Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’ in ‘Analysis’

By Alex Krainer · End of Israel? · In the 19 March TrendCompass report, I discussed the damaging effects of Iran war, and the ominous messianic slant of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Israeli society, recalling Henry Kissinger’s 2012 prophecy that in ten years’ time, Israel would no longer exist. This concern has been corroborated by an opinion piece published in the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz on May 1, titled “Netanyahu Will Go, but…

With €90 billion in EU funding expected to flow into Ukraine, questions are now being raised over whether a significant portion of that money is being directed into politically connected private interests. · At the centre of the controversy is Fire Point, a Ukrainian company that reportedly evolved from a film casting agency into one of Ukraine’s largest drone and missile manufacturers following the escalation of the war in 2022. By RT Newsroom…

The United Nations emblem uses a projection map centered on the North Pole. When it was adopted in 1945, the Arctic was strategically irrelevant. Today, that same region has become one of the most contested zones on Earth. By Greg Reese · The geographic centre of that map now aligns with the terrain major global powers are competing to control. · The Arctic becomes the focal point · Russia’s strategic narrative centres on a future where Arctic…

There will be much talk this May about the so-called “strategic triangle” of Russia, China and the United States. · US President Donald Trump is expected in Beijing first, followed by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Whenever the leaders of the three most influential powers meet, speculation inevitably follows. What if they strike some grand bargain? What if the world suddenly becomes more orderly?

By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory · Sovereignty, as defined in international law, is both crucial and complex. In the real shark-pool world of geopolitics, it is not hard to spot: if you have the ability to rule at home and resist attack from outside (any outside), then you are…

Fall of the Cabal Official · !Why Comey · Image from original article · Yesterday James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2013 until 2017, was indicted, arrested and led before Court. · What had happened? · On May 15, 2025 James Comey ‘knowingly and willingly made a threat to the life of the President of the United States’, by posting this: · 86 is a code used to ‘get rid of’ someone, literally saying to put someone…

Washington’s proposed initiative signals a shift from crisis response to long-term strategic positioning in one of the world’s most critical energy corridors _elocal report on the research document IRAN AND THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ: A Four-Pillar Analysis of History, Law, Strategy, and the Record of Disruption authored by  MoonGeezerTalk | moongeezertalk@gmail.com | April 2026_ · A critical chokepoint under pressure · The Strait of Hormuz remains…

The British monarch’s trip showcases an alliance held together by shared complicity and decline · By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory · © Andrew Harnik / Getty Images · King Charles III has gone to Washington, ostensibly to help the transatlantic cousins celebrate getting rid of…

Clandestine · !Image Text · IT’S HAPPENING 👀 · Trump JUST spoke to Putin and said things were positive, and now Trump announces they are looking into reducing our standing army in Germany. · Just as I hypothesized, Trump is reducing our military footprint in the Eastern Hemisphere, which will lead to normalized relations with Russia and China, and the end to the war in Ukraine. · US Military presence in Germany is essentially the…

Source: By Alex Krainer · On Monday, 27 April, Britain’s king Charles III came to Washington for a four-day state visit to the United States hosted by President Donald Trump. His “majsesty,” is also known to his fans as late Jimmy Saville’s BFF and the brother of Jeffrey Epstein’s BFF Andrew, formerly known as prince. · Yesterday, Charles graced the joint session of U.S. Congress with an inspiring speech during which he found it appropriate to…