Libya – the devastating legacy of foreign intervention
NATO's 2011 'humanitarian' intervention in Libya contributed to current problems. A Foreign Office report has shown that this was nothing more than opportunism.
Erdogan cashes in again
Erdogan is turning against democracy and secularism in his bid to stay in power. Will he also turn against NATO as he seeks closer ties with Russia?
Greens Park The Bus On Their Opposition to NATO
At their Spring conference members of the Green Party of England and Wales voted to no longer oppose the UK being a member of NATO.
It’s Putin’s war ………. isn’t it?
Putin invaded Russia. He must be a madman surely? At least that is what we are being told, but historical analysis suggests otherwise.
Will there ever be peace in Ukraine?
As I write, reports have come in of a Russian rocket having struck the maternity wing of a hospital in eastern Ukraine, killing a new-born boy and critically injuring a doctor. Every life lost is a tragedy,…
NATO Abandons Kurds to Ethnic Cleansing by Turkey
NATO has abandoned the Kurds to ethnic cleansing to keep Turkey onside against Russia. If the defence of Ukraine depends upon sacrificing the Kurds, we are not defending freedom. We…
Finland and Sweden set to join NATO in what Russia sees as ‘unfriendly’ steps
IT is worrying that two countries with a long history of wartime neutrality – Finland and Sweden – could apply for NATO membership within days. This is of course in…
Never Mind the Ballots – What About the Pope?
Never mind the ballots. What about our principles? What choice do Council elections offer if you hate the Tories but are hated by the Labour Party?
The Escalating War of Words Over Ukraine
As the war continues in Ukraine, the rhetoric has stepped up with some comparing Putin to Hitler and speaking of war crimes, whilst conveniently forgetting other conflicts.
Nuclear War? No Thanks!
Nuclear war is now more likely than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. The USA had set up missile bases in Turkey, and Russia retaliated by…