Europe
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Trump takes on the ‘collective west’
The dramatic scene in the Oval Office on Friday evening signals that President Donald Trump is decoupling the US from the ‘forever war’ in Ukraine that his predecessor Joe Biden left behind. The war is poised to end with a whimper, but its ‘butterfly effect’ on our incredibly complex, deeply interconnected world will define European… Continue reading
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Trump gives Zelensky bum’s rush and flushes the European ploy to escalate war against Russia
The Europeans are covering their desire for continuing the proxy war with a belated apparent concern for making peace and backing Trump’s diplomacy. Continue reading
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EU on the Brink: Will Europe Collapse or Adjust to Multipolar Realities?
The EU continues to pursue policies that undermine its security, economy, political stability, and internal cohesion because it has failed to adjust to multipolar realities. The US is adjusting to multipolarity by demanding more loyalty from the Europeans, while similarly pivoting to Asia. Europe can recover by ending the expansionist bloc politics that redivided the… Continue reading
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Laughter and fears: Berlin Bulletin No. 231, February 18, 2025
For good people these are times to weep, rage and, above all, to fight back! But sometimes we may allow ourselves a laugh. Such a time arrived this past weekend in Brussels and at the Security Conference in Munich. Though the big shots present were in no laughing mood—but in shock! Continue reading
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Europe gets an anatomy lesson
Vance’s speech was a bombshell. Left them weeping, it did. Gotta say though, if Zelensky is where you find your “values and principals” these days, I think you should look somewhere else. We can only hope that Vance’s lecture has killed this sanctimonious and hypocritical values talk. Or reduced it a bit, anyway. Continue reading
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Britain: Operation Gladio’s Secret ‘Headquarters’
‘Operation Gladio’ is the collective name for a notorious Cold War-era program whereby Anglo-American intelligence services and NATO, in conjunction with mafia elements and fascist paramilitaries, constructed a pan-European nexus of clandestine “stay behind” armed resistance units. Their ostensible purpose was to remain ever-poised to respond to potential future Soviet invasion. In reality, these guerrilla… Continue reading
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Eurasia Rising
I was interviewed by Ab Gietelink about my book “The Ukraine War and the Eurasian World Order”. NATO expansionism was an important component of liberal hegemony as it was intended to cement the global primacy of the Political West as the foundation for a liberal democratic peace. Instead, it dismantled the pan-European security architecture and… Continue reading
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Statewatch Bi-weekly bulletin: issue 25/01
Welcome to the year’s first edition of the Statewatch Bulletin.You may have already noticed, but 2025 has brought several changes to Statewatch. You can find explanations of these changes along with our regular newsletter content below, now in a friendlier format.As always, if you appreciate what we do, you can support us with a donation. Every… Continue reading
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Angela Merkel’s Revelation: The Minsk Agreements Were Not Intended To Be Pursued
The former German chancellor Angela Merkel sparked controversy with her candid reflections on the Minsk agreements. These accords were ostensibly negotiated to de-escalate tensions in Ukraine after Russia’s accession of Crimea in 2014 as a result of a referendum by its residents and the subsequent outbreak of hostilities by the Ukrainian army and the Azov… Continue reading
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NATO and Kiev regime’s message to Europe: Happy New Year, Suckers!
The criminality of the Kiev regime knows no bounds. It is mind-boggling. But the putrid reality is covered up by the Western media which indulges the fantasy of “noble Ukraine defending Europe from Russian aggression.” Continue reading
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Statewatch 13 December 2024: Our work in 2024
Friday, 13 December 2024 — Statewatch statewatch.org / X / Mastodon / BlueSky / LinkedIn / Facebook / RSS Issue 24/22, 13 December 2024 Welcome to the final edition of Statewatch News for 2024. Before we share our work from the last two weeks with you, we want to provide an overview of what we’ve… Continue reading
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Atlanticists mobilise to salvage NATO as Russia toughens its stance
The American film maker and philanthropist who created the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, George Lucas, once said, “Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.” Within a week of Russia “testing” the Oreshnik hypersonic missile in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, against which the… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Issue 24/20 15 November 2024
Friday, 15 November 2024 — Statewatch Also available as a PDF. In this issue: EU migration policy priorities: a jargon-free translation Push for EU-wide “tracking and bugging of vehicles” Open letter condemns “illegal, immoral, and unworkable” immigration and asylum policies “Decisive and unequivocal stand” needed against Poland’s suspension of asylum New material from across Europe… Continue reading
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The revassalization of Europe: The real U.S. war aims in Ukraine
Europe is being weakened by this war, even if its elites have enriched themselves through various non-productive schemes. Continue reading
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Europe’s Anti-China Politics: One Step Forward, Two Backwards
On the 4th of October, when members of the European Union voted in favour of imposing tariffs of up to 45 per cent on Chinese Electric Vehicles (EVs) for at least the next five years, they did not just simply take a step to “de-risk” from China and/or put their policies in line with Washington’s. Continue reading
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European Union morphs into NATO’s financial war machine
Two key posts – in foreign and defense policy – reveal the militarist and anti-Russia direction of the European Union. Two key posts – in foreign and defense policy – reveal the militarist and anti-Russia direction of the European Union. Continue reading
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The West’s military mistake: Germany and NATO face the undeniable superiority of Russia and the BRICS alliance
In the shadow of Russian power, Europe is faltering. Germany and NATO’s military backwardness in the face of Russia is a wake-up call, revealing the flaws in a security that seemed unshakeable. The consequences of such vulnerability are abysmal, threatening to plunge the region into the darkness of instability and war. Continue reading
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Gaza starves as EU helps Israel to fight binge-eating
As Gaza starved, the European Union decided to finance an Israeli project on binge-eating. Continue reading
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Germany Was Never Denazified. That’s Why it’s Siding with Israel Today
Germany’s firm stance in support of genocide in Palestine raises the question: How come the country best known for its supposed reckoning with guilt for its past genocide is repeating such similar mistakes? Understanding what Nazism is — not the crimes it committed, but its very nature as a sociopolitical vision — helps us understand… Continue reading
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Europol data grab; “Operationalising” the Migration Pact; Italy: Press freedom under attack; EU-Israel data agreement
Thursday, 25 April 2024 — Statewatch Issue 24/08, 25 April Also available as a PDF. In this issue: New powers for Europol: cart before horse EU: Council eyes role in “operationalising” Migration Pact Italy: Press freedom under attack as journalists face prison EU-Israel data agreement rings alarm bells —————————————- Continue reading
The New Dark Age 