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The West’s support of Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people tells you everything you need to know about “Western values”.

Western values are dollars, euros, and cents.

The next time some white person from Europe or the US preaches to you about their values, laugh in their faces. Loudly. Make sure everyone around you hears what a sick joke they are.

#israel #genocide #ethincCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #US #USA #Europe #EU #TheWest #complicity #europeanValues #westernValues #bullshit #fascism #Palestine #Gaza #StopIsrael #StopTheGenocide #FreePalestine

The West’s support of Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people tells you everything you need to know about “Western values”.

Western values are dollars, euros, and cents.

The next time some white person from Europe or the US preaches to you about their values, laugh in their faces. Loudly. Make sure everyone around you hears what a sick joke they are.

#israel #genocide #ethincCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #US #USA #Europe #EU #TheWest #complicity #europeanValues #westernValues #bullshit #fascism #Palestine #Gaza #StopIsrael #StopTheGenocide #FreePalestine

The West’s support of Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people tells you everything you need to know about “Western values”.

Western values are dollars, euros, and cents.

The next time some white person from Europe or the US preaches to you about their values, laugh in their faces. Loudly. Make sure everyone around you hears what a sick joke they are.

#israel #genocide #ethincCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #US #USA #Europe #EU #TheWest #complicity #europeanValues #westernValues #bullshit #fascism #Palestine #Gaza #StopIsrael #StopTheGenocide #FreePalestine

The West’s support of Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people tells you everything you need to know about “Western values”.

Western values are dollars, euros, and cents.

The next time some white person from Europe or the US preaches to you about their values, laugh in their faces. Loudly. Make sure everyone around you hears what a sick joke they are.

#israel #genocide #ethincCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #US #USA #Europe #EU #TheWest #complicity #europeanValues #westernValues #bullshit #fascism #Palestine #Gaza #StopIsrael #StopTheGenocide #FreePalestine

The West’s support of Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people tells you everything you need to know about “Western values”.

Western values are dollars, euros, and cents.

The next time some white person from Europe or the US preaches to you about their values, laugh in their faces. Loudly. Make sure everyone around you hears what a sick joke they are.

#israel #genocide #ethincCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #US #USA #Europe #EU #TheWest #complicity #europeanValues #westernValues #bullshit #fascism #Palestine #Gaza #StopIsrael #StopTheGenocide #FreePalestine

$6 Billion Icebreaker Deal: U.S.-Finland Alliance Signals Strategic Arctic Encirclement

$6 Billion Icebreaker Deal: U.S.-Finland Alliance Signals Strategic Arctic Encirclement

By Uriel Araujo

America signals it’s in the Arctic race to stay. The question is: in heating up tensions in the High North, does the West secure interests or court conflict in a new domain?

The United States just inked a $6.1 billion deal with Finland to build 11 new icebreakers for its US Coast Guard, a move billed as historic and aimed straight at boosting America’s lagging presence in the Arctic. These 11 vessels — mix of polar and Great Lakes types — will extend operational seasons, support research, and assert presence amid rising activity from multiple players.

Deliveries should start in 2028 —  with Finnish shipyards lending their expertise to revive a US industry in a niche sector it once pioneered (when it comes to modern polar-class icebreakers) but that has been gathering dust for decades.

This of course isn’t just about ships — it’s the latest chapter in the intensifying Arctic race, where melting ice opens new shipping lanes, resource grabs, and strategic chokepoints. The US Coast Guard as of now operates a mere three polar icebreakers, the newest dating back to 1997.

Still, much of the Western media hype around this deal has been disproportionately triumphalist. Some commentary described it as a “game changer”  that would quickly close the gap with Russia’s longstanding Arctic fleet advantage. It’s not so simple.

Russia, by contrast, fields around 50 polar icebreakers, including nuclear-powered giants suited to its vast northern coastline and over two million Arctic residents plus critical infrastructure.

