Neutrality Studies

Originally published on Feb 11, 2026.

Why is neutral Ireland suddenly rewriting its laws to send soldiers into foreign conflicts without a UN mandate? We are told our peaceful stance hasn't changed, yet we are seeing a rush to buy attack weapons and join EU battle groups. Is the government hiding a secret plan for war?To help me understand this shadow agenda, I invited Niamh Ni Bhriain, an author and activist at the Transnational Institute, along with Fionn Wallace, a former researcher at the EU Parliament. Together, we look past the official story to see how Ireland is being quietly pushed into a new era of militarization.Links:Neutrality Studies Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@neutralitystudies

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Originally published on Feb 11, 2026.

Sarah Luzia Hassel-Reusing and Volker Reusing have been human rights defenders for 25 years and achieved many victories. In this conversation, the two explain how they would proceed against EU sanctions, at which levels action can be taken, and why—even without any immediate prospects for change—court rulings and expert legal opinions remain important tools in the long struggle to defend individual rights against state overreach.Original Video in German:    • Menschenrechte Verteidigen Gegen Sanktione...  Links:Blog: https://unser-politikblog.blogspot.comZAAVV Report: https://www.zaavv.com/images/pdf/zaav...Neutrality Studies Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@neutralitystudies

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Originally published on Feb 8, 2026.

Many people are talking about a collapsing Europe that is losing the war in Ukraine. But according to my guest today, the reality is exactly the opposite. The EU is in fact the war’s quiet winner, because the threat narrative provides it with everything it needs to transform itself into a state. One only has to look at how the EU has empowered itself by imposing sanctions on its own citizens and residents. The authority to define enemies, both external and internal, is a core element of state sovereignty—something Carl Schmitt already understood. And to put the final, ironic touch on it: guess who is now assuming the EU’s “leadership role”? Exactly. The Reich idea is far from dead. It’s back.Links:

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Originally published on Feb 7, 2026.

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Originally published on Feb 6, 2026.

Former German Spy, Rainer Rupp analyses the weak US hand in West Asia and how the US manoeuvred itself into a corner from which only Russia can help it out again without losing face.

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Originally published on Feb 5, 2026.

The onslaught against Iran is not over. And yes, the USA might be using a siege strategy to crack Iran in the end through its economy and civil society. However, the projection of brute force power politics (the way the US used to be able to simply march into Iraq and have its leader hanged) are not working anymore. The US sent its warships to Iran before, once in 2012 and before that in 2007. And both times, the "Armada" was larger than this time. My guest, Rainer Rupp makes the point that this third military attempt is the smallest yet, at a time when Iran is stronger than in the past.

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Originally published on Feb 4, 2026.

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Thomas Karat from the ‪@saltcubeanalytics‬ Channel breaks down the many desperate attempts of western media to somehow put enough lipstick on the pig of war that the US is trying to conjure up.Please support Neutrality Studies on Substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com Thomas' Article is here: https://substack.com/@thomaskarat/p-1...Thomas' Youtube Channel:    / @saltcubeanalytics  
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Originally published on Feb 3, 2026.

Is our obsession with the news actually just an addiction? Did the world's most "peaceful" country secretly invent the science of racism? And are the powerful people running our governments really just traumatized children refusing to grow up?I explore these dark realities with Felix Marquardt. As a former mainstream journalist who walked away to heal from his own addictions, he helps me see the deep connection between our personal pain and the big lies our society tells itself to feel safe.Links:Ali Abunimah Video mentioned in the beginning:    • Zionism Is Terminating Freedom in the West...  Neutrality Studies Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@neutralitystudies

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Originally published on Feb 2, 2026.

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Originally published on Feb 1, 2026.

Does being in NATO really feel that different from being in the Warsaw Pact for those who lived through both? And is it possible for a group of Eastern European nations to actually force peace by acting as a "buffer zone" from within the alliance?To explore these ideas, I turned to someone who has watched the world shift from the deck of a ship. Captain Ivo Yotsov is a former captain in the Bulgarian Navy and currently a professor at the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy. With his unique mix of military experience and academic work on "New Structural Realism," he offers a view from the Black Sea that challenges how we usually think about power, culture, and the future of Europe.Links:Neutrality Studies Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@neutralitystudies

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