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Today’s solo interview on NewsX, India : Massive...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/21

This eight-minute interview this morning opened with discussion of Ukraine’s drone attack yesterday on the Engels air base in Central Russia which was widely reported in Western media, as for example on CNN, but has hardly been mentioned on Russian news, which focused instead on their devastating drone attack on Odessa in the same time … Continue reading Today’s solo interview on NewsX, India : Massive Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russia’s Engels Airbase | 54 Drones Downed |

Another interesting ‘Big Debate’ on NewsX, India:...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/21

Another interesting ‘Big Debate’ on NewsX: Russia & Ukraine Swap 372 POWs As Trump Pitches U.S Control of Zaporizhzhia Yesterday’s ‘Big Debate’ brought me together with two high value Indian panelists and a remarkably reasonable Ukrainian. One of the Indians was Prabhu Dayal, a former Consul General in New York City from 2009 to 2014. … Continue reading Another interesting ‘Big Debate’ on NewsX, India: Russia & Ukraine Swap 372 POWs As Trump Pitches U.S Control of Zaporizhzhia

A chat with Professor Glenn Diesen about US Control...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/20

It was a pleasure to join Professor Diesen for what surely will be seen as a controversial discussion of the logic in Donald Trump’s bid to take possession of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants and still more controversial discussion of Europe’s latest steps to prepare for war with Russia while defying Trump and facing the total … Continue reading A chat with Professor Glenn Diesen about US Control of Ukraine’s Power Plants and Europe’s Preparation for War →

U.S. control over Ukrainian nuclear power plants?

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/20

Today’s news on the Ukrainian front centers on the one-hour telephone conversation between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday during which Trump suggested that the USA take ownership of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants. The BBC’s commentators could make no sense of this. Let’s give it a try below. Most of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants are … Continue reading U.S. control over Ukrainian nuclear power plants? →

Transcript of ‘Judging Freedom,’ 19 March

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/19

Transcription submitted by a reader http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6GtErjGGIk Napolitano: 0:33Hi, everyone, Judge Andrew Napolitano here for “Judging freedom”. Today is Wednesday, March 19th. 2025. Professor Gilbert Doctorow joins us now. Professor Doctorow, it’s a pleasure. Thank you. Let’s get right to the news of the morning, which is that the White House is claiming a significant breakthrough … Continue reading Transcript of ‘Judging Freedom,’

Trump’s supposedly one-sided support for Russia over...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/09

Trump’s supposedly one-sided support for Russia over Ukraine In the past two days, major media have highlighted what they call Donald Trump’s blatant favoritism towards Russia by his withdrawal of U.S. materiel and intel assistance to Kiev. The morning news brings accounts of the damage caused to Ukrainian energy infrastructure, hotels and residential housing by … Continue reading Trump’s supposedly one-sided support for Russia over Ukraine →

Latest news from Donald Trump

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/08

Yesterday’s breaking news in The Financial Times included an article from their Washington correspondent James Politi telling us that: US President Donald Trump has threatened Russia with additional ‘large scale’ sanctions and tariffs, as he seeks to pile pressure on Moscow in an effort to broker a peace deal in Ukraine. The author then quotes … Continue reading Latest news from Donald Trump →

Transcript of WION ‘Game Plan’: Macron’s nuclear...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/07

Transcript submitted by a reader Shivan Chanana, WION: 0:00Can France, which has a total of 290 nuclear warheads, defend entire Europe against Russia? Doctorow:Most of what he’s been saying for the last couple of weeks is only spun out of his imagination.The idea that Trump will remove the United States from NATO is a certainty.Russia … Continue reading Transcript of WION ‘Game Plan’: Macron’s nuclear umbrella →

Donald Trump’s Speech to the Joint Session of...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/07

Donald Trump’s Speech to the Joint Session of Congress, 4 March Sometimes it pays to let a few days pass before offering an analysis of a major speech like Donald Trump’s to a Joint Session of Congress on 4 March. Time to ‘let the dust settle’ is all the more important when you consider that … Continue reading Donald Trump’s Speech to the Joint Session of Congress, 4 March →

Transcript of Press TV ‘Spotlight’

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/07

Spotlight: 0:17Hello and welcome to our Spotlight program. In this episode, we delve into three pressing issues that have sparked intense debate and controversy in the realm of US foreign policy under the Trump administration. We’ll explore the recent halt of aid to Ukraine, a move that has raised questions about America’s commitment to its … Continue reading Transcript of Press TV ‘Spotlight’ →

