Reviving Bloc Politics? – Professor Glenn Diesen¹ at Varna Peace Institute – The West is at a crossroads: Adjust to the new multipolar international distribution of power or great power wars in an attempt to restore global hegemony ___________ ¹Glenn Diesen is a Norwegian political scientist and a professor at the School of Business of the University of South-Eastern Norway. ΑπάντησηΠροώθησηΠροσθήκη αντίδρασης
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Professor Glenn Eric Andre Diesen¹ :a. First, the US blamed Russia for attacking Nord Stream. Now the US claims they knew all along that it was Ukraine – This story is obviously also fake, but they are admitting the old lie in this new lie. Yet, the obedient media² will not hold them accountable b. Ideology makes the narrative immune to reality ______________ ¹ Glenn Eric Andre Diesen (born 1979) is a Norwegian academic and political scientist. He is a professor at the School of Business of the University of…
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Professor Glenn Eric Andre Diesen¹ : Ideology makes the narrative immune to reality: – The UK will still lecture the world about free speech – The US will still lecture the world about human rights – The EU will still lecture the world about peace – NATO will still insist on being a defensive alliance – Israel & Ukraine will still be portrayed as liberal democracies – The conflicts of the world will still be sold to the public as a struggle between democracy and authoritarianism Impossible? Observe how quickly the assassination…
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OLIVER STONE: BLUF 1. … the war could happen very easily now 2. Excerpt from remarks by American film director Oliver Stone in an interview with Roger Köppel for Die Weltwoche, August 14, 2024 : “We’re fighting over nothing. We’re fighting over pride and fear of Russian and Chinese ’empires’—BRICS taking over the economic world. Well, that’s happening, and it will happen, and nobody’s going to stop it unless you go to war. Unfortunately, America should not go to war for trade, ever. Economically, we may end up as number…
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5/8/1261 Ο Μιχαήλ Η΄ Παλαιολόγος με μια μεγαλοπρεπή τελετή εισέρχεται στη Βασιλεύουσα βάζοντας τέλος στην 57χρονη κυριαρχία των Λατίνων. Σταμάτησε η βάρβαρη λεηλασία και η συστηματική σύληση των βυζαντινών θησαυρών, ενώ ξεκίνησε η μακροβιότερη δυναστεία, αυτή των Παλαιολόγων
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The new commander of Turkey’s Aegean Army signals potential trouble for Greece, NATO allies ΑπάντησηΠροώθησηΠροσθήκη αντίδρασης
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Εξαιρετική ανάλυση στο Responsible Statecraft από 10 ειδικούς στην εξωτερική πολιτική: Symposium: What does Ukraine’s incursion into Russia really mean? BLUF 1. We put the following question to a well-rounded group of foreign policy experts: “What is the likely impact of current Ukrainian military incursions into the Russian Kursk region on the broader Ukraine War?” 2. Ten experts gauge the short and long term effects of Kyiv’s bold invasion on the war : Jasen J. Castillo, Monica Duffy Toft, Ivan Eland, Mark Episkopos, Lyle Goldstein, John Mearsheimer, Sumantra Maitra, Rajan…
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Bottom Line Up Front 1. The secret of Turkey’s success : The most important component of Turkey’s success story is “respect.” 2. Unlike the superpowers which approached African countries with their colonial, superior ethnocentric attitude, Turkey with its similar religious and cultural codes treats Africans – especially Muslim-African countries – with respect. Africans feel that. This is the secret of Turkey’s success. 3. Ankara’s decisive long-term Africa strategy has paid off. Thanks to its military presence and soft power engines, Turkey has become a key player in the east of…
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