Opinion

Opinion

A Global Blueprint for 2025

The waning days of the outgoing year and the dawn of the new one are about the right time to recap and process the events that are already in the books as well as contemplate their potential implications for the future.

08.01.2025

Opinion

Mold-Breaking US–Canada Merger

Trump’s proposals targeting territorial gains may well attest to his ability to plainly assert the following. Contrary to a popular misconception, state sovereignty transcends a formally enshrined status.

27.12.2024

Opinion

Europe Drawn Into Meaningless Glass Bead Game

In the early 20th century, World War I laid waste to the European empires of yore. Fast-forward to 2024 – and the Old World is faced with a predicament where it does have enough resources but seems inept and clueless about how to use them.

20.12.2024

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Europe’s Unwavering Swing to the Right

The dream of Europe being home to multiple nation-states cherished by the likes of Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer in the 1960s may well come back online.

27.11.2024

Opinion

What Is G20’s Future?

G20 is effectively a symbol of the past age and a test polygon where the world trains its global politics skills.

20.11.2024

Opinion

Germany Becomes Europe’s Political Nullity

Today, Germany is a political nullity in the very centre of Europe, with a significant role in the global economy and trade.

14.11.2024

Opinion

9/11 Aftermath: A Blueprint for the 21st Century

The shock and psychological distress in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks have precipitated seismic shifts in global politics and shaken up the world order.

12.09.2024

Opinion

Monkeypox: A Blip for the Biotech Industry

The biotech industry has recently been providing no shortage of big-picture stories illustrative of how modern business is being done, and here is but one of those.

10.09.2024

Opinion

Freedom of Speech Games Came to an End

World piece didn’t work even in the Web, just because the Web is not a standalone entity, but a virtual projection of the world itself, with its hostility of everyone against everyone, meanness, greed, and aggression.

28.08.2024

Opinion

The Great Resettlement Coming

Three million Westerners relocating to Russia may sound like a bad joke, but it is, in fact, a possibility.

23.08.2024

Opinion

The Ukrainian Failed State and the Intergovernmental Framework

When it comes to Ukraine, Russia is dealing with a failed state perched right next to its border. Therefore, any interaction with this entity lies outside the traditional legal framework applicable to sovereign states.

20.08.2024

Opinion

USA Makes the Same Mistakes as USSR in the Middle East

One should not feel nostalgic about the positions the USSR used to have in the Middle East: they did not bring it value in addressing the main domestic growth objectives. Today the U.S. is actually making identical mistakes as the USSR did in this region.

14.08.2024

Opinion

Artificial Intelligence Crashes Global Stock Markets

The so-called artificial general intelligence, ‘the holy grail’ of AI-related technology, will be able to bring explosive growth. However, it is impossible to predict how fast will be the path from the as-is of artificial intelligence to the target status.

09.08.2024

Opinion

An Experiment With Unconditional Cash Shows Marxists Were Right

The only thing, which the extra income seriously impacted, is the level of stress as an integrated indicator for many things at the same time: from alcohol consumption to family fighting.

31.07.2024

Opinion

Trump Assassination Attempt: The Unapologetic History of the US Political Violence

To many, the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump came as a shocker. But such incidents, including deadly ones, seems to be par for the course when it comes to the US political scene. But the ramifications of the most recent attack may be far graver than some may think.

23.07.2024

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West Prepares to Move the Conflict With Russia to Sea

Democrats may seriously consider the war with Russia at sea, where the US feels more confident than in land conflicts, as a way to avoid the election whatsoever.

19.07.2024

Opinion

Niqabs: A Revolution Rather Than a Tradition

The biggest reason for banning niqabs is quite obvious. It has nothing to do with religion.

12.07.2024

Opinion

Estonia Turns EU Into the World’s Hinterland

One would want to believe that sooner or later if not overall reason, but at least practical curiosity will prevail for the Europeans. But an appointment such as Kaja Kallas makes it unlikely for the coming years ahead. Well, then, possibly Europe deserves ‘estonianisation’.

09.07.2024

Opinion

Casting Russia as a Bogeyman

To some, the Western propaganda campaign may appear preposterous, but that is not the case. In reality, the ever-escalating panic mode is not fed by the incidents described but rather by the hysteria manufacturing machine the once-respectable Western media has turned into.

08.07.2024

Opinion

Biden Confirmed Alzheimer’s Victory

US President steadily developed ‘pre-dementia’ already during the election campaign in 2020. And almost everyone in his team, family, political party and US leadership knew about it or it was largely known everywhere where it might be interesting.

02.07.2024