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Philippines: Caught between the US and China

President Marcos Jr. has accepted a real cession of sovereignty to the US on defense issues, opening the way for new US bases and weapons systems aimed…

May 8 •

The Philippines: Poverty in paradise

How can you enjoy your wealth when your neighbor outside the wall lacks everything?

May 5 •

Will it finally be the ordinary Filipino's turn?

When will it be the turn of the ordinary Filipino? Hardly after this election. The elites have full control and secure their own interests.

May 3 •

February 2025

Realities should not influence Norwegian Ukraine policy

We are seeing the end of the tragedy in Ukraine, which has cost hundreds of thousands of lives and made 10 million refugees. But Norwegian politicians…

Feb 16 •

January 2025

“Our closest ally” has no friends, only interests

The fundamental narrative that the US is our friend and a guarantor of a rules-based world order is shaken to its foundations with the return of Donald…

Jan 19 •

Will the US support a proxy war against China in Xinjiang?

In several places, the US has financed, equipped and trained Islamists for war against governments they do not control. Is China's Xinjiang province the…

Jan 4 •

December 2024

Escalation and risk of nuclear war

The world is on the brink of nuclear war, but hardly anyone is talking about it. Several wars and conflicts have the potential to become the triggering…

Dec 21, 2024 •

November 2024

The Nordic region's new military reality

The Nordic Region has been transformed into a northern front against Russia, have renounced political sovereignty, and are allowing US forces to settle…

Nov 14, 2024 •

October 2024

Nuclear war: The danger that Norwegian media ignore

The Ukraine war has brought us as close to a nuclear war as we've ever been. Leaked documents show that Russia has pinpointed specific targets in Norway…

Oct 22, 2024 •

The Nobel Prize as a boomerang

This Peace Prize hits Norwegian politicians like a boomerang in the back of the head.

Oct 14, 2024 •

Norway as seen from Belarus

We take a look on how Belarus view the Western media coverage of the country, Norway’s policy towards Belarus, the sanctions, the war in Ukraine etc.

Oct 12, 2024 •

September 2024

Capitalism: The great disaster that struck Russia in the 1990s

The introduction of capitalism in Russia was the greatest disaster to hit any country in peacetime. The suffering caused to the people of the former…

Sep 22, 2024 •

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