Waves of sanctions have failed to halt trade with Russia.

Way back in 2012, Zbigniew Brezezzinski wrote about “the receding West” in his book Strategic Vision and argued that “the long-lasting political domination of the world by the West has been fading for some decades.”

Over the past several years, we have observed an increasing rapprochement between Russia and Iran in different areas - political, geostrategic, military, economic, trade and transport. It is not only notable at the level of rhetoric; it is also being expressed in concrete steps. However, we see that a series of visits by Russian delegations to Tehran have produced limited results. What could this be connected with? How can one explain the distance that still exists between the two countries?

The New Development Bank (NDB) plays a pivotal role in global trade and Africa’s development, Independent Media chairman Dr Iqbal Survé said in an interview with IOL ahead of the NDB’s annual meeting in Cape Town

Although the Green Party is involved in the German federal government, it is losing more and more votes. And despite the fact that the party benefits from current media issues such as climate change, it does not achieve any democratic success.

NATO already suffered a crushing and humiliating defeat in Afghanistan after 20 years of truly unprovoked aggression. As it can't defeat Russia in Ukraine, it's desperate to achieve at least one victory and tiny Serbia seems like the perfect target. This is hardly surprising, as NATO is largely composed of vultures and cowards who'd never dare to directly attack a near-peer adversary.