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The Article 5 Illusion

The European counter-proposal to the original Trump “peace plan” for Ukraine has proposed changing point 5 from reading, super-vaguely, “US...

26.11.2025 7

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John Whitbeck

Three Scenarios for the Future of Palestine

In the run-up to a special session of the UN General Assembly at which at least seven Western states have announced their intention to extend...

11.09.2025 10

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John Whitbeck

The Excuse of the “Iranian Nuclear Threat”

It is now widely accepted that Iraq's alleged possession of nuclear weapons was the excuse, not the reason, for the Israeli/American desire to destroy...

01.07.2025 10

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John Whitbeck

Has the World Gone Mad?

Rational people should share a sense of amazement that virtually all European political "leaders" and Western professional commentators appear to view...

27.02.2025 10

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A Thought on the Panama Canal and Greenland

Many people have been understandably astonished by Donald Trump’s recently proclaimed desires to “take back” the Panama Canal “in full,...

09.01.2025 10

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John Whitbeck