(2026-04-08). Bringing Warmongers to Justice? The Ukraine War Crimes Tribunal. globalresearch.ca [This article was first posted on GR in December 2023.] | The precise road map of the Ukraine War Crimes Tribunal is still an enigma. Even the format of the court, as a Russian or an international legal institution, remains unclear. …
(2026-04-07). EU Includes Ukraine in ‚Ǩ1.5 Billion Defense Program Despite Corruption. globalresearch.ca Kiev's inclusion in the European Union's defense program exposes the corrupt interests of European officials and the bloc's goal of militarization. Although this funding is relatively small and unlikely to impact Ukraine's defense sector significantly, it indicates that Brussels still …
(2026-04-08). Erdoƒüan-Zelenskyy meeting; Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visits Syria; New NATO headquarters in Türkiye. uwidata.com Last week, Türkiye's political agenda remained intense. A meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy stood at the top of the agenda. Secondly, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan participated in a meeting in Damascus attended by Syrian President al-Sharaa and Zelenskyy. Meanwhile, statements by the Ministry of National Defense regarding NATO …
(2026-04-08). JD Vance slams Zelenskyy comments on Orban ahead of Hungary election. aljazeera.com US vice president in Hungary calls Ukrainian leader's 'threatening' remarks 'completely scandalous'.
(2026-04-08). Trump's Iran War Is Not Going Great For The NATO+ Alliance. popularresistance.org US President Donald Trump has become increasingly unhinged as the war on Iran has not gone as he imagined. Both the United States and Israel felt that a series of domination strikes against Iran would decapitate the leadership of the country and force the remaining mid-level leaders into surrender. The miscalculation of the Trump-Netanyahu agenda has been total: a depth of wartime leadership has emerged within Iran, the public stands united to defend their homeland, and because of Iran's strategic use of the Strait of Hormuz, it is the United States, and not Iran, that is now suing for peace.
(2026-04-08). When America Becomes Its President. counterpunch.org 
Since the latest tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, Richard Shirreff, NATO's former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, has pointed out that US military planners had long considered conflict scenarios with Iran—and that in each, disruption to the Strait of Hormuz was a central risk. UK press reports suggest those concerns were deliberately downplayed at senior levels by the Americans—raising difficult questions about how avoidable risks are being handled by one of our closest allies.
(2026-04-08). German politics debates on NATO and US troops in the country. uwidata.com 
By Deniz Yƒ±ldƒ±rƒ±m, from Berlin / Germany On April 2, AfD Co-Chair Tino Chrupalla directly targeted the American military presence in Germany, stating that the country should define its defense policy based on "full sovereignty". According to Chrupalla, US bases make Germany part of global conflicts and restrict Berlin's ability to act independently. This statement …
(2026-04-08). 'Severe appearance of impropriety': Nonprofit run by Delaware senator gets millions of dollars a year from state grant, contracts. whyy.org 
What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? When Jobs for Delaware Graduates was seeking a new executive director in 2014, the agency wanted someone with a master's degree who had worked in public education, had managed at a nonprofit, and could build relationships with state legislators. | Having connections with lawmakers was critical for the nonprofit that relies almost solely on state funding to help students overcome barriers and pursue academic, career, personal and social success. | JDG, as the agency is known,…
(2026-04-08). "We Never Go Anywhere?" — Is Trump Really Assuring NATO! thinktank.pk The question of whether former US President Donald Trump is genuinely reassuring NATO allies with statements like "we never go anywhere" or subtly preparing the ground for a strategic withdrawal has become one of the most critical debates in transatlantic geopolitics. As Mark Rutte undertakes a delicate diplomatic mission to Washington, the future of the …
(2026-04-08). The Peloponnesian War: Power, Hubris and Tragedy. counterpunch.org 
Prologue Starting with the Trojan Wat in the early thirteenth century BCE, the Greeks embarked on a gigantic Grexit that lasted for centuries. They migrated to other more prosperous lands than Hellas / Greece. Expansion of the Greeks to the Mediterranean The Greeks of the large island of Euboea were pioneers in this political movement: