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Pressure from Russians on Vladimir Putin to escalate?

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/24

In my latest chat with Judge Andrew Napolitano on his program Judging Freedom this past Thursday, I made an off-the-cuff answer to his question about whether Russian society is pressuring Vladimir Putin to be more cruel, more dramatic, more effective in responding to provocations engineered by the West, the most recent example of which is … Continue reading Pressure from Russians on Vladimir Putin to escalate? →

‘Judging Freedom’ resumes on youtube.com: today’s...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/22

After spending a week in the ‘penalty box,’ Judging Freedom is now once again back on youtube.com and is operating at full power, as anyone looking at their outstanding list of interviewees today will understand at once. I am pleased to present the link to my own half-hour with The Judge in a discussion that … Continue reading ‘Judging Freedom’ resumes on youtube.com: today’s chat with Judge Andrew Napolitano →

GAME PLAN featured interview on India’s WION...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/21

GAME PLAN featured interview on India’s WION broadcaster: “Russia gains territory in Ukraine as Zelensky loses troops & armoured vehicles in Kursk” In past essays, I have described the Indian broadcaster WION (acronym for The World is One) as the country’s leading English-language global television network. Two days ago I was interviewed by one of … Continue reading GAME PLAN featured interview on India’s WION broadcaster: “Russia gains territory in Ukraine as Zelensky loses troops &

‘Dialogue Works’: Ukraine’s Defeat in Kursk Region?

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/20

‘I am pleased to share with readers the link to an interview that Nima Alkhorshid took with me a few minutes ago. As always, there was more than one topic under discussion, but the central issue was precisely that mentioned in the title which he has given to our discussion. Transcription below by a reader … Continue reading ‘Dialogue Works’: Ukraine’s Defeat in Kursk Region? →

Can the Ukrainian invasion of Kursk province...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/20

Can the Ukrainian invasion of Kursk province destabilize Russia? Regrettably, Americans, including the elites running the government, are so dismissive of the culture and historical experience of other countries that the operating assumptions behind many of Washington’s foreign moves are dead wrong. Is it any wonder that policies built on sand go awry? I direct … Continue reading Can the Ukrainian invasion of Kursk province destabilize Russia? →

WION New York bureau: Kyiv plans to intensify attacks...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/19

At 15.30 Brussels time, 9.30 Eastern Daylight time today, it was a pleasure to join the lead presenter of the New York bureau of WION, India’s premier English language global broadcaster for a live, on-air discussion of the missiles that Kiev is said to be urgently seeking in the U.K. According to WION, Vladimir Zelensky … Continue reading WION New York bureau: Kyiv plans to intensify attacks on Russian military →

America’s JASSM air to ground stealth missiles and...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/17

My remarks in today’s report of latest news from Russia’s premier talk show ‘The Great Game’ will be brief and to the point: the USA is continuing to provoke a sharp escalation in the conflict with Russia over Ukraine that brings us two giant steps closer to a Russian nuclear attack on a NATO country. … Continue reading America’s JASSM air to ground stealth missiles and Russian plans to use tactical nukes →

Russian television starts reporting destruction of...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/16

In my interviews of the past two days which have been widely seen, I maintained that Russian television coverage of the Ukrainian incursion in Kursk province (oblast) has been almost entirely devoted to the humanitarian relief efforts of governmental agencies and civil society to provide for the needs of the 140,000 or so displaced residents … Continue reading Russian television starts reporting destruction of Ukrainian forces in Kursk →

Kursk: Why did Russian military intelligence not see...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/15

Kursk: Why did Russian military intelligence not see the coming Ukrainian incursion? Today’s session of ‘Judging Freedom’ with Judge Andrew Napolitano opened and closed with brief discussions of two leading personalities from my university alma maters, Columbia and Harvard, who have been in the news these past 24 hours. With regard to Columbia, today’s newspapers … Continue reading Kursk: Why did Russian military intelligence not see the coming Ukrainian incursion? →

Today’s interview on ‘Dialogue Works’: focus on the...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/14

Today’s interview on ‘Dialogue Works’: focus on the Ukrainian incursion in Kursk Today’s 47 minute conversation with ‘Dialogue Works’ host Nima Alkhorshid opened with a look at the likely provisions of the Iran-Russian Comprehensive Partnership treaty that is expected to be signed shortly. However, we spent the bulk of the time discussing the Ukrainian incursion … Continue reading Today’s interview on ‘Dialogue Works’: focus on the Ukrainian incursion in Kursk →

