Scholz lost a vote of confidence due to mounting economic concerns. New elections in February may embroil Germany further in the war in Ukraine.
Author: Srdja Trifkovic (Srdja Trifkovic)
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A Global Agenda for Trump 2.0
It is strange that pundits routinely accuse Trump of being unpredictable on foreign affairs. In fact, during this year’s campaign, he has made a series of statements related to the pressing global issues which are fairly clear and reasonable.
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Viktor Orbán and Gerhard Schröder on War and Peace in Europe
The clear vision—but slim hope—of peace and prosperity in Europe was on display at a recent conference in Vienna.
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A Realist’s Reassessment of America’s Alliance with Israel
Washington should recognize that Israel has interests different from those of the U.S. Such an honest reckoning would help both parties define their interests and long-term strategies.
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Austria’s Right Wins the Election, But Will Not Be Allowed to Rule
Austria’s election carried a sovereignist party over the finish line in first place. Yet a coalition of losing left-wing parties will band together to keep it from governing.
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The West’s Fraudulent Democracies
Western elites consider transgenderist ideology and mass immigration foundational to democracy, while in truth they are destructive of all things democratic.
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Hezbollah Degraded
Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to switch the focus from Gaza in the south to Hezbollah in the north was an operational success of the highest order and a political masterpiece.
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Germany’s AfD Derangement Syndrome
The leftist hysteria that frames its opposition as Nazis has finally subsided in the U.S., but in Germany it’s just getting started.
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The Meaning of Kursk
The Ukrainian incursion into the Kursk territory is unlikely to change the outcome of the war in Ukraine. The refusal to see that is only prolonging Ukraine’s misery.
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Remembering Klemens von Metternich
Metternich orchestrated a European balance of power, which ensured nearly a century of peace and flourishing, but he failed to deal with the forces of nationalism and liberalism.
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The Laboratory of the Apocalypse
America’s “collective West” is plagued with serious neuroses. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán recently provided a compelling summary.
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Germany Encapsulates the West’s Totalitarian Drift
The recent totalitarian drift in Germany shows what happens when Western people cannot suppress the nagging doubt that they are not morally responsible actors but unquestioning consumers of predigested choices.
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Neocon Pitfalls for Trump 2.0
Former Trump advisor Robert C. O’Brien began campaigning for a spot in the next Trump admin by penning an unhinged neocon manifesto. Unfortunately, O’Brien may soon find his way into the second Trump admin.
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A Tale of Two Elections
Despite a surge of popular support for right-wing parties in Britain and France, this summer's elections ended with an effective containment of the right that will last for years to come.
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Germany Moves Away From Woke Regime Politics. Will America?
The once-docile German people no longer trust their political establishment to deal rationally with immigration and crime. A growing people’s revolt in Europe may be a sign of things to come in America.
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Switzerland’s Ukraine Peace Summit Was a Call for Continued War
Western demands aired at last week’s peace summit on the Russia-Ukrainian War were but the unrealistic wish list of the Biden administration and its most hawkish European cohorts.
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EU Establishment Lashes Out in Aftermath of Election
EU leaders have vowed to “build a bastion” against the surging popularity of Europe’s right-wing parties, as smearing their opposition as “Nazis” no longer works.
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A Report from Europe: There is Hope
A quiet majority of Europeans who do not cherish self-annihilation are waking up.
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D-Day at 80: The Score
D-Day was not a turning point of the Second World War. It was the first and arguably the most decisive operation of the Cold War.
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Transnational Injustice
The International Criminal Court is a political court, no less than the one which convicted Donald Trump in New York.
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Citizenship Degraded
The traitor class seeks to destroy distinct communities by degrading and devaluing citizenship. They want the whole world to share their death wish.
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The Spring of the West’s Disorder
A series of unfortunate events this spring have revealed a West that does not respect itself and, therefore, cannot command the respect of others.
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Wars, Rumors, and Geopolitical Logic
When nations put ideology before real-world geopolitics in formulating grand strategy they embark upon a sure path to failure.
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Wokedom Westernizes Russia to Malign Her
By describing Russia as an heir to the habits of Western imperialism, the current woke psychosis, combined with crisis escalation in Ukraine, has the potential to destroy the remnant of our common European civilization.
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Iran vs. Israel: De-Escalation Likely, for Now
In the fullness of time Israel will probably retaliate in some limited form, but under American pressure it will calibrate its response so that it does not prompt an uncontrollable spiral of escalation.
