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Ralph Nader: Develop An Exit Strategy For The Endless War In Ukraine – OpEd
Russia’s criminal war in Ukraine intensifies as it grinds on, World War I style with heavy casualties on both sides. While President Joe Biden keeps repeating that NATO, mostly meaning the U.S., will...
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Hiroshima Was Not Necessary Or Inevitable – OpEd
By Jonathan Power* 78 years ago, the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima on August 6 and on Nagasaki on August 9 was premeditated mass murder. President Harry Truman had a workable alternative to using the...
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Russian Births In 2023 Falling To Levels Comparable To Those At Start Of 19th...
Rosstat, the Russian state statistical agency, says that the number of births in the Russian Federation fell by three percent year-on-year during the first six months of 2023 and that the decline is...
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Wagner Mercenaries: A Potential Lifeline For The Niger Junta – Analysis
By Dr. Scott N. Romaniuk and Dr. János Besenyő An abrupt end to Niger’s long-running democracy There has been a dramatic increase in the sighting of Russian flags throughout Niger, especially in the...
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Blinken Reiterates US Stance On Taliban Ties: Normalization Hinges On Women’s...
(RFE/RL) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated that there can be no advancement in the relationship between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers unless there is an...
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Iran’s Regime Is On The ‘Path Of No Return’ – OpEd
We are approaching the anniversary of the Iranian uprising in 2022, which began on September 16, following the killing of Mahsa (Gina) Amini by the morality police in Tehran. Since the Iranian regime...
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BRICS Summit And ICC Warrant Against Putin – Analysis
By Saurabh Misra The clouds of confusion on the BRICS Summit to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 22–24 August 2023 have cleared as speculations regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s...
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Golf Merger Is Opposed By US Congress: This Is Misguided
By Benjamin Seevers The PGA Tour and the Saudi-owned LIV Golf are seeking to move past their cutthroat competition and merge together, but United States regulators are stepping in and framing the...
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‘Global Boiling’: An Assault On Reason And Science – OpEd
By Christopher Lingle An interesting and troubling double standard is applied to the acceptability of individual actions and those of political agents. An individual declaring an emergency when none...
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Madonna’s Faustian Bargain For Fame – OpEd
By Ellis Cashmore Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone turns 65 on August 16—40 years and one month after the release of her first album, Madonna. Her presence in showbusiness is comparable to those of...
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Open Questions On The War: The Black Sea, Out-of-View ‘War’ – OpEd
The Ukrainian offensive has petered out – even CNN says it: ‘[The Ukrainians are] still going to see, [whether] in the next couple of weeks, there is a chance of making some progress. But for them...
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Gray Wolf Recovery Is A Success: Is That A Problem?
Over the past 30 years, efforts to recover gray wolf populations in the United States have been broadly successful, with many regions now sporting robust populations of the charismatic carnivore....
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China’s Oldest Water Pipes Were A Communal Effort
A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever unearthed in China, shows that neolithic people were capable of complex engineering feats without the need for a centralised state authority,...
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The Dilemmas Surrounding Any Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal – OpEd
By Andrew Hammond A year and a half since Russia’s invasion, there are growing signs that the Ukraine war could extend into a third year in February 2024. However, while a peace deal seems far-fetched...
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Belarus: Pastor Jailed To Stop Him Attending ‘Extremist Materials’ Hearing?
By Olga Glace Since 11 July, Minsk's New Life Church faces multiple new regime investigations into a summer camp accident, a renewed massive tax demand it strongly disputes, a website ban, and a court...
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US Slams Attacks On Ukrainian Ports As Kyiv Tries To Maintain ‘Humanitarian...
(RFE/RL) -- The United States has condemned Russia's continued attacks on Ukraine's grain infrastructure, the State Department said on August 16, accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of not...
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Russia Seeks To Revive Domestic Travel And Tourism – OpEd
After three years of COVID-19 that shattered the global economy and currently its own 'special military operation' in neighbouring Ukraine, Russia is steadfastly exploring measures to recover from the...
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Refugee Rights In Japan Are Fading Fast – Analysis
By Yunchen Tian In early June 2023, the Japanese Diet approved a set of controversial revisions to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act. Among other changes, it authorises the...
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Liberals Can’t Save Russia Without Shedding Their Colonial Mindset – OpEd
By Nick Strogov St. Petersburg, a city known for hosting numerous international delegations, was the venue for the Russia-Africa Forum summit. Amidst the event, propagandists sought to demonstrate...
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Kazakhstan And UAE’s New Shipping Route: An Emerging Initiative In Grain...
Kazakhstan is recognized as a prominent global exporter of wheat and barley, ranking in the top ten countries in terms of export volume. The nation is actively pursuing strategies to enhance its trade...
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