Ukrainian invasion of Russian border territories: Day...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/11

I salute Iran’s Press TV for offering their global audience last night two very different appreciations of Ukraine’s ongoing attack on the Russian border oblast (province) of Kursk, my own and that of fellow panelist George Szamuely. To be sure, we were both operating under conditions of the ‘fog of war’ when there is conflicting … Continue reading Ukrainian invasion of Russian border territories: Day four →

Speaking truth to power: more lessons from the Scott...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/09

Speaking truth to power: more lessons from the Scott Ritter case This essay will not be about Scott Ritter, the man, but about related issues that arose in a virtual discussion via the Comments function here or in direct emails to me over my ‘contrarian’ remarks with readers of these pages and viewers of my … Continue reading Speaking truth to power: more lessons from the Scott Ritter case →

The FBI search of Scott Ritter’s home yesterday: a...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/08

I have little doubt that there will be a hue and cry today among progressive humanity over the FBI’s execution of a search warrant against the very prominent activist in the Opposition movement to U.S. foreign policy, former marine and arms control inspector Scott Ritter. Since the start of Russia’s Special Military Operation, Scott has … Continue reading The FBI search of Scott Ritter’s home yesterday: a contrarian view →

This evening’s ‘Dialogue Works’ with Nima Alkhorshid

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/07

My 53-minute interview on Dialogue Works today covered a broad range of the recent developments in the Ukrainian war and Middle East crisis. We opened with discussion of the still ongoing Ukrainian incursion in the Kursk oblast of Russia, which like the Belgorod oblast to the south just across from Kharkov that was attacked some … Continue reading This evening’s ‘Dialogue Works’ with Nima Alkhorshid →

Hiroshima commemoration and the genocide in Gaza: ...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/07

I use the word ‘discussion’ to characterize my interview yesterday morning because the Press TV presenter is an active interlocutor who does not merely pitch questions prepared in advance to interviewees. The commemoration ceremonies of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima were dedicated to the 70,000 civilians who lost their lives instantly and to the total … Continue reading Hiroshima commemoration and the genocide in Gaza: discussion on Iran’s Press TV →

Why did Belousov phone Austin on 13 July? It’s now...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/06

In mid-July major Western media reported a phone conversation had taken place between U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov at the initiative of the Russian side. But there was no information about the content of their talk other than to say that it was to forestall an attack that might … Continue reading Why did Belousov phone Austin on 13 July? It’s now official: to prevent a Ukrainian assassination attempt against himself and Putin →

Can Ukraine destroy Russian air-defences with F16s? |...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/06

It is always a challenge to appear on feature programs of WION, India’s premier English-language global broadcaster. The display of newly arrived F-16s on Ukrainian territory was the subject of the day in my 12-minute chat on WION yesterday. Considering that the half dozen or more WION newscasts yesterday about the American jets ran no … Continue reading Can Ukraine destroy Russian air-defences with F16s? | WION GAME PLAN →

Has summer finally arrived?

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/04

We are now entering the second week of August and, looking at the reduced numbers of views to my own recent interview with Judge Napolitano on Judging Freedom compared to several weeks ago, as well as the comparatively reduced numbers of other interviewees with one or two exceptions (John Mearsheimer, in particular) it is manifestly … Continue reading Has summer finally arrived? →

Judging Freedom: Has war transformed Russia?

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/08/01

JAfter the two fallow weeks when Judge Andrew Napolitano was away on vacation, it was very good earlier today to resume our weekly online chat about developments in global politics as seen from the Russian perspective. Our discussion topics included how the war in and about Ukraine has transformed the Russian nation as its military … Continue reading Judging Freedom: Has war transformed Russia? →

‘Dialogue Works’: Russia Unleashes Relentless Troop...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/31

I take pride in being among a prestigious group of regular interviewees for Nima Alkhorshid’s Dialogue Works broadcasts on youtube. The title (above) which he gave to yesterday’s 45 minute chat is revealing about the art: a certain amount of hype is essential to catch the interest of an audience that has many alternative expert … Continue reading ‘Dialogue Works’: Russia Unleashes Relentless Troop Waves, Overwhelms Ukrainian Forces! →

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