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The Hardest Road Ahead - Yemen’s Conflit Just Got Muddier

Yemen’s longest serving president Ali Abdullah Saleh is no more! If news of his death may have left many to rejoice at the demise of a man they perceived as a tyrant - an opportunist hungry for power and wealth, Yemen’s former strongman nevertheless spoke...

Catherine Shakdam | Politics

Look Who's Interfering: Tillerson's Thai Election Comment

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson released a press statement regarding Thailand's National Day. In it he expressed diplomatic greetings and well-wishing to the Thai people, but failed to resist also expressing...

Tony Cartalucci | Politics

Toronto Fears Assuaged: Putin Will Not Invade!

Don’t look now, but all of Toronto, Canada will soon be up in arms and ready to defend the inevitable Russian invasion! Okay, maybe not all of Toronto, but the readers of The Star dot com at least. As Vladimir Putin’s evil empire threatens the shores of Lake Ontario, Canadians...

Phil Butler | Politics
Spotlight: BRICS

St Petersburg Cultural Forum and the development of international humanitarian relations

On September 11-14 the 10th St Petersburg International Cultural Forum took place at the same time Russia is chairing CIS and BRICS. This year the theme of the forum was ‘Culture in the XXI century: sovereignty or globalism?’. The programme…
Ksenia Muratshina | Society

Meeting with BRICS high-ranking officials responsible for security matters: a serious effort in the fight against global threats

Vladimir Putin met with BRICS high-ranking officials responsible for security matters at the Konstantinovsky Palace in St Petersburg. This is the 14th such forum held within the framework of BRICS. The meeting in St Petersburg and the growing role of…
Alexandr Svaranc | Security

Turkey's BRICS Membership Bid

Abbas Hashemite | Politics