By David Cortright | – Sanctions are much in demand these days as a tool of American foreign policy. Members of Congress want tough new sanctions against Russia for its interference in American elections. Sanctions will remain in place against North Korea, the White House says, until Pyongyang shows progress toward denuclearization. After tearing up […]
Trump and the Collapse of American Soft Power in the World
By Sara Greco | – Ottawa (The Conversation) – At the recent Helsinki summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the U.S. president used the threat of nuclear war to justify good relations with a bad regime, just as he did in Singapore. His rhetoric included overzealous articulations about how the United States and Russia […]
How Exactly the Russian GRU and Troll Disinformation Campaign Worked: By an Ethical Hacker
By Timothy Summers | – College Park, Md (The Conversation) – The Soviet Union and now Russia under Vladimir Putin have waged a political power struggle against the West for nearly a century. Spreading false and distorted information – called “dezinformatsiya” after the Russian word for “disinformation” – is an age-old strategy for coordinated and […]
As UK hits 50% Renewables some Days, will a Huge new Solar Farm Change Everything?
By Alastair Buckley | – Sheffield (The Conversation) – The largest solar power plant ever proposed in the UK will be reviewed by the secretary of state within the next six months. Cleve Hill solar farm will occupy the north coast of Kent and, if built, provide up to 350MW (megawatts) of generating capacity. The […]
Is NRA in Peril from Russian Criminal Conspiracy Charges?
The Justice Department accused a Russian advocate for firearms ownership of secretly infiltrating American electoral politics as a foreign agent
Climate: Desertification degrades 30 mn Acres a Year when we Need 70% more Food
Our misuse and abuse of land and water is changing fertile land into deserts
Contrary to Trump, Americans back Citizenship Path for Undocumented Immigrants
It turns out that government officials who think the majority of Americans want hard-line immigration policies are wrong
No New Revolution: Iran’s Grand Bazaar is now a Pillar of Establishment
Despite its history of opposition to the state, it is seen as an institutional hub for conservative politics in Iran
Turkey’s re-elected Erdogan, a Hybrid of Putin and Trump, will Change Mideast
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the incumbent president and main political actor in Turkish politics for the last 16 years, has won yet another election
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