Tag: Sanctions
A Successful Coup Against Trump Will Murder American Democracy
Nov 9, 2019 | US, Europe, Politics, Viewpoints
Progressives want real change and Trump impeached, but these desires are at variance with one another.
Read MoreHumanitarian Aid Blocked from Entering Venezuelan Embassy in Washington D.C.
May 10, 2019 | Viewpoints, Americas, Politics, US
The outrages and atrocities of the Venezuelan government are, of course, matched by those of dozens of other governments, including the U.S. government.
Read MoreVenezuela Under Washington’s Gun
Feb 19, 2019 | Viewpoints, Americas, Politics, US
The US media are denouncing Maduro while ignoring how Washington’s policy has been to impose economic hardship on the Venezuelan people.
Read MoreVenezuela: The Error of US Foreign Policy
Jan 31, 2019 | Viewpoints, Americas, Politics, US
The sanctions that the US has imposed have punished the people in Venezuela with the intent to weaken the Maduro government.
Read MoreIs Europe Too Brainwashed To Normalize Relations With Russia?
Jun 14, 2018 | Viewpoints, Asia Pacific, Europe, Politics, US
When the West accuses Russia of “destabilizing behavior,” it means that Russia’s independence is destabilizing Washington’s hegemonic world order.
Read MoreThe Absence of Diplomacy Is Isolating Washington
Jun 8, 2018 | Viewpoints, Economy & Business, Europe, US
Washington, wallowing in its fabled incompetence, is now worsening all of its empire relationships by threatening its own allies with trade wars.
Read MoreHow Trump’s Ditching of the Iranian Nuclear Deal Affirms American Unipolarity—with Obama’s Help
May 28, 2018 | News & Analysis, Middle East, Politics, US
The Trump White House plans to break the Iran deal by sanctioning companies from Europe and Asia doing business in and with Iran. Ironically, President Obama paved the way to unilateral sanctions.
Read MoreBaghdad Yet To Lift Sanctions on Iraqi Kurdistan or Provide 2018 Budget
Feb 15, 2018 | News & Analysis, Middle East, Politics
Despite the efforts by the leadership of Iraqi Kurdistan to maintain peaceful relations with the government of Iraq, Iraq continues to punish the Kurds for desiring to exercise their right to self-determination.
Read MoreThe “Kremlin list” Is a Bullet Aimed at Putin’s Heart
Feb 3, 2018 | Viewpoints, Politics, US
The “Kremlin list” is Washington’s attempt to deprive Putin of the support of the top echelon of government and business leaders. The list is a bullet aimed at Putin’s heart.
Read MoreCrisis in the Congo: Where is the International Community?
Jan 30, 2018 | News & Analysis, Africa, Politics
The international community should make a greater effort to engage with the Congolese pseudo-dictator Joseph Kabila to entice him to step down voluntarily—while doing their upmost to ensure his people do not suffer any additional harm.
Read MoreAn Economic Lesson for China and Russia
Sep 15, 2017 | Viewpoints, Asia Pacific, Economy & Business
What it would mean for the US to carry out the Treasury Secretary’s threat to sanction China and bar it from the international dollar system.
Read MoreTrump Will Now Become the War President
Aug 5, 2017 | Viewpoints, Politics, US
The lesson to be learned from Trump’s surrender to the Deep State is that Russia is much more valuable to Washington as an enemy than as a friend.
Read MoreA Ray of Hope
Jul 28, 2017 | Viewpoints, Politics, US
Let’s hope that Europe will give Washington the finger and disengage from the American Empire rather than playing vassal regarding sanctions against Russia.
Read MoreTrump Is Being Moved Aside So That Conflict with Russia Can Proceed
Jul 28, 2017 | Viewpoints, Politics, US
Whether or not Trump vetoes Congress’s bill to impose more sanctions on Russia, everyone loses. Here’s why.
Read MoreSanctions Are Crimes, Not Law Enforcement
Jun 27, 2017 | Viewpoints, Politics, US
When a rogue nation considers other possible crimes as alternatives to war and settles on sanctions, the result is less violent but not always less deadly.
Read MoreJustice Deferred: The 15th Anniversary of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission Verdict
Apr 14, 2017 | News & Analysis, Africa, Politics
Led by the US, the world community has been complicit in Ethiopia’s violations of international law against Eritrea.
Read MoreExamining International Sanctions: The Case of Eritrea
Oct 5, 2016 | News & Analysis, Africa, Politics, US
The US and UN not only unjustly sanction Eritrea, but trivialize fundamental principles of international law by overlooking of Ethiopia’s aggression.
Read MoreWill the Iran Nuclear Deal Change the Geopolitics of the Middle East?
Sep 8, 2015 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US
There are a number of reasons to be skeptical of the chances for a realignment following the Iran nuclear deal.
Read MoreIran-US Relations Following Nuclear Deal: Thermidor or Normal
Jul 20, 2015 | Middle East, News & Analysis
Tehran and Washington will be inclined to talk about and possibly cooperate with regard to their common interests.
Read MoreThe Choice Before Europe
May 6, 2015 | Asia Pacific, Europe, US, Viewpoints
Washington has no intention of moderating its position as the sole imperial power and would take the world to nuclear war to maintain its global hegemony.
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