Articles in ‘Analysis’

‘NATO summit a conference to sell weapons. It’s a corporate meeting of corporate heads. Who gets what? How are we going to split up the pie?’ – Steven Eugene Kuhn. · In this edition of RT’s ‘Sanchez Effect’, Rick sifts through the developments from the NATO summit in Ankara. RT correspondent Yasin Eken is in the city and says Türkiye is not happy with the bloc because it actually has done nothing for Ankara. He also highlights that NATO is…

Fresh Congressional hearings have reopened long-standing questions surrounding the CIA's notorious MKULTRA program, with witnesses arguing that decades after secret human experiments officially ended, many victims remain unidentified, key records remain hidden, and critical questions about accountability have never been answered. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT HERE. · For more than fifty years, the CIA's secret MKULTRA program has…

An opinion article published on Substack argues that patriotism is more than a cultural value in the United States—it is a matter of national security. The author contends that America's national identity has been deliberately weakened over recent decades and calls for renewed pride in the country's history, institutions and founding principles. INR Report: Based on reporting by Clandestine for Substack HERE. · Patriotism Matters · Writing on…

BRICS is increasingly evolving from an economic partnership into a broader forum for security, technology and geopolitical cooperation. As the organisation expands its strategic agenda, its growing influence may shape the international environment in which countries such as New Zealand conduct trade, diplomacy and foreign policy. INR Report: Based on reporting by Ladislav Zemánek for RT. · For much of its existence, BRICS was viewed primarily…

An analysis by geopolitical commentator Fyodor Lukyanov argues that diplomatic understandings reached during earlier discussions between Russia and the United States have been overtaken by developments on the battlefield. As military and political circumstances evolve, he suggests previous negotiating frameworks are rapidly losing relevance. INR Report: Based on reporting and analysis by Fyodor Lukyanov, originally published by RT. · Earlier…

Fresh financial commitments announced at the latest Ukraine Recovery Conference have prompted renewed debate about Europe's long-term priorities. A commentary by historian Tarik Cyril Amar argues that while support for Ukraine continues to expand, many European nations remain under pressure from unresolved domestic economic and social challenges. INR Report: Based on reporting and analysis by historian Tarik Cyril Amar, originally published by…

Report by INR · Independent commentator Clandestine has published a new commentary examining a series of historical events, released email exchanges and longstanding political controversies that, in his view, suggest Jeffrey Epstein's interests may have extended well beyond the criminal activities for which he became internationally known. · The article brings together publicly reported emails, the Uranium One transaction, Donald Trump's…

On June 19, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky issued an ultimatum to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, demanding the removal of drone relay stations allegedly located on Belarusian territory and being used to guide Russian drone attacks on Ukraine. By Sergey Poletaev, information analyst and publicist, co-founder and editor of the Vatfor project. · On June 24, Zelensky stated that Lukashenko had complied with his ultimatum and the relay…

Earlier this week Andy Burnham, the popular former mayor of Manchester, forced Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign as leader of the Labour Party in a meticulously planned and well executed bloodless political coup. By Graham Hryce, an Australian journalist and former media lawyer, whose work has been published in The Australian, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, the Sunday Mail, the Spectator and Quadrant. · As a result, Burnham is now…

For the first time in two years, Hungary has convened a summit of the Visegrad Group – a format designed to allow four Central European nations to coordinate, debate current agendas, and work on their own dimension of European integration matters. By Ksenia Smertina, senior lecturer at the HSE Institute for Media, expert at the Russian International Affairs Council on Eastern and Central Europe · In recent years, the forum has not spoken with a…