Why Did Russia Abstain From the Latest UNSC Resolution on Gaza Instead of Veto It?
Russia and China did not veto a Gaza-colonizing UN resolution, which says much about where multipolarity is turning out to be.
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Top of the BoP and Other Trump Fantasies From the Battlefields of Ukraine and Gaza to the Shores of Pakistan and Venezuela – This Is How The US Is Retreating
As Helmer said by e-mail, “The Trump formula is retreat=negotiations plus covert operations.”
Read more...Tracing a Line Between Israeli Pager Attacks and Ukraine Collapse to the Tennessee Munitions Factory Explosion that Killed 16 Workers in an Impoverished Region of the U.S.
The so-called ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ goes up in smoke.
Read more...The Diminishing Returns of ‘Victory’: Empire in the Age of Climate Tipping Points
All the US energy poured into imperial submission accelerates the gains of humanity’s greatest threat.
Read more...The World Confronts the Genocide Washington Is Trying to Bury
Why no one should fall for the ceasefire sleight of hand in Gaza.
Read more...Afghanistan–Pakistan Clashes in Middle East Context
Nothing exists in a vacuum. This is especially true when trying to understand the Middle East. There is no event that happens in this region that isn’t related to its overall direction. The recent clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan should be read in that light. When asked to explain what is happening between these two […]
Read more...As Trump Sells Peace in West Asia, His ‘Route for International Peace and Prosperity’ in the Caucasus Fails to Live Up to Its Name
As US Zionist plans progress in the Levant, what’s happening at another point in the Iran pressure campaign in the Caucasus?
Read more...Israel, the US, and the New Aerial Imperialism
Israel has used the US, or vice versa, to subdue the neighborhood via aggressive air campaigns. But is that sustainable?
Read more...Looking to Türkiye For Clues About What’s Coming in Western Asia
US-Turkish-Israeli Axis remains intact and with Syria as takfiri staging ground aims to spread chaos to Lebanon, Iraq, and ultimately Iran.
Read more...Urgent Next Steps for Palestine at the UN
Why the UN should not sit back during the current Israel-Palestine negotiations headfake but should take specific steps to support Palestine.
Read more...Rajiv Sethi: The Compact
The Trump administration makes universities an offer they can’t refuse: screen out applicants who demonstrate “hostility to American values”—or else.
Read more...Trump’s Imminent War(s) and Economic Damage as His Legitimacy Crumbles
Trump may be launching not just one but two wars right after he and Hegseth proudly exhibited their nakedness before the military top brass.
Read more...Israeli Forces Spark Global Outrage by Intercepting Sumud Flotilla Off Gaza Coast [Updated]
Israel has captured some of the courageous passengers and crew of the Gaza relief ship Sumud. They will be tortured.
Read more...Trump’s Desire to Seize Bagram Airfield Will End in Disaster
A terse takedown of the latest Trump bright idea, of trying to retake the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan.
Read more...Trump’s Dip Into the Nile Waters Dispute Didn’t Settle the Conflict – In Fact, It May Have Caused More Ripples
Examining one case of how US-sponsored peace deals spread more chaos. Is it simply Trump or a State Department feature, not a bug?
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