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George Kennan: A Great and Good Man
The results of rejecting Kennan’s counsel have been disastrous, and the ongoing failure to draw upon his wisdom is a tragedy.
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War in Ukraine, Two Years Later
The war in Ukraine reflects an ongoing revolution in military affairs that started two decades ago but which needed a major conflict to become fully apparent. To put it in a nutshell, the battlefield pendulum has swung in favor of defense
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Ukraine and the Daunting, Haunting Rites of Spring
Events in Ukraine cannot help but remind observers of the haunting events of the spring of 1914.
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Pulling the Plug on NATO
Every pro-NATO argument is really an argument for its abolition—in the eyes of America's patriotic realists.
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A Letter from Switzerland: Alpine Redoubt Stays Neutral
Switzerland provides a model for a morally neutral foreign policy based on pragmatic interests rather than “defining values” and self-proclaimed exceptionality. Americans need to learn from the Swiss.
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Putin Almost Blew It
None of what Putin said is new to those who have closely followed the sad saga of post-Soviet Ukraine, but the tens, perhaps hundreds, of millions of people who will watch this interview because of the identity of the interviewer, are unlikely ever again to accept uncritically the standard narrative spewed out by Western regimes and their media lapdogs.
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The Struggle for the Gate of Tears
Houthi attacks on Israeli allied vessels in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait are disrupting the world economy and prompting the U.S. to intervene. Known as "The Gate of Tears," this strait is the gateway for much of the world's commerce.
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Europa Delenda Est, Part II
An assessment of the situation in Europe by the patriotic right in Germany and Italy.
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January 2024: A Perfect Global Storm Brewing
The global mix is becoming volatile in the extreme. Dealing with it demands prudence, wisdom, and strategic clarity. None of this is present in Washington today.
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Dostoevsky, Putin, and the Russian Soul
The writings of Fyodor Dostoevsky provide a window into the soul of Russia and the soul of Vladimir Putin. His writings are Russia's national consciousness put to paper.
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Global Implications of U.S. Failure in Ukraine
After Ukraine, Beltway grandees will have to choose between accepting that America is but one great power among other great powers in a multipolar world, or continuing to pursue their insane obsession with America being the world’s “benevolent global hegemon.”
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Kissinger’s Legacy
One of Henry Kissinger’s greatest virtues was his political realism and his resistance to America’s messianic urge, relentlessly promoted by both neoconservatives and neoliberals, to dominate the world as global hegemon.
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Living in Interesting Times
The public discourse in both hemispheres seems to be legitimizing the coming of World War III. These are interesting—if not terrifying—times.
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Biden Meets Xi
China’s grand strategy of building and projecting its “comprehensive national power” is a long-term geopolitical design fundamentally incompatible with Washington’s determination to maintain its open-ended “full spectrum dominance.”
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Hamas is Israel’s Golem
Hamas is a golem, a monstrous creature from Jewish folklore created from mud and made animate, which escaped his master and turned against him.
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The World De-Dollarized
A de-dollarized world, where the U.S. dollar is not the preeminent global currency, approaches quickly but this is nothing new—historically speaking—nor is it bad.
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Steeped in Islamic Orthodoxy, Hamas Is Israel’s Permanent Enemy
It is necessary to be aware of the ambitions of political Islam and to harbor no illusions about its goals.
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Israel’s Strategic Dilemma
Israel will face an impossible strategic situation if it enters urban warfare in Gaza. Far from being a sign of weakness, exercising restraint in the face of Hamas’ provocations is the sound and politically profitable course of action.
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Shock and Awe by Hamas
This weekend’s unprecedented attack on Israel from Hamas exposes weaknesses in intelligence, fault lines in ongoing efforts to maintain stability and peace in the broader Middle East region, and potential dangers ahead for all parties.
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The New Middle East Strategic Landscape
Without U.S. engagement the Middle East is assuming peace and stability as a new balance of power quickly develops.
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Kissinger in China
Henry Kissinger’s fears and misgivings about the future of U.S.-Chinese relations may prove just as prophetic as George Kennan's warnings about Russia and NATO expansion.
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War in Ukraine: U.S. Analysts Sink to New Depths
The topic of Ukraine brings once-reputable journals and senior analysts down to the level of propagandistic hacks. A particularly egregious example was recently published in an online edition of Foreign Policy.
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Armenians in Peril, Again
The ongoing war between Azerbaijan and Armenia threatens the existence of Christian communities in the Near East. The Biden White House is unlikely to intervene in any way for fear of losing support from Turkey.