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French President Emmanuel Macron stated not so long ago that NATO was experiencing “brain death.” He made the comment in an interview he gave in October 2019 to the British weekly newspaper The Economist. His assessment was partly based on the moody way then-US President Donald Trump used to conduct foreign policy and how he trivialized the European NATO countries.

Here in Bermuda, the war that has been waged by Russia against Ukraine since February 24, 2022, and related events such as fundraisers were initially covered quite well. However, as the war dragged on...

The Martinů Quartet, originally the Havlák Quartet, was formed in 1976 by the then students of the Prague Conservatoire, inspired by and modelled on such string quartets as the Vlach and the Smetana.  They went on to win at important international competitions such as the ARD Munich (Germany), Evian (France), Yehudi Menuhin (Portsmouth, Britain) and...

A potential political career in his future, the Hall of Fame goalie calls out the NHL for its decision allow Russians to play in Europe.

Thousands of people are expected to gather in Berlin on Saturday to join a demonstration against oppression and discrimination in Iran. ...

Vladimir Putin has increasingly embraced the authoritarian ideal of governance. With that comes a growing appreciation of classical means of governing through the use of state-sponsored terror — domestically and internationally.

Vladimir Putin forgets Russias own history as he claims a mantle of counter-colonial global leadership.

(Archived document, may contain errors) GLASNOSTI: GENUINE CHANGE OR ILLUSION? b* Vladimir Bukovsky

When East Germans defied Soviet domination with the Leipzig march in 1989, they were chanting an unlikely slogan. “Gorbi, Gorbi!” they shouted in a celebratory tone, referring to then-Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev. The brave demonstrators were hungry for democracy and freedom. Yet, they chose to voice their ideals using

Greatness for the Soviet Union’s last leader, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, was not to be found at home. Commentary on his passing is as much a statement of positions, endorsed by admiring beneficiaries, and loathed by those who fell off the train of history.  The millions who delighted seeing the collapse of the Soviet Union and, as a result, a power vacuum and weaker Russia, toast him, eyes filled with emotion. By Binoy Kampmark