Geopolitics
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President Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan originated as an Israeli/US collaboration, as the war on the Palestinians is – with Israel leading the United States. Israel/US is a double act. The US supports Israel unconditionally – just more openly under Trump than previous administrations, who maintained some discreet distance. Trump, an unusual openly amoral politician, has…
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The Western narrative is clear about this question: The Ukraine war began with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Alternatively, it began with the Russian takeover of Crimea in 2014. It is seldom admitted that the present conflict in Ukraine actually began with the Maidan coup of 2014, organised and supported by elements…
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States operate on the basis of the national interest. Arthur Griffith noted: “Between the Individual and Humanity stands, and must continue to stand, a great fact – the Nation.” States, on the whole, do not operate on the geopolitical interest, unless they happen to be Great Powers. States which are not Great Powers but which…
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In 1939 Britain’s most popular and widely read historian of the period, Arthur Bryant, made the terrible mistake of writing a book explaining how the First World War of 1914 was leading to a Second World War. That was the 1940 book, Unfinished Victory. Arthur Bryant was the author of around 60 well-selling books, including…
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After maintaining a discreet distance from Israel’s war on Iran, which has been going on for a lot longer than 12 days, President Trump decided to weigh in with American power to help the Israelis finish the job. By doing this he has taken direct US ownership of the war and begun to ride two…
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In early April, the French demographer and philosopher, Emmanuel Todd, gave a talk in Budapest, in the Várkert Bazár, as part of the Eötvös Conference organized by the 21st Century Institute. Todd is the author of the recent book, La Défaite de L’Occident (The Defeat of the West), which although it has been translated into…
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“The birth of a modern Middle East has been brought about by the people of the region themselves, the people that are right here, the people that have lived here all their lives, developing your own sovereign countries, pursuing your own unique visions and charting your own destinies in your own way… The gleaming marvels…
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The United States will abandon trying to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal unless there are clear signs a truce can be reached, the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has now warned. Rubio said the US wanted to help end the war but would move on if there were no signs of progress. “We’re not…
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“Mr. Churchill says, Mr. Johnson says, and Mr. Starmer says, ‘We have to fight this bloody battle to the bitter end’ …” (Adapted from Mr. Churchill Says by Ray Davies) It seems that Britain is intent on prolonging the war in Ukraine that the United States, under President Trump, is attempting to wind down. It…
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With the British Prime Minister sabre-rattling and playing the Grand Old Duke of York with his ten thousand men there have been statements made regarding the likelihood of conscription of the idle youth of Britain, who spoil the balancing of the Chancellor’s ledger. We recall that the Grand Old Duke of York marched his men…
