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Only ‘brute force’ can compel draft-age Ukrainians in...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/26

I was delighted to be invited by Sputnik Globe to comment on Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski’s radio appeal to EU member states to ‘encourage’ draft age Ukrainian men living in their midst to go home and fight for their country. https://sputnikglobe.com/20240726/only-brute-force-can-force-draft-age-ukrainians-in-europe-to-go-home-to-face-near-certain-death-1119521472.html For those who never knew or who have forgotten, Sikorski is a prominent … Continue reading Only ‘brute force’ can

The Assad visit to Moscow two days ago about which...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/26

You may be forgiven for not having heard anything about the visit to Moscow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, because neither Russian nor Syrian official sources published more than a photograph or two of the two leaders meeting and saying a few words to the press. You would know still less about what was discussed … Continue reading The Assad visit to Moscow two days ago about which you have heard nothing: Iran’s Press TV →

Time for Robert F. Kennedy to drop out of the race

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/22

This website is dedicated to analysis of international affairs with a concentration on Russia, the subject of my special expertise. It is not my aim to get involved in partisan politics in the United States, or in Europe for that matter, except as may be necessary to find solutions to the crisis in relations with … Continue reading Time for Robert F. Kennedy to drop out of the race →

What a Ukraine peace treaty brokered by Trump might...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/22

For those among you who still believe that my high expectations of a Donald Trump 2.0 administration in the domain of foreign relations are misplaced, I offer some considerations based on the ‘warts and all’ presentation of Trump’s thinking and belly-led inclinations coming from his former ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2lOC6CLh3I Sadly this … Continue reading What a Ukraine peace treaty brokered by Trump might look like →

Liars, war-mongers and politics at the apex of power

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/20

My latest interview with Nima Alkhorshid on ‘Dialogue Works’ has generated many negative comments which I enjoyed reading because their words vindicated what I have been saying for a good long time: that the Opposition to mainstream news purveyors and to the Washington narrative of the Biden administration has within it too many America-haters, most … Continue reading Liars, war-mongers and politics at the apex of power →

Is Trump/JD Vance Going to Transform the US Foreign...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/19

’ An hour long interview may be challenging for you, the viewer, but it is still more challenging for the interviewee. It moves across the waterfront from the more obvious salient issues of the day for which you have concise answers formulated in advance, whether or not a list of questions was provided in by … Continue reading Is Trump/JD Vance Going to Transform the US Foreign Policy? Interview with Nima Alkhorshid on ‘Dialogue Works →

Bulgaria has paid a very high price, sacrificing its...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/18

The title above is the one that my interviewer, Martin Karbowski, gave it. I assume this was to set out bait for his core audience, which is in Bulgaria. And, indeed, we do discuss here what a small member state like Bulgaria can do to change the direction of the European Union from its becoming … Continue reading Bulgaria has paid a very high price, sacrificing its interests under threat from the US: Karbowski interview, Part 2 →

“Does Russia have a Future?”: interview with...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/17

I have today received and share with readers the link to the first installment of a lengthy two part interview that I gave to Bulgaria’s most widely viewed journalist blogger, Martin Karbowski. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTnOsDsC5x0&t=508s The second part will be put on the internet tomorrow. The interview covers a broad range of subjects, mostly relating to … Continue reading “Does Russia have a Future?”: interview with Bulgarian journalist Martin Karbowski

Iran television coverage of the shooting of Donald Trump

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/14

As we all know, Iran has been targeted by the United States in an Information war that goes back well over a decade. The country has been vilified, called out for every imaginable human rights abuse, subjected to vicious economic sanctions including exclusion from the global financial payments system (SWIFT). I ask you to bear … Continue reading Iran television coverage of the shooting of Donald Trump →

Press TV Iran on the BRICS Parliamentary Forum in...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/13

In addition to the Moscow visit by India’s prime minister Modi, the past week was also notable for another international event in Russia which has received scant attention in the West, though it also demonstrates convincingly that Moscow remains a major center of global politics in spite of America’s wishes. I have in mind the … Continue reading Press TV Iran on the BRICS Parliamentary Forum in Petersburg this past week →

Russia-India: The partnership that broke US Hegemony?...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/13

