Geopolitics
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How the West weaponizes human rights
Contemporary mainstream discourse in the West is almost entirely dominated by the concepts of “political correctness” and “inalienable rights”. As such Europeans and Americans are subtly swayed into believing that they are the fundamental force to help the world move closer to its perfect, final state. This provokes a surreal mind state: on a subconscious… Continue reading
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«Я понятия не имею, что означают термины Восток и Запад», – интервью с профессором Питером Франкопаном
Питер Франкопан – профессор мировой истории в Вустерском колледже Оксфордского университета. Его последняя книга – «Новый шелковый путь: настоящее и будущее мира», опубликованная издательством Bloomsbury. «Новый шелковый путь» на amazon.com и на amazon.co.uk. Восток и Запад: когда закончилась холодная война, люди думали, что весь мир станет «как Запад». Многие по-прежнему считают, что глобализация означает, что… Continue reading
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Конечная цель западной политики – распад России
English version here Слухи о том, что Запад (читайте США) желает распада России, распространяются, по крайней мере, с момента краха Советского Союза. Подобные слухи решительно опровергаются большинством профессиональных и наиболее авторитетных западных экспертов как еще один случай типичной российской паранои, так как, русские (как принято считать) – это группа очень странных, глубоко иррациональных людей, и… Continue reading
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The endgame of Western policy is the dissolution of Russia
Русская версия тут Rumour of the West (read the US policy establishment) desiring the dismemberment of Russia has been circulating at least since the Soviet Union itself collapsed. Generally, this sort of things is firmly dismissed by Western most professional and most authoritative experts as yet another case of typical Russian paranoia, because, of course,… Continue reading
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Trump’s troop withdrawal from Syria and the liberal realpolitik
Across the Western world the decision of Donald Trump to withdraw a couple of thousand troops from the Middle East has, as with all his decisions, been met with yet another bout of contrived consternation. In unison the mainstream media has once more toed the line presented by the deep state, that is to say,… Continue reading
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War with Russia is at the root of contemporary Ukrainian identity
Русская версия здесь In Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, you hear the Russian language almost everywhere, even among young people. Roughly every second inhabitant of the capital, according to a conservative estimate, will probably be likely to speak Russian rather than Ukrainian in his everyday life. There is an increasing group of young Ukrainians, though,… Continue reading
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Geopolitics and media bias
Is there bias in Western media? Some would argue, of course, bias is inevitable. Some would argue, no, media in the West is by definition free of external influence, high-professionalized and objective, anybody who is stating the opposite is falling for conspiracy theories or Russian propaganda. A recent paper, conducted by the Peace Research Institute… Continue reading
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“Batı’nın ekonomik ve politik gücünün gerileyişinin Trump’la bir bağlantısı yok” – Ibrahim Varlı ile röportaj
English version East & West: Merhaba Sayın Varlı, Batı, Yükselen Doğu ve diğer güçler (Güney Amerika gibi) arasındaki güç mücadelesini konu alan “Hegemonya Savaşı” isimli bir kitap yazdınız. “Doğu” dediğiniz kimler? Ve “Doğu” “Batı” ’nın üstünlüğünü nasıl tehdit ediyor? Ibrahim Varlı: Doğu’nun neresi olduğu, ya da Doğu’nun sınırlarının nereden başladığına dair tartışmaların geçmişi bir hayli eski.… Continue reading
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“The decline of the West has nothing to do with Trump” – interview with Ibrahim Varlı, author of “The War of Hegemony”
Türk sürümü East & West: Mr Varlı, you have written a book called the “War of Hegemony”, about the struggle for power between the West and a rising East and other powers like for example South America. Who is the East and how is the East threatening the supremacy of the West? Ibrahim Varlı: The… Continue reading
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Europe holds the keys to peace but it is incapable of unlocking the door
Curtailing power and conflict with the formation of a trade block from the Pacific to the Atlantic Europe today is the strategic heart upon which the foundations for a lasting peace may be established. The problem, however, continues to rest in Europe’s subservient position in relationship to US geostrategic interests, interests which seek to globally… Continue reading
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Saakashvili against Poroshenko: will there soon be a new Maidan in Ukraine?
Another revolution in the making in Kiev? In early December, a new Maidan began to stall itself on the horizon in Ukraine. In the center of Kiev once again a tent camp of protesters has appeared Continue reading
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Саакашвили против Порошенко: скоро опять будет Майдан?
Каковы причины нового политического противостояния в Киеве? В начале декабря Украину начал лихорадить новый Майдан. В центре Киева возник палаточный лагерь протеста Continue reading
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North Korea is a crazy place – but the West is too
North Korea may be an insane country – but its insanity reflects the insanity not just of the West but indeed of our entire world Continue reading
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Money is Right: the US, Russia and the wealth argument
Tensions between the United States and Russia do not appear to be decreasing, in spite of a “Russian agent” having been elected to the White House Continue reading
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The Russian perspective on the Ukrainian crisis. Did the West force Putin to play his hand?
Kremlinologists never miss an opportunity to feel complacent about their unparalleled expertise and their unvaluable wisdom Continue reading
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No, a Maidan in Belarus is not coming anytime soon – and that’s a good thing
In the world portrayed by the infallible Western globoliberal media, history has really ended, like in that old discredited book by Francis Fukuyama: all countries Continue reading
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No, the future of Europe is not decided in Ukraine
For more than 3 years I have suffered from a bad case of déformation professionnelle. Having kept a close eye on Ukraine at least since the first Maidan in 2004 and visited the country regularly for the past ten years, I was under the impression that the future of the European Union Continue reading
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Can the US Make Poland Great Again?
It may come as a horrifying shock to many enlightened and progressive citizens of the Old Europe and in the US, but Donald Trump, already “the worst President in US history” Continue reading
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Brzezinski and the history textbook
I have a little quirk: wherever I travel, I try to get a copy of a local history textbook. So the other day, I opened my copy of a Polish history Continue reading
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Who is not afraid of Donald Trump? President Madman and the political use of fear
The America First policies that were espoused by Trump throughout his presidential campaign seem to have been cast into the streams of history Continue reading
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The lesson of Ukraine did not teach people anything at all
A few months back I wrote down my impressions from my latest trip to Belarus. The piece was titled “In Belarus a Maidan is only waiting to happen” Continue reading
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Serbia and the EU – a long journey to nowhere
The Serbian leadership wants to get Serbia in EU and they want it badly. This has been the main goal of every single goverment for the past 17 years Continue reading
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The battle of the trolls (and no, they are not Russian)
I have lost count of how many times I have found articles in the media (it can easily be more than a hundred) saying that the internet is supposedly infested by hordes of Russian professional trolls Continue reading
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Was the Montenegro coup “fake news”?
Last October, on Election Day, Montenegro’s authorities claimed to have thwarted a coup and a terrorist act against Montenegrin independence Continue reading
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Why the Ukrainian crisis was a turning point
I have often been asked: why do you care so much about Ukraine? Continue reading
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