"The idealist, believing he has broken with power politics exaggerates its crimes"
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/destroying-ukraine-with-idealism
Propaganda is the science of convincing an audience without appealing to reason. Russophobia, defined as the irrational fear of Russia, should be a key theme in the study of propaganda in the West as Russia has throughout history been assigned a diametrically opposite identity as the “Other”.
The West and Russia have been juxtaposed as Western versus Eastern, European versus Asiatic, civilized versus barbaric, modern versus backward, liberal versus autocratic, and even good versus evil. During the Cold War, ideological dividing lines fell naturally by casting the debate as capitalism versus communism, democracy versus totalitarianism, and Christianity versus atheism.
After the Cold War, anti-Russian propaganda aims to filter all political questions through the simplistic binary stereotype of democracy versus authoritarianism, which provides little if any heuristic value to understand the complexities of relations.
The proxy wars in Syria and Ukraine have caused irreparable damage that will likely cause instability for decades to come
- Our conversation with John Mearsheimer on the Duran
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/destruction-of-syria-and-cold-peace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqkxbdv4sbI&t=2113s
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After the invasion of Iraq, the focus began to shift towards destroying Syria as Iran’s land bridge to Lebanon and Palestine
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/americas-long-war-against-syria
https://braveneweurope.com/glenn-diesen-dimitri-lascaris-can-europe-be-saved
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My interaction with President Putin last month about a multipolar Eurasia
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yild468_J9w&t=715s&pp=ygUMZ2xlbm4gZGllc2Vu
The US/Ukraine attacked Russia with long-range ATACMS, which Moscow considers a direct US / NATO attack on the Russian Federation.
- Russia will most likely retaliate with the Oreshnik missile. Extremely dangerous US escalations are expected during Biden's last weeks in office
War without diplomatic off-ramp (Clip 27.11.2024) Sevim Dağdelen, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen
https://rumble.com/v5v4zgt-war-without-diplomatic-off-ramp-clip-27.11.2024-sevim-dadelen-alexander-mer.html?e9s=src_v1_upp
International institutions and rules are largely a reflection of power. Major shifts in the international distribution of power imply that institutions and rules must adapt or be replaced to effectively organise cooperation and competition between states.
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-eurasian-institutions
Democracy as a hegemonic norm:
- When democracy means alignment or integration with the West, then "democracy" can include toppling democratically elected governments if they do not fall in line. Possibly another Maidan in the making
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/russias-demands-in-peace-negotiations
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As Ukrainian frontlines are collapsing, the US can either escalate or start negotiations. The decision by the Biden administration to attack Russia with long-range ATACMS crossed Russia’s red lines, and the response was the Oreshnik missile. The Oreshnik missile was intended as a warning shot by not attaching a warhead. Russia demands an end to NATO expansion, territorial concessions, and restoring minority rights in Ukraine.
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/russias-demands-in-peace-negotiations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXvL9gEdX8w&t=30s
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Ceasefire in Lebanon & the Attack on Aleppo (Clip 29.11.2024)- Alastair Crooke, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen
https://rumble.com/v5v56i5-ceasefire-and-attack-on-aleppo-clip-29.11.2024-alastair-crooke-alexander-me.html
In 1903, the US successfully pushed for Panama's secession from Colombia to seize control over the construction and ownership of the Panama Canal. The US claimed sovereignty over the canal between 1903 and 1979, and Panama only restored its full control over the canal on 1 January 2000. Trump arguing for annexing the canal has no legal justification
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The rules-based international order does not consist of any specific rules, is not accepted internationally, and does not deliver order
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/the-case-for-dismantling-the-rules
The EU defines itself as a "peace project", yet the EU's top diplomat rejects diplomacy with Russia and warns against "pushing" Zelensky into peace talks
https://www.ft.com/content/6231f02b-9f6e-4054-a461-4c99e8e16f94
Walter Lippman observed more than a century ago that propaganda is good for war but bad for peace. Propaganda strengthens internal solidarity and assists with mobilising resources against an adversary. However, the public will reject a workable peace if they believe there is a struggle between good and evil
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/the-science-of-anti-russian-propaganda
🇺🇸💬🇺🇦🇷🇺Trump said that Ukraine should not have been allowed to launch long-range missile strikes deep into Russia, it was a “bad” decision.
He added that he may reconsider the decision.
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Former allies will turn on each other, new partnerships will be formed, and wars will be fought to restore a new balance of power
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/a-major-war-in-the-middle-east-is
Zelensky in March 2022: "There are those in the West who don't mind a long war because it would mean exhausting Russia, even if this means the demise of Ukraine and comes at the cost of Ukrainian lives"
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Trump's nominee for FBI Director, Kash Patel, may investigate President Zelensky
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Europe desperately needs course correction, yet power structure and ideology prevent necessary changes from being implemented
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/can-europe-be-saved
Can Europe be saved?
- Glenn Diesen with Dimitri Lascaris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tnxj3jRk3M
General Wesley Clark revealed the US would take out 7 countries after Afghanistan:
- Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Iran
- The role of the media is to sell it as "freedom". They do not explain why you should celebrate an al-Quaeda leader taking power in Syria
The Case for Trump & Restraining Liberalism - Steve Turley, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gas0XOX2cP0&t=344s
Blinken is pressuring Ukraine to lower the conscription age so Washington can fight Russia with 18 year old Ukrainians
- Ukrainians want peace. There is not a single oblast in Ukraine with majority support for continuing the war. Blinken is telling them the US is not done
