Andrew Bacevich: How the US Blew the Post-Cold-War Era
Why the end of the Cold War and the era of the US as the world’s sole superpower has not worked out as well as predicted.
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Matthew Cunningham-Cook: How Finance Is Starving Yemen
Who is backing and profiting from the Saudi campaign for mass extermination in Yemen?
Read more...Tom Engelhardt: The Future According to Trump
Gaming out some likely Trump scenarios.
Read more...Washington Post Refuses to Retract Article Defaming Naked Capitalism and Other Sites
The Washington Post triesto get itself out of the damage done to Naked Capitalism and other sites by saying accuracy is not part of its job.
Read more...Saudi Arabia Surrenders To U.S. Shale
Saudi Arabia has finally blinked. What does that mean in practical terms?
Read more...Trump Loves to Win, But American Generals Have Forgotten How
Trump recognizes that the senior U.S. military leadership doesn’t know how to win. But can he do anything about it?
Read more...John Helmer: Cyprus Wins Victory for Sovereignity, Backed by Greek Principle and Russian Arms
Talks between Greek and Turkish camps in Cyprus have collapsed: “Greece first, then Russia have cut the legs off the negotiating table.”
Read more...What Will Trump’s Foreign Policy Mean for the World? An Interview With Patrick Cockburn
What happens in the Middle East now?
Read more...Whether Clinton or Trump, Tensions Will Escalate with China and Russia Under Next U.S. President
Journalist John Pilger tells Paul Jay that the very real prospect of another World War is not being taken seriously by the US media. Whoever wins tomorrow, tensions will escalate with China and Russia.
Read more...Which Non-OPEC Producers Can Be Expected To Cut?
Twelve non-OPEC states have been invited to participate in negotiations on an output freeze, further complicating this outcome’s prospects.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Syria Is Another Pipeline War
We have been at war in Syria over pipelines since 1949. This is just the next mad phase.
Read more...Is the US Headed Towards War in Syria?
A hard look at US belligerence in Syria by Colin Powell’s former chief of staff, Larry Wilkerson.
Read more...We’re Not in a New Cold War – It’s Far Worse
Why the current tensions with Russia are as bad as in the worst periods of the Cold War.
Read more...America’s Military and Diplomatic Power in Visible Decline
China and Russia are trying to ensure that Washington no longer exercises unrestrained power, and with a good bit of success.
Read more...Could Falling Chinese Oil Production Kill The OPEC Deal?
Why China will influence any OPEC deal in November, and some broader implications.
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