Military
Trump’s strategy against Russia and China
The war in Syria has shown that when it comes to conventional weapons, the US Armed Forces are no longer the top dog. Russia is now in control. Moscow has brought a new resource onto […]
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A Senior Russian Diplomat Confirms: “Russia Is Preparing For War” – Is Anybody Listening?
[This analysis was written for the Unz Review] Andrei Belousov, deputy director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of Nonproliferation and Arms Control, has recently made an important statement which I shall quote in full and […]
Military
Washington Wants to Put an End to the War in Yemen
On 30 October 2018, General James Mattis, the Defense Secretary, spoke at the US Institute of Peace and announced that it was his intention to put an end to the war in Yemen in less […]
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Who Profits From the End of the Mid-Range Nuclear Treaty?
by Pepe Escobar (cross-posted with The Asia Times by special agreement with the author) The US move to shelve the Intermediate-range Nuclear-Forces treaty could accelerate the demise of the whole post-WWII Western alliance, and herald a […]
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Responding to US Unleashing Unfettered Arms Race: Russia’s Options
ANDREI AKULOV Colonel, retired, Moscow-based expert on international security issues With the announcement of President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the INF Treaty, the issue of Russia’s response comes to the fore. First, the […]
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“National Emergency” – President Trump To Cut Central American Aid As Mexico Loses Control Of Migrant Army
by Tyler Durden Since President Trump threatened to close the Southern border due to Honduras’ unwillingness to comply with his requests for assistance in stopping a migrant caravan marching toward the US, the migrants have successfully […]
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Polemics with CNBC on the Russian Hypersonic Missiles
In reaction to the article by Valentin Vasilescu revealing that in theory Russia could sink US airplane carriers as they crossed the Gibralta straits, the Pentagon has had a documentary published through CNBC. The US […]
Government
Did U.S. and Allies Commit War Crime by Bombing Syria on April 14th?
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org INTRODUCTION Bombardment (or other military invasion) of a country that has not invaded nor threatened to invade the attacking country(s) is “aggression” under international law, and is the chief crime […]
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International Relations: the Calm Before the Storm?
All international problems are currently suspended, awaiting the results of the US mid-term elections. The partisans of the old international order are gambling on a change of majority in Congress and a rapid destitution of […]
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Trump’s March to War with Iran
By Joe Cirincione There is a very real possibility that Donald Trump will start a new war in the Middle East. If that’s not his intention, then his administration is doing a damn good job of faking it. […]