https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/why-natos-plan-to-conscript-ukraines

I had the privilege of speaking with Judge Napolitano about the source of conflicts between the US and Russia, which has been the failure to establish a mutually acceptable post-Cold War political settlement
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/why-the-us-misunderstands-russia

Russia's Geoeconomic Shift from Greater Europe to Greater Eurasia
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/the-balance-of-dependence-and-collapse

Trump has many flaws, but his strength is the ability to break away from ideological narratives and a Manichaean worldview. This makes peace possible.
https://open.substack.com/pub/glenndiesen/p/will-trump-deliver-peace?r=ddqut&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen will not be making an attendance to US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week as she was “not invited” to the event
https://www.firstpost.com/world/ursula-von-der-leyen-wont-attend-trumps-inauguration-was-not-invited-says-eu-13851735.html

German car manufacturer Volkswagen is for the first time in its 87-year history planning to close production sites in its home market. At least 3 manufacturing plants will be closed, the remaining plants will be downsized, and whoever keeps their job (after tens of thousands of staff lose their jobs) must accept a 10% reduction in salary and an end to their bonuses. The economic implosion of Germany will drag down the rest of Europe
- I previously wrote this article about Germany's failure to defend its national interests
https://substack.com/home/post/p-148726015

Israel's parliament has voted to declare the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) a "terror organisation", thus banning the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian territories
- Do we still celebrate Israeli democracy when it votes for starvation & genocide?