The New Dark Age

'Socialism or Barbarism'

December 29, 2021

  • Russia’s shadows in Sahel region

    On Friday, Mali’s transitional government has clarified that it is engaged with Russian military trainers even as French troops are drawing down. So, it is official that Russian security personnel are deployed to Mali.  France, the erstwhile colonial power that ruled Mali, and Germany, another colonial power with a violent history in Africa, have been… Continue reading

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  • PATRICK LAWRENCE: Putin Speaks

    As the Russian president’s year-end presser helped underscore, Europe will increasingly understand itself as the western end of Eurasia rather than the eastern shore of the Atlantic. Continue reading

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  • Exit Nord Stream 2, Enter Power of Siberia 2

    Coming straight from President Putin, it did sound like a bolt from the sky: “We need long-term legally binding guarantees even if we know they cannot be trusted, as the U.S. frequently withdraws from treaties that become uninteresting to them. But it’s something, not just verbal assurances.” And that’s how Russia-U.S. relations come to the definitive… Continue reading

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  • Covid Vaccines: A Reality Check

    28 December 2021 — Swiss Policy Research European soccer players with sudden cardiac issues (more) The latest unbiased facts on covid vaccine safety and effectiveness. Please note: No medical advice; patients are asked to consult a doctor. Continue reading

  • Privacy: Spam, Spies and SMS: How it works

    By Crofton Black: Need to verify your identity on a phone? Reset a password? Log in to a sensitive site or account? You’ll probably get a text message to check who you are. But it won’t come directly from your account provider. Instead, it will come via one or more middlemen: little-known bulk messaging companies that… Continue reading

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