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East and West No. 7 – 4 April 2026

East and West new issue is out. Featuring articles on: East and West. Independent newspaper. Online since 2016To help up stay independent, please consider fundingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/east-and-west-151550389 (CLICK ON LINK TO DONATE)Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/east-and-west-newspaper CLICK ON LINK TO DONATE)You can find the latest issue of East and West below. Continue reading
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New York Times covers Iran with No Reporters in Iran
A recent media analysis by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), authored by Drew Favakeh and published on March 30, 2026, argues that The New York Times has provided structurally imbalanced coverage of the ongoing war involving Iran, Israel, and the United States. According to Favakeh, the imbalance stems primarily from the newspaper’s lack of… Continue reading
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Ukraine attacks Russian Baltic ports: Playing with Fire?

In the quiet hours of early March 31, residents across Estonia awoke to the piercing wail of emergency alerts on their phones. The EE-ALARM system, Estonia’s national hazard notification app, lit up with warnings of an “air threat” near the borders with Russia. Drones—linked to Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive—had entered Estonian airspace, prompting widespread alerts that… Continue reading
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East and West No. 6 – 21 March 2026

East and West new issue is out. Featuring articles on: East and West. Independent newspaper. Online since 2016To help up stay independent, please consider fundingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/east-and-west-151550389 (CLICK ON LINK TO DONATE)Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/east-and-west-newspaper CLICK ON LINK TO DONATE)You can find the latest issue of East and West below. Continue reading
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If Russia Loses: A Scenario
In the bestseller If Russia Wins, the German strategist Carlo Masala presents a stark warning: if Russia succeeds in Ukraine, Europe will face a far more dangerous future. His scenario imagines a weakened NATO, a complacent Europe, and eventually a Russian probe against the Baltic states—perhaps the Estonian city of Narva—testing whether the alliance still… Continue reading
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East and West No. 5 – 7 March 2026

East and West new issue is out. Featuring articles by: Thomas Fazi, “The end of the US-Russia detente?” Jan Oberg, “The Trump Regime proves again to be the single largest danger to humanity’s future” and others. East and West. Independent newspaper. Online since 2016To help up stay independent, please consider fundingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/east-and-west-151550389 (CLICK ON LINK… Continue reading
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Regime change in Iran?
Israel and the US start “Major Combat Operations” Against Iran The build-up had been going on for weeks. But in the end the attack came unexpected . In the early hours of 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel conducted coordinated air and missile strikes on targets inside Iran, including facilities in and around… Continue reading
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East and West on Patreon And Go Fund Me
In order to deliver independent news, East and West requires funding too. Support us by donating or sharing this link if you want our small newspaper to keep offering a fresh view of world events. You shall be blessed with a lot of gratitude. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/east-and-west-151550389 (CLICK ON LINK TO DONATE) Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/east-and-west-newspaper… Continue reading
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Finlandisation is not a bad idea
n Cold War discourse, especially in West Germany and the Anglo-American world, the term Finlandisation became shorthand for a small democratic state supposedly forced into self-censorship and foreign policy subservience under pressure from a great authoritarian neighbour. Yet the historical experience of Finland between 1944 and 1991 was more complex, more pragmatic, and less moralistic… Continue reading
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Russia Alleges UK and France Weigh Plans to Provide Ukraine With Nuclear Arms
Moscow has publicly accused the United Kingdom and France of considering plans to provide Kiev with nuclear weapons or related technologies. On 24 February 2026, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) issued a statement alleging that officials in London and Paris are contemplating ways to transfer nuclear weapons — including the possibility of an atomic bomb… Continue reading
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Belarusian opposition leader Tikhanovsky calls for Finlandisation of Belarus
After years of imprisonment, Belarusian opposition leader Sergey Tikhanovsky is attempting to shape Western policy towards his country. In a recent post published on his Strana dlya Zhizni (“Country for Life”) YouTube channel, Tikhanovsky describes brief but telling conversations with European politicians during the Munich Security Conference. His goal, he writes, is straightforward: “I set… Continue reading
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East and West. No. 4 21 February 2026
Europe now needs the courage to pursue peace. By Harald Kujat and Michael von der Schulenburg. And an essay by Jeffrey Sachs on the origins of Russophobia. Continue reading
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East and West. New Issue Out No. 3 7 February 2026
The third issue of the East and West newspaper has been released. With stories on: Continue reading
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LAND FOR PEACE?
Ukraine’s Dilemma Between Territorial Integrity and the Quest to End The War The idea of a “land for peace” agreement in Ukraine has moved from an unthinkable scenario to a subject of intense international debate. Negotiations in Abu Dhabi involving Ukrainian, Russian, and U.S. envoys, has revived discussions about potential compromises, even as Ukrainian officials… Continue reading
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East and West. New Issue Out No. 2 24 Januar 2026
The second issue of the East and West newspaper has been released. With stories on: Please find No. 2 of the East and West newspaper here. Free. Continue reading
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East and West. New Issue Out No. 1 Januar 2026
A new issue of our newspaper East and West has been released. With stories on: Please find the newest issue of East and West. Free. Continue reading
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We live in the Age of Hegel
In the realm of philosophy, certain thinkers leave an indelible mark on the course of intellectual history. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, an influential German philosopher of the 19th century, is one such figure. His comprehensive system of thought, known as Hegelianism, has endured for centuries, continuously inspiring and shaping intellectual discourse across various fields. Today,… Continue reading
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Absolute ideal war and real war

In the first chapter of his book “On war” Carl von Clausewitz makes a distinction between “absolute war” and “limited war”. Absolute war would be possible in an ideal world, the world of the perfection of the absolute. This kind of war, by definition, would entail the complete destruction of one’s enemy. In the real… Continue reading
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If we want to avoid World War III, Europe needs to offer Russia a way out in Ukraine

Russia’s war in Ukraine will soon be one year old. After the sense of elation and excitement in the Western corridors of power about the late successful Ukrainian offensives in the regions of Kharkiv and Herson, the conflict now seems to have reached a stall with intense fighting around the city of Bakhmut in the… Continue reading