German plotting, French bluster, domestic polling, and possible Russian countermoves and next steps.
Read more...Some ruminations on the role of the CIA, particularly its relationship to Presidents.
Read more...A careful reading of a sighting in what may be a new campaign to shore up Western hopes in the light of Russia’s military outproduction.
Read more...Looking at how Trump current rhetoric contrasts with his past actions, and why those actions are likely a better predictor.
Read more...Foreign Affiars recycles a 75-year-old strategy from George Kennan that no longer fits the geopolitical realities of the world in 2024.
Read more...High interest rates for Israeli bond offerings, plus mumble-shuffle by manager Goldman and the SEC, confirm investor doubts about its prospects
Read more...A sadly necessary update on the state of Israel’s ethnic cleansing project in the West Bank.
Read more...Israel is being tested on many fronts and the fissures are showing.
Read more...More discussion of whether Victoria Nuland jumped or was pushed, and what that might say about US politics and foreign policy.
Read more...Some new wrinkles on who wins and loses in James Galbraith’s Predator State.
Read more...Ralph Nader calls out the certain extreme undercount of death in Gaza and why that is convenient for Israel, the US, and Gaza.
Read more...How a conflict between Poland and West Ukraine after the end of World War I has ramifications today.
Read more...Some expert Russian input on what might be coming next for Ukraine.
Read more...Even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging.
Read more...The US continues to pretend to be Doing Something to stop Houthi interference with Israel-related shipping in the Red Sea.
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