Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – NATO leaders gather for 75th anniversary summit. Here’s what to know.
What you won’t hear from the NATO summit in Washington is the words ‘peace’ or ‘negotiate’. Read the article HERE.
NATO
Geopolitics
Jouke Huijzer – To Become NATO Chief, Mark Rutte Denied Israeli War Crimes
‘Long-standing Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte is set to be NATO’s next secretary general. To win the role, he had to prove his alignment with Washington — and he did so by repeatedly misleading the […]
Geopolitics
Politico – NATO should flex its nuclear muscles, Stoltenberg says
The madness goes on – where will it end? Read the full article HERE.
Geopolitics
Ramzy Baroud – NATO’s Never-ending War: The 75-Year-Old Bully is Faltering
NATO has helped create a constant state of non-peace in the world. Ramzy Baroud is a journalist and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of five books. His latest is “These […]
EU politics
Yanis Varoufakis – What is the point of NATO?
NATO is still serving its purpose of keeping the United States in Europe, the Russians out, and the Germans down. In ‘Unherd’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Kyiv Independent: NATO Official retracts controversial suggestion about Ukraine exchanging territory for NATO membership
If this doesn’t open the dam to a bit more honesty in western media reporting about the reality of the situation in Ukraine and the need to consider diplomatic solutions, what will? Read the article […]
EU politics
Stephen Bryen: Saudi Arabia’s Ukraine peace talks agree on nothing
With Ukraine’s counter-offensive going nowhere fast, it may not be long before the cracks in the US-led NATO alliance begin to show. Cross-posted from Other News The Saudi Arabia-sponsored “peace talks” failed to accomplish anything. […]
EU politics
Patrick Maynard: Germany’s Support for Ukraine Faces Doubts on the Home Front
NATO’s Vilnius summit is placing fresh demands on Germany to increase its military aid to Ukraine. Foreign Minister Anne Baerbock speaks stridently of the West’s role in the war — but Germans are increasingly reticent […]
EU politics
Anatol Lieven: Why the NATO summit in Vilnius matters
The “ironclad” commitment to Ukraine joining Nato makes peace talks with Russia harder. Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is the author of ‘Pakistan: A […]
Energy
Euronews: Austria imports of Russian gas hit pre-war levels, exceeding aid to Ukraine
Austria is one of four EU countries not in NATO. Read the article HERE.