In the past week, the visit to Moscow of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his first trip abroad since winning reelection and his first trip to Russia in five years, aroused the close interest and then the consternation of official Washington. Modi’s presence in Moscow, his warm embrace with President Vladimir Putin, which was captured … Continue reading Russia-India: The partnership that broke US Hegemony? | WION Game Plan | Live Discussion →

‘The Great Game’ versus ‘Evening with Vladimir...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/12

Readers of these essays and viewers of my recent interviews on the internet will be aware that, under circumstances of reduced travel to Russia, I rely heavily on the leading Russian political talk shows to get insights into the thoughts and concerns of Russia’s chattering classes, including some Kremlin insiders. The show that I have … Continue reading ‘The Great Game’ versus ‘Evening with Vladimir Solovyov’: Russian talk shows today →

“A Different Lens” from The Hampton Institute: An...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/11

Some two years ago, I was interviewed by The Hampton Institute for its “Different Lens” program to talk about the Russia-Ukraine war. A few days ago, they invited me back for an update. That interview has just been posted on the internet. See https://adifferentlens.libsyn.com/episode-187-destruction-and-diplomacy-with-dr-gilbert-doctorow For those who may never have heard of this think tank … Continue reading “A Different Lens” from The Hampton Institute: An audio

Judging Freedom, 11 July 2024: “Putin’s Next Moves”

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/11

In today’s edition of Judging Freedom with Judge Andrew Napolitano, we had a far-reaching discussion of the contradictory signals in and around the ongoing NATO summit in Washington. On the one hand, a couple of days ago the alternative media were reporting President Zelensky’s latest statements suggesting that the end of the war is nigh … Continue reading Judging Freedom, 11 July 2024: “Putin’s Next Moves” →

For those with Sitzfleisch and some time to spare…

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/09

There are a very few internet platforms hosted by talented interviewers and interlocutors who give their guests an hour to discuss international relations and the present East-West crisis in and around Ukraine. Nima R. Alkhorshid and his program Dialogue Works is an outstanding success in this domain. It now counts 149,000 subscribers and has brought … Continue reading For those with Sitzfleisch and some time to spare… →

NATO celebration of its 75th anniversary at a Summit...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/09

As happens from time to time, it was an early morning WhatsApp invitation from a global broadcaster requesting interview time to discuss that 75th anniversary summit opening today in Washington that prompted me to put on my thinking cap and make an effort to get my mind around this given event and offer an analysis … Continue reading NATO celebration of its 75th anniversary at a Summit today in Washington, D.C. →

A tale of two cities: have we seen a ‘surge to the...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/09

In the past five days, parliamentary elections were carried out in Britain and in France. The results were dramatic, attracting a great deal of media attention. In this brief essay, we will look behind the bald facts of vote counts and strive to make sense of where the UK and France are headed. What does … Continue reading A tale of two cities: have we seen a ‘surge to the Left’ in British and French elections? →

Viktor Orban’s peace mission to Moscow

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/06

Yesterday I was contacted by RIA Novosti to offer my thoughts about the ongoing visit of Hungary’s premier, current holder of the EU’s revolving presidency Viktor Orban. This is what I wrote: Quote I find Viktor Orban’s visit to Moscow remarkable for its demonstration that courage and decency have not utterly disappeared among European elites. … Continue reading Viktor Orban’s peace mission to Moscow →

Significance of the latest Shanghai Cooperation...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/05

Yesterday saw the conclusion of the two-day summit in Astana, Kazakhstan that brought together the heads of state and government of eight of the nine members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The only missing prime minister was Modi from India, but he will shortly make amends by paying a state visit in Moscow in the … Continue reading Significance of the latest Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan →

Zyuganov documentary with English subtitles

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2024/07/04

As promised when I described the remarkable documentary film shown on Russian state television to mark the 80th anniversary of Communist Party of the RF leader Gennady Zyuganov, an edition of the film with English subtitles has been posted on the internet: https://odysee.com/Pravda-Zyuganov-ENGLISH-subtitles:f Translation below into German (Andreas Mylaeus) Sjuganow-Dokumentarfilm mit englischen Untertiteln Wie versprochen, … Continue reading Zyuganov documentary with English subtitles

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