Russia and the United States have just completed a round of official talks for the first time since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The meeting between U.S. and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday focused on “normalizing relations” and charting a path toward ending Russia’s war against …

Saying “whatever he wants” is a privilege that comes with being the leader of a great power, Vladimir Putin said of U.S. President Donald Trump in an interview published on Monday, the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian propagandist Pavel Zarubin, who released the interview on Telegram, …

Eurasianist philosopher Alexander Dugin wants to change how political science is taught across the humanities in Russian higher education. Meduza has obtained access to a 240-page lecture series on political science, a 76-page teaching concept, and a shorter presentation for Russia’s Science Ministry — all prepared by Dugin’s team at …

The U.S. and Ukraine are closing in on minerals agreement worth hundreds of billions of dollars under which the U.S. would express its desire to keep Ukraine “free, sovereign and secure,” according to a draft obtained by Axios. Why it matters: The Trump administration sees the agreement as a way …

The US might go along with this though to accelerate the decline of Germany’s “peaceful” hegemony over the bloc in favor of a “multipolar EU” led by a combination of Poland, France, Italy, and others. Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz declared on Sunday after the snap elections’ results started …

Putin has earned some raised eyebrows amongst the Russian commentariat for his sudden offer to ‘work with the US’ in exploiting Russian rare earth and mineral resources in both Russia and the Donbass. He was accused of selling Russia out in exchange for sweeping the war under the rug. But …

After a series of political and military losses, the funeral held on Sunday for Hezbollah’s slain leaders dramatically showed the group’s wide popular support Hezbollah successfully managed to draw a massive crowd to the funeral of its slain leaders on Sunday, in what analysts believe is a show of force …

Armés jusqu’aux dents de fusils M4 et de pistolets Glock et les poches remplies de leur avance de 10 000 $ ainsi et plus, 96 anciens anciens combattants des forces spéciales américaines sont actuellement stationnés à Gaza. Ces mercenaires ont été embauchés par UG Solutions, un entrepreneur militaire basé en …

Le 19 décembre, James Foley, ambassadeur des États-Unis en Haïti de 2003 à 2005, a publié une éditorial explosif dans le Miami Times, un journal farouchement anticommuniste. Il y déplore que le pays soit devenu une «bombe à retardement», avec des centaines de milliers de réfugiés menaçant d’émigrer aux États-Unis, …

The following is a special installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” covering the final month of the Syrian regime’s existence and the implication of Assad’s downfall on the future of ISIS. All previous 2024 monthly installments can be found here, as well as a review of developments throughout …