Over the past ten years, the UK Armed Forces have paid out close to £20 million to victims of sexual misconduct and harassment, according to new figures obtained through Freedom of Information requests. The data, analyzed by openDemocracy, reveals that between 2014 and 2024, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) spent nearly £12 million on compensation [...]

The United States Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has released its latest annual threat assessment, offering a revealing look at how the Trump administration is approaching today’s complex global security environment. As the first major security analysis of President Donald Trump’s second term, this document goes beyond standard bureaucratic assessments to signal significant shifts in Washington’s [...]

In recent years, the US military has confronted a new kind of challenge: the proliferation of low-cost drones and missiles, such as those deployed by Houthi forces in the Red Sea. These attacks, which have targeted both commercial shipping and US naval assets, have underscored the urgent need for a more agile and cost-effective approach [...]

As Lebanon navigates a fraught period of uneasy calm, the issue of Hezbollah’s disarmament remains at the heart of its prospects for peace and national recovery. Recent events underscore both the fragility of the current ceasefire and the deep complexities that surround efforts to build a stable future.
Between late April and early May 2025, Lebanon [...]

In a move that has surprised many observers, President Donald Trump recently announced the full lifting of US sanctions on Syria—a decision with profound implications for the Middle East’s balance of power. Revealed during his visit to the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Riyadh, this policy shift marks one of the most significant foreign policy reversals [...]

For decades, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has operated under the banner of transparency and democratic ideals, offering an overt alternative to the clandestine operations once associated with the CIA. Founded in 1983 during the Reagan administration, NED was created as a quasi-independent nonprofit designed to project American influence abroad through support for civil [...]

As global interest in wellness and holistic care continues to surge, an unlikely destination is quietly becoming a beacon for cross-border healing: the Heihe Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Just a short journey from Russia’s Blagoveshchensk across the Amur River, the city of Heihe is welcoming a growing number [...]

Much is talked about the issue of Boer and Whites in general in South Africa, and about the ongoing tensions between Washington and Pretoria over the matter. Most analyses however seem to miss the main political point, which should include not only the merit of US President Donald Trump’s allegations (and context), but also his [...]

In Slovakia, there is a growing wave of opposition to the war in Ukraine. The coalition that controls the parliament is not only resisting the EU’s pressure to support the Kiev regime but is also moving to demand restitution of aid that the country has given to Ukraine in the past. This makes it clear [...]

When the political West delivered the first “Patriot” SAM (surface-to-air missile) systems, the Kiev regime bragged about its supposed “invincibility”. For instance, the Neo-Nazi junta frontman Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that it “ensures 100% interception”, while Yuri Ihnat (then spokesperson, now the Head of the Communications Department of the Air Force Command of the Kiev regime forces) insisted [...]