If the US oversees the optimization of the EU’s military-industrial complex, military logistics, and other defense-related matters with a view towards “dwarfing” Russia’s associated capabilities, then the challenge that Russia might face along its western frontier could mirror the one in June 1941. · Andrew Korybko · Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov repeated long-standing policy in a recent interview when he told his interlocutor that…
Scott Kuru · Australia could be closer to a fuel crisis than most people realise. In this video, I break down why the government’s messaging has suddenly shifted, what is really happening with Australia’s oil supply, and why years of policy decisions have left the country dangerously exposed to global shocks. · We look at how Australia became heavily reliant on imported fuel, the alarming reality behind the country’s fuel reserves, and why…
Co-governance is still alive and well under this coalition government contrary to what they promised prior to the 2023 election. · In my honest opinion after many years of watching politicians everywhere grab more power while dividing people with fear, race, and ideology; you can’t trust the political class or the media that protects them. They are often, deceitful (sometimes even corrupt) and thrive on control, division, and obedience, with…
Winston Peters says New Zealand has formally notified World Health Organization (WHO) that it has rejected the proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations. · In a statement made today on social media, Peters said New Zealand informed the WHO Director-General through New Zealand’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, invoking Article 61 of the International Health Regulations to officially decline the amendments. ·…
New Zealand politics just got personal. On Sunday evening, Labour leader Chris Hipkins’ ex-wife Jade Paul posted a series of claims about him on her private Facebook page. The post was deleted. Hipkins issued a five-word denial: “I reject the allegations entirely.” He’s seeking legal advice. And just like that, we’re having a national conversation about the oldest and most uncomfortable question in political life: when does a politician’s…
Part I... Part 2... · If Part 2 described the repositioning of New Zealand inside global financial architecture, Part 3 shows what that repositioning produced. · The hollowing out becomes visible here. · Not in theory. In productivity. In industry. In money flow. · From High Productivity to Stagnation · In the 1950s and early 1960s, New Zealand ranked among the highest-income nations in the developed world. Its productivity performance…
Ursula von der Leyen suddenly says the EU can no longer count on the old reliable unwritten rules for me, but not for thee By Rachel Marsden, a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English. https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/rachel-marsden/rachelmarsden.com · © Omar Havana/Getty Images · When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had to come up with a …
The PM’s statement followed a presidential veto that blocked Warsaw from tapping billions in defense loans from the bloc · Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, February 26, 2026, Warsaw, Poland © Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images · [RT] There is “a real threat” that Poland could leave the EU, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said, after the country’s president vetoed a bill that would have allowed Warsaw to tap…
Hungarian PM has accused the EU of taking “the war upon itself” · Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses supporters in Budapest, Hungary, March 15, 2026. © Janos Kummer / Getty Images · [RT] Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused Brussels of dragging the EU into a direct war with Russia through potential troop deployments to Ukraine. · Speaking at the ‘Peace March’ in Budapest on Sunday, which drew…
The rebuke has followed the European Commission’s proposal of a fact-finding mission to inspect damage to the Druzhba pipeline · © Thierry Monasse/Getty Images · [RT] Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has ridiculed an initiative launched by Kiev’s EU backers to restart Russian oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline, calling it “blackmail.” · The accusations came after the European Commission last week proposed a fact-finding…
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