Putin-Trump Meeting in Alaska Brings New Hope for Global Security

 

Putin-Trump Meeting in Alaska Brings New Hope for Global Security By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida On August 15, the presidential delegations of the Russian Federation and the United States met in Anchorage, Alaska. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump met in person for the first time since 2019, discussing various topics of mutual interest to both countries, especially regarding the future of the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine. Read here

The Putin-Trump Alaska Meeting. “Can this lucky outcome be turned into a mutual security agreement?” Paul C. Roberts By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts Trump moved away from his demand for a ceasefire and said that it was more important to work toward a permanent peace than a ceasefire which is seldom kept.This would seem to commit Trump to addressing the root cause of the conflict, which is Russia’s insecurity with NATO all over her borders. Read here

The Sacred and the Sick: The Rhythm of the Lanes and the Repercussions of Progress. Colin Todhunter By Colin Todhunter A lot has been written on the global food system—its industrialisation, ecological consequences and the erosion of cultural, economic and food sovereignty. Despite this onslaught, however, traditional rhythms and communal resilience persist in the countryside, especially in countries like India. Read here

The US Military’s Bioweapon Labs. Helena Glass By Helena Glass Fort Detrick took center stage as a possible breeding ground for Covid as a bioweapon. Given the US signed a pinky-swear agreement to never again create bioweapons in a 1972 Geneva Protocol agreement wherein all such weapons would be destroyed. Obviously that was not the case. Israel never signed. Read here

Trump’s Trade Route between Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan Sidelines Russia and China: Interview with Vera Yacoubian By Vera Yacoubian and Steven Sahiounie On August 8, President Donald Trump hosted a White House summit between Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev and the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, which resulted in a preliminary peace deal to end the decades-long conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.  Read here

Lethal Nonsense in Australia: Antisemitism, Codes of Conduct, and the Bendigo Writers Festival. Binoy Kampmark By Dr. Binoy Kampmark Write, but do not offend. Speak and comment, but do not divide. Observe cruelties, barbarities and murder, yet refrain from having an opinion. This is the constipating, stifling regime being put in place via suggested codes of conduct for organisers of writer events in Australia. Read here

What’s Standing in the Way of a Grand Compromise on Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko Putin’s reaffirmation of the need to “eliminate the primary causes of the conflict” and Trump mentioning how Zelensky will “have to agree” with what the US achieved so far strongly hints at what these could be. Read here