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The US-Saudi Alliance Will Stand The Test Of Time
Righting the Wrong The recent conflict between the United States and Saudi Arabia over Riyadh’s decision to cut its oil production by 2 million barrels a day should be addressed in the context of their long and extensive relationship. For…
Remember Haiti: Think US Military Intervention
HAITIAN UPHEAVAL - The news story begins: “The Council of Ministers [on October 8 in Haiti] authorized the prime minister to seek the prese…
How the West’s Sanctions on Russia Boomeranged
RUSSIA WAR ON UKRAINE - When President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in February, he began two very different wars.
Authorities Raid Alleged Cyberscam Compounds in Cambodia
CYBER SCAM - A new type of online fraud emanating from scam sweatshops in Southeast Asia is facing its first major crackdown.
Tech Billionaires Are Actually Dumber Than You Think
SURVIVAL OF THE RICHEST - In mid-September, for just a few days, Indian industrialist Gautam Adani entered the ranks of the top three riche…
Giorgia Meloni and the Return of Fascism to Italy
ITALIAN POLITICS - The rise of far-right politician Giorgia Meloni has left many outside Italy asking how her brand of what many argue is f…
We Have Seen This Movie Before: The Fascists Have Arrived
RISING EXTREMISM - Energy and food bills are soaring. Under the onslaught of inflation and prolonged wage stagnation, wages are in free fal…
In Ukraine, Any Accident Could Turn a Crisis Into a Catastrophe
WAR WATCH - On 2 December 1943, 105 German bombers made a surprise air raid on Bari in southern Italy, where they sank 27 Allied cargo and…
'We Aren't Going to War': Draft Officer Shot Amid Russian Anger Over Conscription
RUSSIAN DRAFT - The head of a military draft office in the Russian town of Ust-Ilimsk was being treated for injuries on Monday after being…
Is Authoritarian Exceptionalism the Future?
A NIGHTMARE SCENARIO - Unable to recruit enough soldiers from the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin takes North Korean leader Kim Jong-un…
Russia’s Underperforming Military (and Our Own)
GUEST COMMENTARY - In Washington, wide agreement exists that the Russian army’s performance in the Kremlin’s ongoing Ukraine “special milit…
To Renew or Not to Renew the 2015 Iran Nuclear Agreement, That is the Question
NON PROLIFERATION - After two weeks in Iran during latter part of January 1979, the height of the revolutionary movement against the dynast…
Did Nancy Pelosi Accelerate Chinese-Russian Military Cooperation With Her Taiwan Visit?
FOREIGN RELATIONS - Following the chaotic U.S. departure from Afghanistan in August 2021 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022…
Let’s Revive FDR’s Four Freedoms and the Atlantic Charter
GUEST COMMENTARY - The current US, UK , EU and NATO policies vis à vis Russia and China violate the letter and spirit of the UN Charter as…
Nancy Does Taiwan While General Flynn Cleans His Guns
GUEST COMMENTARY - The recent provocative and unnecessary visit to Taiwan by Democratic Congresswoman Pelosi may well be a turning point th…
Hiroshima and Ukraine—an Existential Teachable Moment
NUCLEAR DETERRENCE - 77 years ago, the U.S. nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 and three days later, Nagasaki, resulted…
Corporate Media Fails to Connect Gas Price Surge and Climate Crisis
CLIMATE WATCH - Gas prices hit an all-time high in June, with the national average surpassing $5 per gallon.
The U.S. Is “Close To Getting Its Hands On Julian Assange:” an Interview With John Pilger
ESPIONAGE? - It is a dangerous, unpredictable time. Since the Home Secretary signed the extradition order, a provisional appeal has been fi…
How the EU and the West Lost the 'Global Battle of Narratives'
WAR SANCTIONS - In a blog entry reflecting on the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Bali, Indonesia on July 7-8, the High Representative of…
The Fist Bump Was Bad, But Biden's Middle East Policies Are Worse
ARMS & OIL PRODUCTION - President Biden’s fist bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), and the president’s up-close-and…
