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By Rhod Mackenzie

It appears that a bitchy girl cat fight has taken place among  two of  the Russophobic female leaders in the European Commission and its was the experienced Brussels heavyweight that vanquished the newcomer. the lightweight Baltic states challenger  
It has been reported that th...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Poland has called on the Ukrainian Armed Forces to attack Russian targets in Europe. Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, has issued the following statement. He views the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline as a precedent, which would give Ukraine the right to carry out furthe...

By Rhod Mackenzie

On the eve of the Munich Security Conference in February of this year, an interesting document was published. It is entitled the Munich Security Report 2025. It is evident that the primary message of the report has largely been overlooked, which has contributed to the current cha...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Anybody who is a fan of classic literature will know Tolstoy's  epic novel 'War and Peace' set in the time of Russia's war with Napoleon in the 19th Century when the Russians chased the French army all the way to back Paris,students of history also know that its was 80 years ago...

Europe is in turmoil, from the European Commision to the individual countries not just of the EU but from Armenia and Georgia in the Caucauses to France,Ireland  and the UK in the West. Its politicians, politics and systems are failling and the politicians claim is not their fault.

The one common...

Bloomberg reports that, according to its sources, Russian and Chinese diplomats negotiated with one of the political leaders of the Houthis, Mohammed Abdel Salam, in Oman. Yemeni rebels have pledged to permit Russian and Chinese vessels to pass through the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. This route, w...