By Fikret Akfırat The Munich Security Conference, one of the most prominent events of the Atlantic Alliance, was held this year on February 17-19. Around 40 leaders, ministers, diplomats and experts from more than 100 countries attended the Conference, which is now in its 59th year. Despite convening in Munich, the main objective of the meetings held since 1963 is ...
The month of February 2023 might in future get a special chapter in the history of China and global politics. The Foreign Ministry of the People’s Republic of China presented a number of official texts and declarations. They seem to follow a planned schedule. When considered together, these texts, accompanied by diplomatic action, present China’s advancing challenge of US hegemony ...
United World International author Mehmet Perinçek gave an interview to the Russian RIA Novosti news agency about Vladimir Putin’s Presidential Address to Federal Assembly. We present the interview, published in Russian, to our readers translated into English. ———————————– Statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a message to the Federal Assembly are providing morale and courage to countries facing a ...
The content of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech in the parliament and simultaneous declarations by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) indicate that Russia is in the quest for a new state structure and economic model appropriate for multipolarity and war against the West. In November 2022, in my article “Winter in Moscow, the wuthering of the war ...
On February 9, President Lula da Silva, following the tradition that characterized his two previous governments of visiting the United States in his first months in office, landed at Saint Andrews Air Base, in the state of Maryland. From there, he went with his official entourage to the residence of the presidential guests, the Blair House, located in Washington D.C. ...
Enrique Refoyo: Dear Alexander Boroday, thank you very much for the opportunity to interview you so that our global audience can get to know you. I would like to divide this interview into three parts: present, past and future. In this way, I would like to know first-hand the current situation in Donbass, as I know that you visit it ...
With the eruption of conflict over Ukraine, the world’s eyes turned repeated to Berlin, the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany. Just three days after the begin of what Russia called “special military operation”, German Chancellor announced a “turning point” in Germany’s foreign policy. An extra defense spending of 100 billion Euros followed. Later on, everyone focused on former ...
Below we present the third and final part of our interview with Helga Zepp-LaRouche, the founder and President of the Schiller Institute. What is your opinion about Ukraine? We know that you have criticized the US’s position on the war in Ukraine. What is your main objection on that? The poor Ukrainian people are being instrumentalized for dual strategic reasons. ...
Last Tuesday, February 7, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov felt compelled to respond to the statement made by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union (EU) Josep Borrell, about two countries that the Russian Foreign Minister had visited during his tour of Africa. In his opening speech at the European External Action Service ...
By Özgür Altınbaş The special military operation launched by Russia against Ukraine on February 24, 2022 is completing its first year. While the Russian army has taken critical areas in recent weeks, new the West announces new military aid packages to be delivered to Ukraine. Recently, M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 tanks were sent to Ukraine. Then Kyiv requested F-16s ...
Harald Kujat (born 1 March 1942) is a retired German General of the Luftwaffe. He served as Chief of Staff of the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, from 2000 to 2002, and as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 2002 to 2005. He also served as Chairman of the NATO-Russia Council and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council of the Chiefs ...
The German government has decided to send 14 Leopard tanks to Ukraine and permit the re-export of others from other countries. On January 25, the German parliament debated on the issue on demand of the oppositional fractions of the CDU/CSU. The parliament debated the issue as an extraordinary item on agenda upon demand from the oppositional CDU/CSU. The main opposition ...