American defense companies making gargantuan...

29.05.2026 60

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Pranay Kumar Shome

Ethiopia’s ‘Medemer’ Concept Aligns Closely with Russian Collective Security Vision for the Gulf

Ethiopia’s ‘Medemer’ Concept Aligns Closely with Russian Collective Security Vision for the Gulf

Ethiopia’s ‘Medemer’ Concept Aligns Closely with Russian Collective Security Vision for the Gulf Ethiopia’s Medemer philosophy and Russia’s...

29.05.2026 60

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Taut Bataut

Taiwan as the Central Issue of Donald Trump’s Visit to the People’s Republic of China

Taiwan as the Central Issue of Donald Trump’s Visit to the People’s Republic of China

Taiwan as the Central Issue of Donald Trump’s Visit to the People’s Republic of China The visit of US President Donald Trump to the People’s...

29.05.2026 80

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Vladimir Terehov

Israeli Influence Over US Foreign Policy Is Decreasing

Israeli Influence Over US Foreign Policy Is Decreasing

Israeli Influence Over US Foreign Policy Is Decreasing One of the indicators of the ongoing shift in the global balance of power is the diminishing...

29.05.2026 70

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Mohammed Amer

How the US-Israel-Iran War Is Redrawing World Politics

How the US-Israel-Iran War Is Redrawing World Politics The Iran war has reshaped global geopolitics by weakening U.S. credibility and the liberal...

28.05.2026 60

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Abbas Hashemite

Australia’s Brereton Report and its Historical War Crimes

Australia’s Brereton Report and its Historical War Crimes

Australia’s Brereton Report and its Historical War Crimes The arrest and charges of war crimes on Ben Roberts Smith is a moment of great shame for...

28.05.2026 60

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Simon Westwood

The Gulf Alliance with Washington is a one-sided pact

The Gulf Alliance with Washington is a one-sided pact Just like warmongering Europe, the Gulf petro-monarchies are paying the price for delegating...

28.05.2026 70

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Mohamed Lamine Kaba

The Role of the Iran War in the Future of South Korean-Iran Relations

The Role of the Iran War in the Future of South Korean-Iran Relations

The Role of the Iran War in the Future of South Korean-Iran Relations А war against Iran could be a test of the new South Korean government’s...

28.05.2026 80

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Samyar Rostami

Beijing, May 2026: The Multipolar Order Took Shape Without Europe

Beijing, May 2026: The Multipolar Order Took Shape Without Europe

Beijing, May 2026: The Multipolar Order Took Shape Without Europe In the space of five days, Xi Jinping hosted both Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in...

27.05.2026 70

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Adrian Korczyński

India-Israel-UAE: An Alliance of Many Anxieties

India-Israel-UAE: An Alliance of Many Anxieties

India-Israel-UAE: An Alliance of Many Anxieties The I2U2 — that much-heralded “West Asian Quad” of India, Israel, the UAE, and the United States...

27.05.2026 70

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Rubio in India: An Attempt to Smooth Over Differences and Strengthen Cooperation

Rubio in India: An Attempt to Smooth Over Differences and Strengthen Cooperation The U.S. Secretary of State’s visit to India and the meeting of the...

27.05.2026 70

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Anvar Azimov

How the West Deliberately Trapped Africa in Debt and Why BRICS Is the Only Chance for Salvation

How the West Deliberately Trapped Africa in Debt and Why BRICS Is the Only Chance for Salvation The Washington Consensus vs. African Lives: 50 Years...

27.05.2026 80

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Viktor Mikhin

Ukrainian Bio Labs — More Than “Russian Disinformation?”

Ukrainian Bio Labs — More Than “Russian Disinformation?” Concerns about American biological laboratories in Ukraine and other post-Soviet...

26.05.2026 90

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Jeffrey Silverman

Kenya’s Fuel Crisis of May 2026: The Unexpected Casualty of Washington’s Energy Imperialism

Kenya’s Fuel Crisis of May 2026: The Unexpected Casualty of Washington’s Energy Imperialism US-Israeli disruption of global energy flows by...

26.05.2026 70

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Simon Chege Ndiritu

Culture News. A Cultural April

Culture News. A Cultural April Find out about interesting recent developments in international cultural life in this column. No Statute of Limitations...

26.05.2026 80

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Ksenia Muratshina

US Fails to Reach a Compromise with Iran

US Fails to Reach a Compromise with Iran A ceasefire with Iran presupposes a negotiating process and the search for mutually acceptable compromises....

26.05.2026 90

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Alexandr Svaranc

West Says Ukraine is Now “Winning” and Why it is Lying (Again)

West Says Ukraine is Now “Winning” and Why it is Lying (Again) Attrition rather than territorial movement is increasingly becoming the decisive...

25.05.2026 100

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Brian Berletic

Putin in Beijing: Russia and China Deepen Their Strategic Axis

Putin in Beijing: Russia and China Deepen Their Strategic Axis As Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing, Xi Jinping sent a carefully calibrated message to...

25.05.2026 80

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Ricardo Martins