Tag: NATO
End the Wars to Halt the Refugee Crisis
Posted by Ramzy Baroud | Jun 19, 2018 | Africa, Europe, Middle East, Politics, Viewpoints | 2 |
Armenia’s People-Power Revolution, Russia, and the...
Posted by David Boyajian | May 4, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Europe, News & Analysis | 2 |
The Trials of Africa and the Real Dr. King They Wa...
Posted by Ramzy Baroud | Jan 25, 2018 | Politics, US, Viewpoints | 1 |
Could Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam So...
Posted by Hanne Nabintu Herland | Feb 10, 2017 | Africa, News & Analysis, Politics | 32 |
Afghan Peace is Now About the Art of the Possible, Not the Perfect
by Ben Acheson | Apr 25, 2020 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics
The current political crisis in Afghanistan is actually an important step towards a realistic peaceful solution: a political “unsettlement”.
The Irresponsibility of Small Nations
by Paul Craig Roberts | Aug 23, 2019 | Asia Pacific, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Without the corrupt and idiotic governments of Romania and Poland, Washington could not resurrect a threat buried 31 years ago by Reagan and Gorbachev.
Reflections on Putin as a Leader and on the World Situation in Which He Works
by John Chuckman | Mar 8, 2019 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics, US
Russia’s democracy may be imperfect, but America’s has transformed into plutocracy in which the state’s resources are committed the advancement of empire.
Russia Is Disadvantaged by Her Belief that the West Is Governed by Law
by Paul Craig Roberts | Nov 28, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Politics, US, Viewpoints
It is extraordinary that Russia and China are still constrained in their independence and dependant on the system of US dollar hegemony.
Lest We Forget, One of Washington’s Greatest Crimes: the NATO Intervention in Libya
by William Blum | Sep 29, 2018 | Europe, Middle East, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Muammar Gaddafi warned the US and its NATO partners that overthrowing him would result in a flood of refugees and emigrants into Europe. They didn’t listen.
Why I’m Going to Ireland to Try to Fix the United States
by David Swanson | Sep 4, 2018 | Europe, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Countries have rid themselves of U.S. bases in the past. Many desperately need to do so now, and we in the United States need them to.
Russia Is Our Friend
by David Swanson | Aug 6, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Russia must be a true friend indeed to have put up with the US government’s international aggression for all these years.
Q&A with Richard Falk: The Meaning of Trump’s NATO Summit
by Daniel Falcone | Jul 31, 2018 | News & Analysis, Politics, US
President Trump has left many experts questioning the direction and aim of US foreign policy. Richard Falk explains the state of the geopolitical compass.
US Military Expenditure: The Hard Numbers
by David Hillstrom | Jul 20, 2018 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
There is no real reason for the US military’s extremely high spending, so the military industrial complex has to invent one be reigniting the Cold War.
North Korea Thinks Pompeo Has Reneged On the Deal
by Paul Craig Roberts | Jul 9, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Let this be a lesson to Putin, as if he needs another one, that no deal with Washington can be trusted.
End the Wars to Halt the Refugee Crisis
by Ramzy Baroud | Jun 19, 2018 | Africa, Europe, Middle East, Politics, Viewpoints
If European politicians continue to ignore the root causes of the problem, the refugee crisis is going to persist unabated.
Armenia’s People-Power Revolution, Russia, and the Western Bloc
by David Boyajian | May 4, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Europe, News & Analysis
Armenia’s populace simply wants Armenia to become stronger and more self-confident in every way—for Armenians’ own sake and so that Russia treats it equitably. This is neither anti-Russian nor pro-Western Bloc. It’s just the right thing to do.
Putin’s State of the Union
by Paul Craig Roberts | Mar 2, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Politics, Viewpoints
Having made it clear that the Western policy of hegemony and intimidation is dead in the water, Putin again held out the olive branch: let us work together to solve the world’s problems.
Washington Threatens America and the World
by Paul Craig Roberts | Feb 9, 2018 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
It is difficult to imagine a government, even one as criminally insane as the US government, telling nuclear powers such as Russia and China that they are subject to US surprise nuclear attack.
The Trials of Africa and the Real Dr. King They Want Us to Forget
by Ramzy Baroud | Jan 25, 2018 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
The legacy of Dr. King, as presented in mainstream media, has become about the whitewashing of a racist, militaristic and materialistic system, although King himself championed the exact opposite.
Is It Insanity, Evil, or Both that Has the Western World in Its Grip
by Paul Craig Roberts | Nov 3, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
VP Mike Pence is not a patriot protecting us, he is an idiot who should be impeached for his utter and total irresponsibility before he destroys us all.
UVA’s Miller Center Plans Three Days of Russophobia
by David Swanson | Oct 24, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
The University of Virginia’s Miller Center has hardly met a war criminal it didn’t love. It’s now planning three days of nonstop Russophobia.
Fake News a US Media Specialty
by Paul Craig Roberts | Aug 9, 2017 | Economy, US, Viewpoints
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ last job report and the mainstream media’s coverage of it is a good example of fake news.
Washington’s Empire Is Not Unraveling
by Paul Craig Roberts | Jun 5, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
People can have little idea of actual events as long as news reporting and commentary reflect political agendas and hopeful aspirations.
Another Failed ‘Ceasefire’ in Ukraine
by Christiaan Paauwe | Apr 12, 2017 | Europe, News & Analysis, Politics
Efforts to bring about a cessation of hostilities between the Ukrainian government and separatists have repeatedly proven ineffective.