Foreign Policy

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Record-breaking Russian grain exports expected in 2023

Russian grain exports are expected to reach record levels in the current 2022-2023 agricultural season, with estimates by various domestic agencies and institutions ranging from 55.5mn to 59.3mn tonnes, Kommersant daily reported.

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Opinion | The United States can no longer assume that the rest of the world is on its side

As I was following Turkey’s recent general election, I was stunned to hear one of the country’s top officials, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, speaking to a crowd from a balcony. Jubilant, he promised that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would “wipe away whoever causes trouble” for Turkey “and that includes the American military.” Earlier, Soylu declared that those who “pursue a pro-American approach will be considered traitors.” Keep in mind that Turkey has been a member of NATO (with U.S. bases in the country) for about 70 years.

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The Vassalage at Heart of the G7

Following the end of the Second World War, the United States built an international system that was premised on the subordination and integration of Japan and Europe, writes Vijay Prashad.

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France and Germany Are Split Over Ukraine’s Appeal to Join NATO

France wants a clear road map, while Germany urges caution. Foreign ministers of the military alliance are meeting in Oslo

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VIDEO: Col. Douglas Macgregor: Leaders Want War, The People Don’t

Appearing with Judge Andrew Napolitano, Col. Macgregor asks, “Imagine sending tanks with the German Iron Cross painted on the side into Russia at this point? It’s insane…the populations [in Europe] if they get their way, will stop it.”

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Patrick Lawrence: John Durham & Burying History

Witness the obliteration of a highly significant passage in U.S. history. To be deprived in this way of the past — of the facts of our time — is a kind of condemnation.

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Finally, Can We Ask Who Really Colluded With Russia?

If the crime is promoting distrust in institutions, the evidence is strongest against the FBI and media.

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From the Archives: Stephen F. Cohen: The Taboo topic in America (May 2010)

Excerpt from ACURA founder Stephen F. Cohen’s talk on his book “Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War” at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Policy.

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G7 lays out its policy for the world: Guns not butter

The meeting of the G7 countries in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 19 to 21 laid out clearly what their policy will be for the world, namely, guns not butter.

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Chris Hedges: Why the Conspiracy Theory About Trump and Russia Won’t Go Away

The latest investigation into the charges that Donald Trump’s campaign worked in concert with the Russian government exposes a cynical collaboration between Trump opponents and the FBI.