https://www.politico.eu/article/americas-democratic-slide-is-becoming-europes-problem/
This article is primarily of interest in that it counters the 'Make America Great Again' narratives of the Trumpite cult. China has indicated that Trump has provided them with a golden opportunity as his administration is unilaterally dismantling the Empire's institutions and alliances. They're loving the Trump era. It's a gift to Beijing.
This article provides a different assessment of the July 2026 Ankara NATO Summit than what you'll commonly find in the mainstream media. The website is not anti-NATO in any way shape or form. These are true believers but ones wary of corruption or mission creep. The site exists as a means to promote serious discussion and inquiry toward holding NATO accountable and keeping the alliance (as they see it) on course.
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-orderly-us-military-drawdown-alice-rufo/
It needs to be remembered that Politico is explicitly a pro-European and thus pro-EU publication. The fact that an American drawdown from Europe is being openly discussed and even advocated - that's noteworthy.
The UK plan to outsource its immigration crisis to Rwanda collapsed and was cancelled by Keir Starmer. Despite this, Rwanda is still looking to sign up and receive European funds. And Paul Kagame has his takers as nations such as Denmark, Austria, Greece, and Germany have expressed interest.
https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/spains-pm-sanchez-calls-for-eu-army-stronger-global-role
Donald Trump hates the centre-left Spanish government of Pedro Sanchez. It has refused to cooperate with Trump's agenda and has pointedly condemned US actions against Iran.
https://www.politico.eu/article/world-war-iii-defense-spending-europe-poll/
Politico is well known as a pro-Atlanticist publication and thus is going to represent a NATO-bias in its reporting. Despite this shortcoming, there's still some good information to be gleaned from time to time.
In this case, the article is neither profound nor surprising but rather affirming what many already sense - the world is heading toward global conflict. Indeed, history may look back and reckon the next world war as having begun in the early 2020's with the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and now Iran. These wars are becoming ever more related and interconnected and as Donald Trump discovered they are not easily disentangled or disengaged from as so many issues are woven together.
Keir Starmer has tried to distance himself from America's war and yet Britain is certainly the junior and subservient partner in the Atlanticist Anglo-American Empire. His government is struggling and he didn't want to risk alienating more Labour voters by supporting the Trump-Netanyahu war and so he tried to side-step the issue by suggesting that UK bases would only be used for 'defensive' purposes.
For those who follow the meetings and agendas of groups like the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) or BRICS, Hudson's explanations are nothing new. However, his relation of this agenda to Western media coverage is critical and telling, as it's clear the media doesn't actually want the public to engage. These meetings and organisations are utilised by the media as a means of stoking fear and anxiety.
It's been more than a month since the Signal Group Chat scandal broke. This Politico piece from the end of March is dated but still relevant. Waltz has now been shifted over to UN Ambassador and Hegseth has invited further scandal. Some believe his days are numbered.
This piece was written before Trump even took office and yet it has proven prescient - to a point. You won't read or hear about any of this on the FOX channel. Visiting their website is like a trip to fantasy-land - they are completely detached and divorced from the reality that the rest of the world sees and is dealing with.
We all knew that Trump was going to tear NATO apart. After less than a month in office the process has already begun in earnest. I watched coverage of the Vance speech in US media and let's just say they're not covering the real scope and impact of what the vice-president said - let alone the response or the larger context going back to the first Trump administration and before.
https://apnews.com/article/viktor-orban-hungary-romania-eu-3ea649669de75d13b0ba3585c0e83239
The lead article alludes to the Habsburg Empire but then proves less than accurate in some of its historical statements. Orban does indeed have Habsburg allies but the article isn't really about the Habsburgs. The article touches on his grand vision, the supposed reconstitution of the Habsburg realm, but the story is really in the numbers. These reveal the rightward shift that's taking place in Europe and (I think) sheds light on Orban's more immediate machinations. It's clear he's thinking a couple of steps ahead, preparing for the next European Parliamentary election in 2029.
Milei is eager to please the Western and international banking establishment and he needs to generate revenue for the coffers of the Argentinean state.
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2024/01/23/croatia-military-conscription/
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/48472-john-humphrys-time-for-conscription-to-make-a-comeback
In both Croatia and the UK there is a renewed call for conscription. The statements made by General Sanders of the UK are very troubling as he speaks in terms of mass mobilisation, citizen armies, and preparation for war.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67634959
There is an evident reciprocity taking place between Italy's Right-wing coalition government and Brussels. On the one hand, Brussels is moving in the direction of Meloni when it comes to her government's posture toward immigration. Under the guise of the humanitarian concern and anti-smuggling measures, the EU is doing all it can to curb immigration – even to the point of arming and paying North African regimes. We're seeing the same thing in North America with US attempts to curtail immigration in Central America, long before the migrants actually reach the border region.
The fact that new Syriza leader Stefanos Kasselakis is a
sodomite does not make him Left-wing – any more than was his predecessor Alex
Tsipras. Tsipras who ran on Leftist platform and formed a coalition to that
end, was revealed as a tool of the bankers and the EU Establishment.
https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/what-the-brics-expansion-means-to-shipping
This short article merely touches on what is in fact a huge
topic – one that is only starting to be understood and thought out. As BRICS
expands and plays a larger role in creating an alternate economy the
ramifications for this in the realm of global trade and shipping will be significant
– which is why a publication like The Maritime Executive wants to bring it up.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/04/john-bolton-trump-nato-2024
Some in the name of anti-globalisation would be more than
happy to see the US withdraw from NATO. Others make a similar isolationist argument
by appealing to Washington's 1796 farewell warning concerning 'foreign
entanglements'. For whatever the reason there is a growing voice within
Right-wing circles that is exhibiting no small degree of scepticism regarding
NATO. For some it's simply a nationalist impulse and an unwillingness to
contemplate spending American treasure and lives to defend some European
country that most Americans know nothing about. Regardless, this sentiment
represents a sharp break within the American conservatism that emerged after
World War II.
The European Union has always been a secularized attempt at
rekindling the Holy Roman Empire – and as time has made clear, the 'of the
German Nation' is probably more apropos than many would care to admit.
https://www.politico.eu/article/moment-of-truth-for-polish-hungarian-toxic-relationship-approaches/
As regular readers will know, I have been keen for some time
to follow the Visegrad Four or V4 group, a faction within the EU. The loose
alliance came together as three nations in the early 1990's, and then became
four with the Czech-Slovak split. All four nations joined the EU in 2004 –
certainly with some mixed feelings. While the four countries (Poland, Czech
Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary) have never been fully unified, the bloc was
established to preserve common interests among these nations of Central (and
once 'Eastern') Europe.
