A Glimmer of Hope The Iranian theocratic regime can, without hesitation, be described as criminal. For years it has provided financial and material support to terrorist organisations such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis, while brutally persecuting its own opposition – murdering, torturing, and raping. The attack on Iran is illegal under American law. Yet…
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The Trump Effect, or My Digital Awakening
The Trump effect is fascinating in that it often achieves the exact opposite of what it intends. When he attacks NATO, he forces Europe to reflect on its own defense capabilities. When he undermines institutions, people start questioning their purpose. And when he tries to strengthen the power of Big Tech corporations, many of us…
Trump and Greenland: When a diagnosis disguises itself as foreign policy
The world, and Europe in particular, watches in horror as Trump dismantles and violates rules and international treaties that have been built over decades. His latest move is an undisguised intention to annex Greenland to the United States at any cost. What is the real reason behind Trump’s obsession with acquiring Greenland? Security Trump justifies…
Trump kicked down Venezuela’s door.
Under the pretext of drug trafficking, Trump seized the world’s largest oil reserves over the weekend.**His concern for the interests of Venezuelan citizens extends only as far as ensuring safe extraction and export of oil by American companies. He will undoubtedly use the regime change to increase deportations of Venezuelan citizens from the U.S. back…