Selected articles (July 22, 2023)
1a)
Storm clouds gathering in the Black Sea
By M. K. Bhadrakumar
July 22, 2023
The NATO Summit in Vilnius (July 11-12) signalled that there is absolutely no possibility of talks to settle the Ukraine war in a foreseeable future. The war will only intensify, as the US and its allies still hope to inflict a military defeat on Russia although that is clearly beyond their capability.
https://www.indianpunchline.com/storm-clouds-gathering-in-the-black-sea/
1b)
The Dynamics of War Insanity: NATO’s Ukraine Roulette
By Alfred de Zayas
July 19, 2023
When the media indoctrination and propaganda about NATO is exposed as false, when the perception in Western countries moves from positive to negative, when people realize that NATO is a Machiavellian institution that has exhausted its usefulness, it will be possible to gradually wind it down. Ultimately, NATO must be recognized not only as a criminal organization, a blustering vestige of a moribund Western imperialism, but as a mortal danger to the survival of civilization on Earth. NATO is on the wrong side of history.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/07/19/the-dynamics-of-war-insanity-natos-ukraine-roulette/
1c)
Ukraine’s Agent Zelensky… a Puppet Show Produced by the West
Editorial
Strategic Culture Foundation
July 21, 2023
Ukraine has become a massively indebted colony of Western capital that will be enslaved for decades to come.
https://strategic-culture.org/news/2023/07/21/ukraine-agent-zelensky-puppet-show-produced-by-west/
1d)
They Lied About Afghanistan. They Lied About Iraq. And They Are Lying About Ukraine.
The U.S. public has been conned, once again, into pouring billions into another endless war.
By Chris Hedges
July 8, 2023
Chris Hedges: They Lied About Afghanistan. They Lied About Iraq. And They Are Lying About Ukraine.
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2)
Russo-Turkish Relations: The ‘Indivisible Security’ Principle Is No Longer Binding
Turkey seems to demonstrate what some experts on Turkey call “transactional relationship” or “eastern bazaar mentality.”
By Richard Hubert Barton
July 20, 2023
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3)
Are We Born Warriors?
The Psychosocial Preconditions of Peacefulness and Destructiveness
By Andreas Peglau
What follows is an edited version of a lecture, held on June 30, 2023, for the lecture series “Psychological Anthropology: Militarism and War” at the University of Cologne.
https://andreas-peglau-psychoanalyse.de/are-we-born-warriors/
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4a)
Iran in the SCO: Gateway or gatekeeper to West Asia?
With Iran’s SCO veto, no other West Asian country can join the eastern security and economic alliance without Tehran’s say-so. This is a remarkable position of leverage for the Iranians, who have overnight gained access to a $6 trillion marketplace and military cooperation with Asia’s biggest powers.
By Mohamad Hasan Sweidan
July 18, 2023
https://new.thecradle.co/articles/iran-in-the-sco-gateway-or-gatekeeper-to-west-asia
4b)
Further News and alnalysis about Iran
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Amir Mortasawi (alias Afsane Bahar) (امیر مرتضوی (افسانه بهار 