The green agenda has claimed a new victim: the Philae comet probe. As the probe lies dormant, unable to recharge its solar powered batteries so far from the sun, it has emerged that green lobbyists were behind moves to bar
With a murder rate many times higher than the US, Russian legislators approved the carry of guns for self-defense. The new law was announced on November 18. The International Business Times reports that prior to this change “Russians were only allowed
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Jerusalem synagogue attack raises Arab-Israeli violence to new levels Spain’s parliament calls for recognition of State of Palestine Obama could order combat troops into Iraq and Syria NATO and OSCE see Russian military buildup
Dave bestrides the geopolitical world like a colossus. A new Cold War? Bring it on! Even the Aussies, renowned practitioners of straight talking, were awed when Crocodile Cameron hit Brisbane for the recent G20 junket. Strewth! That bloke Dave really
Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Journal columnist is a wonderfully articulate and bipartisan critic of U.S. foreign policy. I must say that I dislike his latest book, America in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder, because it is the
Last Sunday the American hostage Peter Kassig was gruesomely and gratuitously beheaded by ISIS militants alongside a number of captured Syrian soldiers. He was 26 years old. Just one week earlier the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin
It has often been remarked that the most lethal weapon the West had against Soviet Communism was the truth. When the truth worked its way through the cracks of the barriers erected by the dictators who ran the place, the
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russian and Polish officials confirmed Monday that they have carried out tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions in an espionage affair that highlights intensified efforts by Moscow to penetrate NATO counties and a new determination by the West to
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Germany’s friendly relations with Russia turn hostile More Pakistan jihadist groups swear allegiance to ISIS Japan in shock as economy plunges into recession Germany’s friendly relations with Russia turn hostile Putin wags his finger
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s president said he believes peace in Ukraine is possible but that neither side is fully holding up a truce struck in September. In an interview with German television broadcast late Sunday, Putin said he was convinced
Romanians vote on Sunday to choose their next president, with Social Democrat and current prime minister Victor Ponta the overwhelming favourite to win. Ponta, 42, goes into the second round of votes with 54 per cent support, according to the
If Europeans go down to the woods today they might be in for a big surprise: bears. And in countries no longer used to big predators, it’s no picnic. Reintroduced in parts of western Europe in “rewilding” programmes — in
The United Nations is preparing to confront North Korea over its dismal rights record with a key vote this week that could compel Pyongyang to answer to crimes against humanity. A UN General Assembly committee will vote Tuesday on a
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin made an early exit on Sunday from a two-day summit of world leaders where he was roundly criticized over Russia’s escalating aggression in Ukraine, but brushed off suggestions that he had felt
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Under pressure to jolt the lethargic world economy back to life, leaders of G-20 nations on Sunday finalized a plan to boost global GDP by more than $2 trillion over five years. The fanfare, however, was
Work began Sunday to remove the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, four months after it was shot down claiming 298 lives. An AFP journalist saw workers from the emergency ministry of the self-proclaimed
In less than three weeks, the most important election of the year will take place in Switzerland, and you haven’t heard of it. While the U.S. focuses on the recent Republican victory, the financial markets are facing an earth-shaking event
Secret “Russian subs” off Sweden, tit-for-tat sanctions, NATO fighters scrambling to intercept Russian warplanes: relations between the West and Moscow over Ukraine have sparked incidents reminiscent of the Cold War that terrified the world for decades. Even Cold War doyen
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Vladimir Putin eats lunch alone at G20 meeting Jonathan Gruber on Obamacare and the stupidity of the American voter Massachusetts health care site finally up — for $254 million The implementation of Obamacare Vladimir
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set the leave the G20 summit early after he was confronted by British Prime Minister David Cameron over Ukraine. Cameron warned that Russia could face further sanctions unless it stopped “destabilising” Ukraine, telling the Russian
(Reuters) – Russia plans to create its own “Wikipedia” to ensure its citizens have access to more “detailed and reliable” information about their country, the presidential library said on Friday. Citing Western threats, the Kremlin has asserted more control over the Internet
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine warned Thursday that the security situation is steadily worsening in the country’s rebel-held east as separatist fighters move closer to government forces. One official said he feared an attack soon by Russian forces. A cease-fire
Russia plans to extend long-range bomber patrols as far as the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean, its defense minister said on Wednesday, as NATO accused the Russian government of sending more troops into Ukraine. Russian Defense Minister
Russia could face further sanctions if it does not commit to resolving the conflict in Ukraine, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday, as he called Moscow’s actions “unacceptable”. Cameron, who was in Canberra to address Australia’s parliament, said existing
Fears may be rising in the West that eastern Ukraine could be plunged back into all-out conflict but a new offensive by pro-Russian forces is unlikely any time soon, analysts said Thursday. The amount of military hardware being moved into
