The new Minsk agreement: A fragile 2nd step Jonathan Power TFF PressInfo # 308 Lund, Sweden, February 12, 2015 Let’s be cautiously optimistic; the meeting did not break down and a ceasefire document was signed. But that is a minimum in this extremely tense situation. One would have hoped for more than what seems to be a revision of the first Minsk agreement. What are the next steps for this ceasefire agreement to lead to a peace plan, the … Read entire article »

koenraad Elst , Monday, February 9, 2015 (Speech given at the Dharma Civilization Foundation’s Strategic Retreat, SVYASA, Jigani/Bengaluru, 5-7 February 2015) A knife is sharpened by shaving away all the superfluous material that makes it dull. A sharp knife is a live case of “less is more”: less material means more sharpness. At an action-oriented “strategic retreat”, our knife should … Read entire article »

Excerpts from transcript of the final plenary meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club’s XI session PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN: Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, friends, it is a pleasure to welcome you to the XI meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club. It was mentioned already that the club has new co-organisers this year. They include Russian non-governmental organisations, expert groups and leading universities. The idea was also raised of broadening the discussions to include … Read entire article »

Danish F16s to fight ISIS: Danish government more loyal with the U.S. than with its own citizens By Jan Oberg, TFF Lund, Sweden September 26, 2014 What’s your image of Denmark? Apart from the Little Mermaid, Carlsberg beer and H.C. Andersen perhaps something with decency, welfare, development aid, equality and peace? Unfortunately, that image is outdated. During the last good 15 years Denmark has participated in wars on/in Yugoslavia and Afghanistan, it was an occupying country in Iraq for … Read entire article »

The definitive Ayodhya chronicle book article by Dr Koenraad Elst (http://www.indiafacts.co.in/definitive-ayodhya-chronicle/ There are very few publications giving a factual account of historical facts underlying the Ayodhya controversy. Yet this controversy has played a decisive role in recent Indian politics, giving the BJP the electoral breakthrough that ultimately brought it to power. Therefore, it ought to be a matter for surprise that the professional India-watchers and the academics concerned remain satisfied with the handful of very partial … Read entire article »

from Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs 15 sept 2014 China detains dozens after raids on Islamic schools in Xinjiang Chinese Muslims continue to plot — in Islamic schools — vicious and violent jihad in China. Recently they have been blowing up police stations and attacking the local population. What do they want? The same thing they are waging jihad for in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Thailand, Nigeria, Kenya, Burma, Kosovo, Egypt, Somalia, the Central African Republic, et … Read entire article »