One side argues that, had Ukraine been made a NATO member, it would have sat permanently deep inside the heart of Russia as a nuclear threat. To avoid the imminent risk, Russia invaded Ukraine. The other side argues that Russia made it an excuse just to annex the Donbas region or take the area under […]
The war in Ukraine has made Finland and Sweden jittery as the security threat coming from their eastern neighbor Russia has become all too real. Both nations have now turned to NATO, seeking formal membership in the alliance. But any European country aspiring to become a part of NATO must abide by international law and […]
NATO was formed in 1949, just four years after the end of World War II, to provide military infrastructure for the US-led Cold War alliance. Its existence allowed the positioning of American troops and weaponry in Europe, ready for rapid deployment against the Soviet Union and the newly formed People’s Democracies in Eastern and Central […]
The United States has informally raised with Turkey the unlikely possibility of sending its Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems to Ukraine to help it fight Russian forces, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Over the past month, US officials have floated the suggestion with their Turkish counterparts but no specific or formal request […]
No doubt, the first casualty of war is Truth. And the main task of killing the truth is carried out by propaganda warriors. The rulers, with the assistance of “Goebbels”, give orders, which in the practical fields are implemented by the media. Nowadays, social media is playing an ever-increasing role. Who can deny that in […]
Counterterrorism is threaded throughout the incursion into Ukraine. In Russia, it is weaponized against both the Ukrainian people and the Russians opposed to Putin. In the West, governments and media find themselves in great contortions, their contradictory responses highlighting the racialized policies that sit at the heart of the long “War on Terror”. The War […]
Negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegations aimed at resolving the situation in Ukraine began on Monday in Gomel, southeastern Belarus. Initially, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was reluctant to agree to talks in Belarus as the country is being used as a staging ground for the Russian military operation, so he offered to meet in Warsaw, […]
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convened an emergency meeting requested by Ukraine this week in the hopes of preventing war and Russian assault. In opening remarks, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated, “If indeed an operation is being prepared, I have only one thing to say from the bottom of my heart: President Putin, stop […]
Following a long period of escalation, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into Eastern Ukraine’s two breakaway regions, prompting immediate Western condemnation and an emergency UN Security Council meeting. While Moscow stands accused by the West of increasing acts of aggression on the Ukrainian border, the invasion was not a one-sided event. For months, […]
Muslims in the north-eastern Indian state of Tripura, which shares a border with Bangladesh, have been under attack from radicalized Hindu nationalists for 10 consecutive days, resulting in the fiery destruction of mosques and Muslim-owned businesses and homes, along with the displacement of hundreds of families. Several Muslim women filed police complaints, alleging that they had […]