Talk of an “icebreaker gap” gets hyped often enough, but the real issue lies in America’s capabilities versus the growing demands of Arctic security. Northern routes are busier than ever, with China sending research icebreakers over US-claimed seabed off Alaska just this August, prompting the Coast Guard to dispatch its aging Healy for monitoring.

The real issue here, however, is not numerical parity with Russia, but rather Washington’s intent to securitize the Arctic and reshape the region’s political landscape in favour of the Atlantic axis.

From an American perspective, Finland steps in as the saviour here. Its shipyards build icebreakers fast and cheap — take Polaris, completed in three years for around €125 million ($147 million); this is a smaller vessel but still a proof of efficiency that shames US delays.

America’s own program for new heavy icebreakers, in contrast, has ballooned to $1.9 billion per ship; the troubled Polar Security Cutter program has been plagued by delays and ballooning budgets, with the first now slipping to 2029 at best. Suffice to say, America’s domestic shipbuilding sector proved incapable of meeting strategic demand thus far. No wonder Washington looked north to Helsinki, fresh off it joining NATO in 2023 and eager for Western buyers. It fits into broader NATO expansion across Scandinavia and beyond — Finland and Sweden’s entry, renewed US focus on Greenland — all part of encircling key Arctic zones.

Impact-wise, the deal bolsters US Coast Guard readiness for busier Bering Strait traffic and potential provocations. In any case, Peter Rybski, a former US naval attaché in Helsinki, put it plainly: America got by with few icebreakers when Arctic shipping was sparse, but that’s changing fast enough to demand action.

Risks loom large, though. Delays plague US shipbuilding thus far; costs could spiral as they have with domestic programs. Not to mention that geopolitical tensions escalate blatantly in this race — NATO exercises off Norway send signals not just northward but eastward too, risking miscalculations in a region long the world’s quietest frontier. This could change pretty soon.

Finland’s shipbuilders themselves remain cautious: while the agreement promises jobs and investment, it may also expose Helsinki to retaliation from Moscow — a country with which it previously maintained pragmatic economic relations. The arrangement may also deepen Finland’s integration into NATO military procurement chains, limiting future neutrality in high-stakes diplomacy.

The Arctic’s transformation into a chessboard in such a way reflects alliance reflexes better suited to past eras than a multipolar setup. Push too hard on energy sanctions or seabed claims, and retaliation could surface in unexpected spots, like the Gulf of Finland or shifted LNG flows to Asia.

Underreported amid Middle East and Ukraine headlines, Norway, for instance, is also emerging as the West’s quiet Arctic battleground, with NATO steadily expanding across Scandinavia and the US seeking to secure access to Arctic resources under the banner of “security”. This icebreaker deal adds fuel, expanding the confrontation between the US-led Atlantic axis and emerging Eurasian interests northward.

Control of the Arctic increasingly means control of emerging trade routes, energy corridors, and even undersea data cables — infrastructure likely to define the 21st century. The US-led West, unwilling to come to terms with the reality of Russia’s geographic advantages, seeks to neutralize them through alliances and the encirclement of key chokepoints. Moscow, understandably enough, responds by strengthening self-reliance and partnering with Eurasian allies.

The underreported dimension in mainstream discourse is that this deal further militarizes a region that should remain a zone of cooperation. Washington’s Arctic ambitions are not just about navigation safety or scientific research; they are tied to a wider containment policy targeting both Russia and China. And if Arctic cooperation collapses, miscalculations will become more likely — particularly given NATO’s growing activity in Norway’s waters and the Barents Sea. Again, these moves send signals not only to Moscow but also to Beijing, which sees the High North as a shared space of strategic interest.

This is a region that desperately needs diplomacy rather than gunboat-style signalling. Be as it may, the $6.1 billion investment marks a pivot. It plugs immediate gaps with Finnish speed while building long-term US capacity. Thus, America signals it’s in the Arctic race to stay. The question is: in heating up tensions in the High North, does the West secure interests or court conflict in a new domain?

Uriel Araujo, Anthropology PhD, is a social scientist specializing in ethnic and religious conflicts, with extensive research on geopolitical dynamics and cultural interactions.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Voice of East.

