April, 2023

• 28 April

  War Prevention Depends on Respecting Invisible Geopolitical Faultlines

  

  If we look back on the major wars of the prior century and forward to the growing menace of a war fought with nuclear weaponry, there is one prominent gap in analysis and understanding. This gap is to my knowledge rarely acknowledged, or even discussed, by political leaders or addressed …

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• 28 April

  War, What is It Good For?

  I was born on July 20, 1944, amid a vast global conflict already known as World War II. Though it ended with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 before I could say much more than “Mama” or “Dada,” in some strange fashion, I grew up at …

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• 27 April

  Vjosa Osmani: Kosovo will continue to be constructive in its dialogue with Serbia

  

  The President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani stated today in Skopje that the results of the meeting at the highest level on May 2 this year depends on the parties involved, but she added that Kosovo will continue to be a constructive party. “The result of the dialogue also depends on …

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• 26 April

  Vučić’s “diplomatic” language: Insults, belittles, but still meets with everyone

  

  Shame on them all together, all those liars, liars, occupation Gauleiter… The worst epithets for international officials and the man with whom he is negotiating the status of Kosovo. The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has not spared the words he used to “slather” on foreign representatives in recent days. …

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• 26 April

  Post-Putin Russia: The Rise of Ultra-Patriotism

  

  Alexander Dugin predicts that post-Putin Russia will see intensified patriotism and a sterner stance against the West, creating unprecedented challenges. Putin is not dependent on the Russian elite, political parties, oligarchic cartels, social movements, institutions, and all administrative instances of Russia. They are all dependent on him. However, he is …

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• 26 April

  Turkey arrests 110 over alleged Kurdish militant ties ahead of election

  

  Turkish police on Tuesday detained 110 people over alleged militant ties, security sources said, with a pro-Kurdish lawmaker saying politicians, lawyers and journalists were among those held in raids that he linked to elections on May 14. The operation was focused on Diyarbakir, the largest city in mainly Kurdish southeast …

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• 26 April

  SDF arrest four ISIS operatives in Raqqa: Coalition

  

  “Coalition Forces continue to see successful results with SDF-led operations in ar-Raqqah province.” The U.S. Combined Special Operations Joint Task Force – Levant (SOJTF LEVANT) on Monday said the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) arrested four ISIS operatives in Raqqa on April 14 and 15. “SDF, advised, assisted, and enabled by …

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• 26 April

  Israel ‘shells Hezbollah site in Syria’

  

  Local reports say barrage included pamphlets warning Syrian forces against co-operating with terrorist group Israel shelled a site in Syria belonging to Hezbollah early on Monday morning, according to reports in state-affiliated Syrian media. No injuries have been reported. The barrage was claimed to have taken place just across Israel’s …

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• 26 April

  Why NATO Must Admit Ukraine

  

  Kyiv Needs the Alliance and the Alliance Needs Kyiv On April 4, I sat at the great round table inside NATO’s headquarters in Brussels and applauded as Finland was formally admitted to the alliance. I am happy for my Finnish friends, and I welcome this shift in the tectonic plates …

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• 26 April

  Sudan Conflict: Can We Stop Another African Nation’s Descent Into A Human-Engineered Inferno? – OpEd

  

  The endless sorrow of the Sudanese people is like a scar that refuses to heal, a constant reminder of the pain and suffering that has plagued the African continent for far too long. They fight for freedom, for a chance to live without fear, but their struggle seems to fall …

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