Woe to the Vanquished: Europe’s Existential Struggle Between the US and Russia
Every now and then, legacy media publishes important articles that are both readable and very much worth your time. This is particularly true in...
Cancelling Habermas
On Feb. 15, 2023, left-liberal newspaper Die Zeit published an op-ed by Eva Illouz with the meaningful title ‘I long for a total victory’...
Ukraine’s (In)dependence Day: Utter Dependence on Neocon Death Lust
Ukraine celebrates its Independence Day on August 24 - this is also the anniversary of the launch of its counteroffensive last year on Kherson...
Will US Hegemony Persist?
Russia is indeed winning on the battlefield. Yes, progress has been glacial relative to Hollywood standards of military success and to the pre-drone era....
The not-so-“invisible nation” sends mixed messages in its military propaganda
Independence advocates keep referring back to Civil War arguments that paradoxically demonstrate Taiwan's place within China's borders
I recently came across a trailer for a...
Propaganda and Engineering Perception in the West Russia Conflict
In the history of politically organised society, propaganda serves as a tool for engineering public perception, opinion and reaction to events by creating an...
The War Against Iran: 30 Years in the Making
There is a grim inevitability about the developing war aimed at overthrowing the Iranian government. It might not seem this way for the millions...
Diplomatic, Economic and Military Deficits
A statement on Ukraine from the Quad (US, Australia, Japan, and India) seems to reflect India’s continuing irritation with the behavior of the western...
Hong Kong is Unrelated to Taiwan’s Fate
A common theme in news cycles related to Taiwan is how China’s ruthless response to the Hong Kong protests in 2019 and 2020 demonstrated...
Propaganda for Beginners, Part 6: Pride in Prejudice; The manipulation of perception through “pre-bunking”
(Part 6 of the series “Propaganda for Beginners”: Read Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.)
What is “pre-bunking” and why is it dangerous? It is a method of...