#China #Eurasia #Finland #Geopolitics #HighNorth #NATO #Russia #TheArctic #TheWest #USA

Beyond Ukraine: Norway Becomes The West’s Silent Front In Arctic Tensions With Russia

Beyond Ukraine: Norway Becomes The West’s Silent Front In Arctic Tensions With Russia

By Uriel Araujo

As NATO conducts exercises off Norway’s coast and Washington deploys spy aircraft, Arctic tensions are reaching a breaking point. Moscow’s Arctic strategy, once centred on cooperation, is turning defensive. The frozen frontier is quietly becoming the epicentre of a new East-West rivalry.

So much is written about the developments pertaining to Ukraine, but one crucial theatre of tension between Russia and the West remains underreported: the Arctic and the wider High North, as visible in Norway, a founding member of NATO. Despite a recent visit by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) delegation to Norway — led by Major General Andrei Kudimov, who smiled for the cameras as both sides discussed “cooperation” on border control and fishing rights — Russo-Norwegian relations are, as a matter of fact, deteriorating fast.

Despite those talks, NATO has been conducting large-scale military exercises off Norway’s coast. Moreover, the United States reportedly deployed advanced reconnaissance and P-8 submarine-hunting aircraft into Norwegian territory, flying missions uncomfortably close to Russia’s north-western frontier. The symbolism is clear enough: whatever “dialogue” exists between Moscow and Oslo, the military logic of deterrence — and provocation — still dictates the Atlantic agenda.

The Arctic, long portrayed as a realm of scientific cooperation and peaceful exploration, has quietly become the new crucible of Great Power competition. I have previously argued that the next confrontation between Russia and the West may well unfold not in Ukraine or Syria, but in the frozen North — where NATO’s overreach could ignite unprecedented tensions. That observation now seems increasingly on point.

Russia, for its part, has been revising its Arctic strategy, with new emphasis on military readiness and control over the Northern Sea Route — a shipping corridor that could transform global trade as the ice recedes.

Meanwhile, NATO has steadily expanded its footprint across Scandinavia. Finland and Sweden’s accession to the Alliance, and the renewed US interest in Greenland all form part of a wider encirclement strategy. As I wrote, the US has long sought to secure access to Arctic energy and mineral resources under the banner of “security.”

Beyond the military manoeuvres, the economic dimension of this rivalry is equally telling. The European Union, Norway, and Iceland have recently announced the end of their cooperation with Russia within the “Northern Dimension” framework — an initiative that once symbolized regional pragmatism and coexistence. The abrupt suspension, justified on geopolitical grounds, effectively dismantles one of the few remaining platforms for cross-border coordination in the Arctic.

Meanwhile, the cod fishing industry — historically a linchpin of the Barents Sea economy — has become collateral damage. As analysts have noted, growing geopolitical frictions could severely impact the joint management of fisheries that both Norway and Russia depend on.

The result? Rising costs, fractured supply chains, and yet another example of how Western sanctions and “security” policies often end up hurting the very regions they claim to protect. So much for “rules-based cooperation.”

Thus far, Western media have treated Arctic (and Baltic) tensions as footnotes to the Ukrainian crisis. Yet these northern frontiers are arguably equally strategic — and volatile. The Baltic Sea, heavily militarized, has become a corridor of confrontation. Poland’s nuclear ambitions, in turn, illustrate how the region’s security spiral is intensifying. As I’ve argued elsewhere, Warsaw’s nuclear trajectory is less a defensive reflex than a bid for great-power revival — one encouraged by a US eager to outsource its strategic burdens.

The logic is the same across the North: smaller states, emboldened by NATO, are taking risks they would not have dared a decade ago — from Baltic air patrols to Arctic manoeuvres. Norway’s hosting of US anti-submarine aircraft is but the latest link in a chain of escalations that collectively erode the fragile balance once maintained through calculated restraint.

