The economies of Western Europe are being realigned onto a war footing, led by the utterly transformed European Union, whose leaders are now channelling an atavistic hereditary hatred of Russia.
Craig Murray: Putin Is No Hitler
Category: Germany
Europe’s Face-Saving Theater on Ukraine
Britain’s prime minister called an “emergency” summit in London following the Oval Office Fiasco to try to convince the world it will not be Europe’s fault, but America’s (Read: Donald Trump’s) when Ukraine collapses, writes Joe Lauria.
The Chris Hedges Report: The World After Gaza
Essayist and novelist Pankaj Mishra discusses the lesser-known genocidal escapades of Western governments and his latest book, The World After Gaza.
Jeffrey Sachs: The Geopolitics of Peace
The author explains manipulative U.S. post-war foreign policy to European MPs, explodes myths about Ukraine and urges an independent European foreign policy.
Patrick Lawrence: Trump Takes on the Deep State?
The U.S. president’s unfolding offensive against the institutions and agencies comprising the Deep State — the permanent state or the invisible government, as it is also commonly known — continues.
Chris Hedges: The Road to Dictatorship
Donald Trump’s dismantling of the Deep State presages the formation of something far worse.
End in Sight for Ukraine War After Riyadh Meeting
At a meeting in the Saudi capital that included the U.S. and Russian top diplomats, the way was paved for talks to end the Ukraine war and to improve bilateral relations, while Europe is furious, reports Joe Lauria.
Berlin Police Again Try to Shut Down Meeting on Palestine
Pressure from German politicians and the police to stop the event failed when a new venue was found at the last minute, organizers said, reports Joe Lauria.
SCOTT RITTER: Trump’s Munich Strategy
At the security conference in Germany we just saw Trump make a classic adaptation of John Boyd’s OODA-loop to destroy his NATO and EU enemies.
The Chris Hedges Report: Arab Regimes & the Betrayal of Palestine
“Endemic spiritual death” — Farah El-Sharif on this time of harrowing dehumanization of Muslim communities worldwide by a global Western war of terror.