The question is not simply how much we spend on defence, but what we understand defence and security to mean, says SIMON BRIGNELL
The curious incident of the missing article of the Russian treaty
IAN SINCLAIR says it is no surprise that the media has not accurately reported the fact that Russia proposed a treaty of mutual nuclear de-escalation last year — the aggressive nature of Britain’s bomb is always kept secret from the public
Given the recent rejection of peace proposals by Israel the world must provide an immediate and resolute response to force accountability on Gaza, argues RAMZY BAROUD
MARK SEDDON tries to cool off in the countryside to avoid the heatwaves but the greed and incompetence of the privatised water industry is now at boiling point
The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR
by Her Excellency Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the United Kingdom
DR STEPHEN WILKINSON assesses the life and legacy of a revolutionary giant
LAST month Russia’s Supreme Court ordered the closure of Memorial International, the nation’s oldest human rights group, which was devoted to researching and recording crimes committed in the Soviet Union.
“It is not hard to see how Putin, mired in historical conflicts over Crimea, Nato expansion and the fall of the Soviet Union, the second world war and more, sees investigation of Soviet history as a threat to national security,” the Guardian noted.
Back in Britain, such overt, authoritarian censorship is rarely deployed by the government.
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