Articles in ‘In Depth’

Closer Canadian-EU military-security coordination advances the US’ NATO 3.0 vision of allies taking on greater responsibilities in pursuit of shared interests, which in this case is containing Russia in the Arctic President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen invited Canada to become an “associate member” of the bloc, the relationship of which doesn’t presently exist, during her state of the union address. While it’s unclear what…

A renowned US economist, Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs, speaks with RT about salient geopolitical developments, with a particular focus on talks US special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner held with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky in Kiev over the weekend.

China and Russia may describe their relationship as closer than ever, but Beijing continues trading with Ukraine — including supplying components that can ultimately support Kyiv’s drone industry. Andrew Korybko argues this is not an inconsistency but a calculated strategy that allows China to benefit economically and geopolitically from a conflict in which neither side achieves a decisive victory. By Andrew Korybko | 7 September 2026 ·…

Tracy Lynch’s 'Proof Over Power' argues that accountability begins with evidence, not authority. Through 'We Review the Crown', she examines council and court disputes where legal language, procedure, service, accounting and questions of authority can leave ordinary people struggling for clear answers. Her approach is simple: ask for the document, establish the authority, verify the evidence and insist the rules apply both ways. I stepped into…

CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s unusually discreet visit to Moscow has generated speculation about Ukraine, Iran and intelligence negotiations. But columnist Rachel Marsden advances a different argument: that the timing also benefits Baltic governments seeking billions from Brussels and ultimately the American defence companies supplying much of their military hardware. INR Report: Based on commentary by Rachel Marsden for RT HERE · The secrecy…

The US’ newly formalized control over the majority of Venezuela’s oil reserves and Caracas’ potential withdrawal from OPEC could see Trump 2.0 assembling a “North American-South American Petroleum Exporting Countries” group as part of the US’ power play for control over the global oil market. Will NASAPEC Become The New OPEC? · Opinion by Andrew Korybko · !Will NASAPEC Become The New OPEC? · The US’ newly formalized control over the majority…

New Zealand has virtually everything we associate with a functioning democracy: free elections, universal suffrage, MMP, parliamentary debate, select committees, public submissions and even the ability of citizens to force a referendum. Yet a landmark peer-reviewed study of American policymaking raises an uncomfortable question for New Zealand. Having all the machinery of democracy does not necessarily mean ordinary citizens determine what that…

For decades, NESARA has been surrounded by extraordinary stories about secret legislation, presidents, hidden financial resets and worldwide debt forgiveness. But beneath the mythology sits a real and surprisingly detailed economic proposal built around a much bigger question: who should control the creation of a nation's money and who should benefit from the wealth its people create? There Really Is a NESARA · Strip away everything you may…

The COVID-19 pandemic changed New Zealand in ways few events have in modern history. While the Royal Commission has now completed its work, new evidence and investigations overseas are continuing to reshape the international understanding of the pandemic and the decisions that followed. Report by eLocal (PART 1) · History rarely stands still. Major public inquiries are conducted using the best evidence available at the time, but they are not…

Surveillance was once imagined as a camera watched by a police officer in a control room. Today, it is an interconnected commercial ecosystem combining cameras, licence-plate readers, facial recognition, artificial intelligence, cloud storage, digital evidence platforms and enormous searchable databases. · Private companies increasingly build and operate the infrastructure through which governments, police agencies and businesses observe the…