Be as it may, the Kremlin sees NATO’s northern buildup as part of a long-term encroachment, not a series of isolated incidents. Moscow’s revision of its Arctic doctrine is thus both defensive and adaptive. And it is worth noting that Russia’s cooperation with China in Arctic development — through energy projects, infrastructure, and shipping — adds another layer of complexity to the equation. As I noted recently, as Arctic ice retreats, it exposes deep fault lines running through today’s global power architecture.   No wonder Washington now seeks to “bolster” its own polar presence — a polite euphemism for militarization.

What makes the northern escalation particularly dangerous is its subtlety. Unlike the Ukrainian front, where lines and allegiances are visible, Arctic tensions evolve through technical adjustments — radar deployments, flight routes, research bans, maritime patrols — each justified as “defensive.” Yet taken together, they form a creeping militarization of one of the planet’s most fragile environments.

This is not simply about deterrence. Control of the Arctic means control of future trade routes, energy corridors, and even undersea data cables — the infrastructure of the coming century. The US-led West, unwilling to accept Russia’s geographic advantages, seeks to neutralize them through alliances and encroachments. Moscow, surrounded and sanctioned, responds by doubling down on self-reliance and Eastern partnerships.

This dynamic, left unchecked, could lead to dangerous miscalculations. NATO’s exercises off Norway’s coast send signals not just to Moscow but to Beijing as well, both of which view the High North as a space of shared strategic interest. The idea that Europe can isolate Russia economically while containing China militarily — all without consequences in the Arctic — is, to put it simply, delusional.

The real story, underreported and underestimated, is that the global confrontation between the American-led Atlantic axis and the emerging Eurasian bloc is expanding northward. The Arctic — long the world’s quietest frontier — is becoming its most revealing one. As the ice recedes and new frontiers emerge, the northern theatre may well determine the contours of the next Cold War.

Uriel Araujo, Anthropology PhD, is a social scientist specializing in ethnic and religious conflicts, with extensive research on geopolitical dynamics and cultural interactions.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Voice of East.

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#Europe #Geopolitics #NATO #Norway #Russia #Scandinavia #TheArctic #TheBaltics #TheWest #Ukraine #USA

Kevin Costner apresenta ‘O Velho Oeste’ no History

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://mauricioaraya.com/2025/10/05/kevin-costner-apresenta-o-velho-oeste-no-history/

"David [Graeber] often said that his task was to decolonise the Enlightenment; to change our ideas of what kind of society we would like to live in."

#NikaDubrovsky

https://artreview.com/noam-chomsky-on-david-graebers-pirate-enlightenment/

#decolonisation #TheEnlightenment #TheWest

We have just entered into a 12-step-program to get us off our addiction making refugees.

Signed by The West

Lol kidding. More military bases encircling the globe, war, #colourRevolutions, coups, and creation of "#pushFactors" to make desperate #refugees in the planning.

Lol

#MICIMATT #12StepProgram #theWest #refugeeProducer #kevinRuddCoupLite #keepWatchingCounterIntelligence

#InstitutionalRacism goes back a long way, as we all know.

This documentary highlights a number of ways in which #theWest have exploited #fear of #theOther to commit heinous #atrocities, even against their own people.

https://invidio.us/watch?v=8ObvK4NR_LI

#slaveCamps #oilBarons #railways #cottonFields #russians #bolshevics #cuba #sugarPlantations #vietnam #racism #islamophobia #bankers #twoParadigmDebate #usVersusThem #badNeighbour #phonyWars #richMansTrick #skullAndBones #piracy

As we all know, #InstitutionalRacism goes back a long way.

This documentary highlights a number of ways in which #theWest have exploited #fear of #theOther to commit heinous #atrocities.

http://invidio.us/watch?v=8ObvK4NR_LI

#slaveCamps #oilBarons #railways #cottonFields #russians #bolshevics #cuba #sugarPlantations #vietnam #racism #islamophobia #bankers #twoParadigmDebate #usVersusThem #badNeighbour #phonyWars #richMansTrick #skullAndBones #piracy