Russia’s Doctrine of “Peaceful Coexistence.” A Solution to Avoiding WWIII?

 

Russia’s Doctrine of “Peaceful Coexistence.” A Solution to Avoiding WWIII? By Evgeny Chossudovsky Half a century ago, on April 10, 1922, Luigi Facta, Prime Minister of Italy, solemnly opened the International Economic Conference at Genoa. Lloyd George, the prime mover of the Conference, was among the first speakers. He called it “the greatest gathering of European nations which has ever assembled,” aimed at seeking in common “the best methods of restoring the shattered prosperity of this continent.” Read here

Fedayeen Terrain: Hamas’s Shift from Symbolic Rocket Fire to Tactical Attrition By Rima Najjar An unyielding fedayeen ethos — where resistance is not merely tactical, but sacrificial, rooted in the unwavering willingness to give one’s life for a just cause — has not only kept the movement alive, but made its endurance a testament. Read here

“Descent into Hell.” Defense Spending Exceeds 1 Trillion. Another Week in Washington to Remember or Perhaps to Forget. Dr. Philip Giraldi By Philip Giraldi If one thinks that arming Ukraine against Russia or having Israeli soldiers and also American contractors slaughter Gazan civilians are not supportive of any United States actual interests, last week could easily be written off as yet another descent into Hell on the part of the United States. Read here

Memo to Iran: The Only Thing That Will Stop Bibi Is a Nuclear Bomb By Mike Whitney The Iranians have proven beyond dispute that they are capable of delivering large-warhead hypersonic strikes with high accuracy. And while it remains to be seen how many of these top-shelf missiles they truly possess and what their rate of production is, the bottom line is that Iran has achieved a major strategic victory which carries a strong deterrence effect in its wake. Read here

Is President Trump Tacitly Killing NATO? Peter Koenig By Peter Koenig But did it occur to this bunch of bowing European leaders, including the new NATO Chief, that Trump, who had apparently not the kindest words for NATO on Air Force One, on the way over to The Hague, may have come with the idea to softly kill NATO, by presenting his so-called allies with a staggering 5% military budget demand? Read here

US Tariffs: A Weapon of War. Manlio Dinucci By Manlio Dinucci Trump’s duties are intended to target the BRICS in the first instance. This is because the BRICS represent a multipolar world, something that is obstructed and fought over by the US-led West. The West is losing its centuries-long dominance and is seeking to preserve it by military force and war, from Europe to the Middle East and the Far East. Read here

France and Israel Effectively Confirm that Trump’s “Midnight Hammer” Attack on Iran Was a Failure By Drago Bosnic Various US intelligence services released conflicting reports on the outcome of this (truly unprovoked) attack on Iran, particularly after the Trump administration pressured them into “reconsidering” their conclusions. However, the rest of the world has been far more skeptical. Read here