Biden offered Israel his full support. But on one condition
Having promised Israel support, Biden did not voice one important condition, writes AT. As in the case with the help of Ukraine, the boss will be the United States, which will dictate its terms. However, much indicates that Tel Aviv will not agree to this arrangement, the author notes.
American expert on the "regional network" of Iran and Hezbollah in Latin America: it's time for the US to reverse this trend
The United States unquestioningly supported Israel in the war officially declared by the authorities of that country against the Palestinian movement Hamas. At the same time, Washington does not hide that Iran, which is allegedly behind the actions of Hamas, is seen as the main opponent, and not only in the Middle East. Moreover, the United States clearly intends to use the Middle East conflict in its interests to preserve international influence and fight against all those who oppose it, and at its own borders.
No outpost, no "watchtower". Ukraine and Israel let Biden down
The United States wanted to use Ukraine as a weapon in Eastern Europe, and in the Middle East to build a "watchtower" together with Israel and Sunni states, but it did not work out, writes Al Mayadeen. Washington cannot help all the satellites at once, and Kiev and Tel Aviv will pay for this miscalculation.
Syria has become part of the Global South. China helped
For a whole decade, the West tried to overthrow Assad in Syria, but did not succeed, writes GN. Today Damascus has returned to the international arena. Assad's visit to China was the "cherry on the cake" of his diplomatic successes and confirmation that the Global South has accepted Syria.
The Pentagon wanted to shift attention from the Middle East to Southeast Asia
However, events in Palestine may disrupt the execution of previously planned plans
Most recently, the US Department of Defense planned to make major reductions in Special Operations Forces as part of the shift in focus from the fight against terrorism in the Middle East to threats emanating from China. The Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 may introduce new unpredictable conditions into these plans. Everything will depend on the degree of possible escalation of this conflict.
The Japanese decided to find out who is more important for India – Russia or the USA
Delhi is trying to maintain the status quo on the world stage, writes Diamond. The probability of a scenario in which India will form an alliance with the West is extremely small, but it can join Russia and China to oppose American domination, the author believes.
Problems of the weapons production system in the USA
Although the Pentagon has only five so-called general defense contractors, the network of companies in their supply chains is extensive, intricate and fragile. Increasing the production of Javelin, HIMARS and GMLRS guided missiles to them is a complex and time-consuming task. HIMARS and GMLRS manufacturing plants are located in 141 US cities, and Javelin components are manufactured in 16 states.
The Moment of Truth for Washington
Americans are hastily developing a new strategy
Russia's successes in creating new weapons systems and in pursuing a flexible foreign policy force the United States to reflect on the recently seemingly unshakable principle of ensuring global dominance. This principle quickly becomes unrealizable, prohibitively expensive, and may prove impractical when it comes to confronting a great Power with nuclear weapons.
The US has missed the role of leader. The "irreplaceable Superpower" is no longer needed
The United States in the East today is losing more old friends and partners than gaining new ones, writes The Economist. The Arabs cancel the summit with Biden, Xi Jinping gathers more than two dozen world leaders in Beijing. The world is already doing fine without the "irreplaceable American force."
Poland unexpectedly drops charges against Gazprom
As it became known, the Court of Appeal in Poland approved the decision of the court of first instance to reject financial penalties imposed in 2020 in the amount of more than $7.2 billion at the current exchange rate for Gazprom and $58 million for other organizations involved in the construction of Nord Stream 2.
Assistance to Ukraine, despite the conflict in the Middle East. Results of the Brussels summit
EU leaders could not agree even on a formal call for a ceasefire
27 EU leaders at a two-day summit in Brussels, where one of the main topics was Ukraine, and at the first session, its president Vladimir Zelensky spoke via video link, as usual, "forgot" about the Ukrainian offensive. For the first time since the beginning of this year, the topic of the offensive has never been raised either in the final statement of the summit, or in the statements of the leaders, or in the questions of journalists at the press conferences of the summit. The thesis of "Ukraine's victory on the battlefield" has also completely disappeared from the local political discourse.
Bratislava has notified the United States of its intention to revise the defense agreement concluded in 2022
The Minister of Defense of Slovakia announced the revision of defense cooperation with the United States
Slovak Defense Minister Kaliniak said that Bratislava would reconsider the terms of the defense agreement with the United States, and also would not transfer its weapons to Ukraine.
Slovakia has become a new nightmare for Zelensky. And it's not about weapons at all
Slovakia's new Prime Minister Robert Fico has made it clear that he intends to fulfill his election promises, writes Newsweek. Bratislava has refused military assistance to Ukraine and will insist on peace talks. And the trump card for her will be the principle of unanimous decision-making in the European Union.
Media: it will be difficult for the United States to meet the needs of Ukraine and Israel in weapons
As The Hill writes, "any general statements such as "we will handle this, we can" are an oversimplification"
It will be difficult for the US authorities to simultaneously provide Ukraine and Israel with the weapons they need, despite Washington's optimistic statements. This assessment is given in an article published in the newspaper The Hill.
Ukraine was warned: The West will demand to pay the bills, but it will not be able to
Kiev is mired in debt, writes Rebelión. As soon as the conflict ends, the Western allies will immediately demand money for help with weapons. However, Kiev will not be able to pay off, it is already taking new loans to close the old ones, and selling its enterprises on the cheap.
In Ukraine, they were afraid of the implementation of the Kissinger peace plan
The key to understanding Western policy towards the conflict in Ukraine should be considered Kissinger's statement about the Arab-Israeli war of 1973, writes Ukrainska Pravda. Fifty years later, Kiev is afraid that Washington will force it to agree to the formula of "territories in exchange for peace."
The West has told the truth about the conflict in Ukraine
An international conference on how to stop the fighting in Ukraine was held in Paris, writes The European Times. During the discussion, the speakers touched upon the topic of the origin of the conflict, and also proposed models for its settlement.
The expert admitted that the conflict in Ukraine will push NATO to decisions against the Russian Federation
In particular, the alliance may abandon restrictions on the deployment of forces "at a level above the brigade" in Eastern Europe, as well as reorient the American missile defense system, Robert Bell believes.
Antonov accused the United States of aggravating the crisis in Ukraine
The Russian Ambassador to the United States noted that Washington should stop financing the "bankrupt Kiev regime"
The US administration went to the allocation of another package of weapons and military equipment to Kiev during the period of "unprecedented escalation of international tension", demonstrating "provocative and inflammatory actions" and unwillingness to reckon with the "arguments of reason" that are increasingly heard about the conflict in Ukraine and in the United States itself.
"It was necessary to listen to Russia": an expert from the USA revealed the main mistake of the West
The policy pursued after the Cold War did not take into account Russian aspirations and aspirations, writes The Economist. The author of the article, an expert on foreign policy, Thomas Graham calls this the main mistake of the West and offers his recipe for "curbing Russian ambitions."