7+ hour, 29+ min ago   (198+ words) After fighting the longest war in its history, the US stands at the brink of defeat in Afghanistan. In the American failure lies a paradox: Washington’s massive military juggernaut has been stopped in its steel tracks by a small pink…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (489+ words) Ukraine is losing the war, and Volodymyr Zelensky is living under an illusion about Ukraine’s chances of defeating Russia or even halting the slow, grinding advances, according to The Spectator. The report comes as United States President Donald Trump’s son-in-law,…...

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4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (402+ words) International responses to Israel’s policies in the occupied West Bank, notably regarding redrawing the ethnic composition of the territory, have been a slow burn affair. Condemnation and admonitions have issued from various international bodies and civil society groups regarding the…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (781+ words) The conflicts in Ukraine and Iran are transforming asymmetric warfare, from FPV drones to electronic war. Latin American veterans and criminal groups are already entering this emerging military ecosystem. As Washington revives a Monroe Doctrine-style hemispheric strategy, Ukraine’s combat expertise…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (615+ words) A Quarter of a Century. Twenty-five years ago today, on September 9th, 2001, two days prior to the tragic events of 9/11, the Global Research website was launched at www.globalresearch.ca. We started up in late August 2001 with a handmade web design…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (262+ words) The United States thought little of it, voting against the resolution for the very same reason that it was somewhat vacuous. “Instead of focusing on genuine problems,” wondered US representative Yaryna Ferencevych, “this body is debating map projects from the…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (632+ words) Europe’s strategy toward Russia rests on a contradiction. Its governments speak as though they are directing the confrontation, yet they lack the military power, industrial capacity and intelligence infrastructure required to sustain it independently. Europe can escalate, but it cannot…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (247+ words) “Our objective should not be to finance the war ad vitam æternam (…), giving money that we no longer have (…) The extremely serious and worrying state of French public finances means we can’t give money without any guarantees or assurances that…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (175+ words) Lasting security arrangements arise not from shared values, but from the recognition by the parties that they cannot eliminate one another. The Peace of Westphalia of 1648 did not eliminate the confessional differences that had divided Europe during the devastating Catholic-Protestant…...