WION (India): Can French Nukes Protect Europe?...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/07

Yesterday’s ‘Game Plan’ interview program focused on a single very topical issue, President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that his country stood ready to put its nuclear deterrent force at the service of all Europe. The French ‘nuclear umbrella’ would replace the decades long American nuclear umbrella which Europeans no longer trust given Donald Trump’s wavering support … Continue reading WION (India): Can French Nukes Protect Europe? Macron’s Nuclear Plan For Europe →

Press TV, Iran ‘Spotlight’: ‘Trump’s Controversial...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/06

I am pleased to share with the community the link to a panel discussion on Press TV’s 4 March ‘Spotlight’ program. I was joined by John Steppling, an American ‘public intellectual’ based in Norway who is best known as the author of plays and screenplays. The presenter pursued several different issues with us coming out … Continue reading Press TV, Iran ‘Spotlight’: ‘Trump’s Controversial Moves’ →

Transcript of ‘Judging Freedom,’ 4 March edition

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/04

Transcript submitted by a reader Napolitano: 0:32Hi everyone, Judge Andrew Napolitano here for Judging Freedom. Today is Tuesday, March 4th, 2025. Professor Gilbert Doctorow will be here with us in just a moment on Donald Trump Outfoxes Europe. But first this. advertisement: 0:48 Napolitano: 1:57Professor Doctorow, welcome here, my dear friend. Thank you for joining … Continue reading Transcript of ‘Judging Freedom,’ 4 March edition →

‘Judging Freedom,’ 4 March 2025: Trump Outfoxes Europe

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/04

‘Judging Freedom,’ 4 March 2025: Trump Outfoxes Europe Today’s session took place during the countdown to Donald Trump’s address to Congress tonight. Rumor has it that he will announce the U.S. withdrawal from NATO. If he does so, then his sense of theater timing will be proven to be extraordinary. I say this because withdrawal … Continue reading ‘Judging Freedom,’ 4 March 2025: Trump Outfoxes Europe →

Transcript of NewsX panel, Nord Stream 2

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/04

Transcript submitted by a reader NewsX: 0:00Former East German Stasi officer Matthias Warnig is pushing to restart the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, reaching out to US investors in a move once thought impossible. This signals a potential shift in US foreign policy towards Russia amid ongoing back-channel efforts. US-led investor Consortium is reportedly working on … Continue reading Transcript of NewsX panel, Nord Stream 2 →

Transcript of Press TV ‘Spotlight’

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/03

Transcript submitted by a reader PressTV: 0:00Well, I’d like to welcome my guests to the program. Gilbert Doctorow, Independent International Affairs Analyst out of Brussels. And Christopher Hilali, researcher and political analyst out of Vershire in the US. Well, thank you both for being with me. Great to see both of you. Starting it off … Continue reading Transcript of Press TV ‘Spotlight’ →

Keir Starmer’s 4-point Ceasefire plan

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/03

Day by day the blindness and obtuseness of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and of his French comrade President Emmanuel Macron reach new and unimaginable heights. This is perfectly clear from this morning’s Financial Times’ extensive report on the outcome of the meeting of 19 European leaders that Starmer convened in London on Sunday. Understanding … Continue reading Keir Starmer’s 4-point Ceasefire plan →

Transcript of conversation with Glenn Diesen

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/02

Transcript submitted by a reader Prof. Glenn Diesen: 0:00Good morning. I hope you’re all having a great day. Today I am joined by Dr. Gilbert Doktrow, an international affairs analyst and historian. It’s great to meet you. Gilbert Doctorow, PhD:Well, it’s a pleasure. Diesen:So I was just saying, I’m a fan of your work. I … Continue reading Transcript of conversation with Glenn Diesen →

European leaders commit collective suicide at a...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/02

CNN and other major media are today carrying video clips on their youtube channels giving us a glimpse of the 19 or so European and transatlantic leaders who gathered in London to discuss with Volodymyr Zelensky how to continue their cooperation in defense of Ukraine following the debacle in the White House in Washington yesterday, … Continue reading European leaders commit collective suicide at a support Ukraine meeting convened by PM Keir Starmer in London →

Press TV, Iran: Trump – Zelensky Showdown

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/03/02

Considering their own concerns over how to read Donald Trump’s confusing, often contradictory rhetoric as it relates to their hopes for a reset of relations with Washington, it is not surprising that Press TV devoted their feature Saturday night program Spotlight to the heated dispute in the White House on Friday between President Trump and … Continue reading Press TV, Iran: Trump – Zelensky Showdown →

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