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RT interview about Nato troop deployments in Eastern Europe
Our partner agency, RT.com, requested an interview with Pressenza last night regarding the deployment of Nato troops in Europe reported in the New York Times. Here are the written questions and answers we prepared for the live interview. The live…
A leopard (or HSBC, or Monsanto) doesn’t change its spots
Changing the name of an unpopular brand is nothing new. Windscale, a UK nuclear power station, was the scene of a major fire in 1957 spreading radioactivity across the surrounding countryside in what is generally thought to have been the…
NPT consensus failure a good thing; 108 countries pledge to help ban nuclear weapons
On May 22, the ninth five-year, month-long Review Conference (“RevCon”) of 191 states parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) came to an end, on an upbeat note in our view. In fact we think the…
Status and statistics: Palestine 2015
– It has been 67 years since the occupation of 78% of Palestine in 1948 – It has been 48 years since the occupation of the other 22% of Palestine (WB and Gaza) that started 1967 By Mazin Qumsiyeh –…
Increasing tension in the South China Sea
An increasingly tense situation is developing between many countries in the Far East at the moment. China this week has been criticised by the USA for reclaiming land and building harbours and airstrips in the South China Sea. The dispute…
MARSHALL ISLANDS: Advocate for nuclear test victims honoured in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (Marshall Islands Journal/ Marianas Variety/ Radio Australia/ Pacific Media Watch): Nineteen years after her death from cancer, Marshall Islander Darlene Keju is being honored in Taiwan this week with the Global Love of Lives award from a Taipei…
No Progress on Nuclear Weapons Control – As Planned
US leadership vetoes steps toward nuclear weapons-free world Worst case scenario: the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference of 2015 has failed to make progress in controlling nuclear weapons at the same time that an Israeli Air Force F-16 with Saudi markings, acting on behalf…
Any Iran-US rapprochement will weaken Israel’s influence
Iran and the group of six world powers have about one month to make history and reach a comprehensive agreement to end the standoff over Iran’s nuclear program. Officials in Tehran have already indicated that they would be open to…
Security reviewed in Jammu & Kashmir by India’s defence minister
Jammu, Poonch and Rajouri: India’s Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar completed a two day visit to Jammu & Kashmir on 23 May 15. He was in the state to review the overall security situation. On the second and last day…
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