By Asa Winstanley | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – We are now only ten days away from the US presidential election. Like it or not, the election affects us in the UK almost as much as those in the US. Such is the influence that the US has had on British policy for […]
Archives for October 2020
in Conflict with Armenia, Azerbaijan used Cluster Munitions in Nagorno-Karabakh
Stop Use of Banned Weapons; Secure and Destroy Stocks
White supremacists believe in genetic ‘purity’. Science shows no such thing exists
By Dennis McNevin | – Far-right white supremacist ideology is on the rise in Europe, North America and Australia. It appeals to a racist notion whereby many white supremacists see themselves as members of a “pure” race that is at risk of dilution and contamination. Science does not support the idea of pure races with […]
Sudan’s Revolutionaries insist Israel Deal must be ratified by Future Parliament, as Trump’s Strong-Arm Tactics threaten its Democracy
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Donald Trump held a press conference in the Oval Office with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu on speaker phone in which he breathlessly announced that Sudan had agreed to normalize relations with Israel, following on Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates earlier this year. Egypt and Jordan had signed peace […]
For 30 Years, US global Clout has been Unopposed: With Rise of Chinese Superpower, that is about to Change
( Middle East Monitor ) – The outdated notion that China ‘just wants to do business’ should be completely erased from our understanding of the rising global power’s political outlook. Simply put, Beijing has long realized that, in order for it to sustain its economic growth unhindered, it has to develop the necessary tools to […]
Right-wing extremism: The new wave of global terrorism
By Sean Spence | – In April 2020, the United Nation’s Secretary-General, António Guterres, addressed members of the Security Council by warning them that the COVID-19 pandemic could threaten global peace and security. If the health crisis was not managed effectively, he feared that its negative economic consequences, along with a mismanaged government response, would […]
Big Oil’s Funeral: Pure Electric Car Purchases in Germany skyrocket 260%
By Sören Amelang | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – A record number of car buyers in Germany have opted for electric vehicles in September. The number of new purely electric vehicles rose to 21,188 last month, an increase of 260 percent compared to a year ago, the country’s Federal Motor Transport Authority KBA […]
A clear Choice on Climate: Trump wants to Wreck the Planet; Biden has taken strides toward a Green Vision
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump doesn’t get climate change or the ways to combat it. He is a greedy, venal person, and I presume he is encouraged in his obscurantism by some sort of business interest in the oil and gas industry, or backing by them with campaign dollars. Or perhaps he just, by […]
How Trump wiped the Palestinians off the Map
( Middle East Monitor ) – US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman has left no doubt about the rationale behind the recent normalisation agreements with Arab states, praised by the international community as an opportunity to kick-start negotiations about the two-state compromise. In the background, the UAE’s lauded diplomacy, which postponed the annexation process and […]
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